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Lemuel Benton

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Lemuel Benton

Birth
Granville County, North Carolina, USA
Death
18 May 1818 (aged 63–64)
Darlington, Darlington County, South Carolina, USA
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Darlington, Darlington County, South Carolina, USA Add to Map
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US Congressman. A native of Granville County, North Carolina, he served as a Colonel in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War. Elected to represent South Carolina's 3rd District and as At-Large in the United States House of Representatives, he served from 1793 to 1799. He was defeated in 1798. He also served as a Member of the South Carolina State House of Representatives from 1782 to 1788, County Justice from 1785 to 1791, and as a Delegate to the South Carlina State House of Representatives in 1790.
US Congressman. A native of Granville County, North Carolina, he served as a Colonel in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War. Elected to represent South Carolina's 3rd District and as At-Large in the United States House of Representatives, he served from 1793 to 1799. He was defeated in 1798. He also served as a Member of the South Carolina State House of Representatives from 1782 to 1788, County Justice from 1785 to 1791, and as a Delegate to the South Carlina State House of Representatives in 1790.

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  • Originally Created by: The Silent Forgotten
  • Added: Feb 21, 2006
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/13410276/lemuel-benton: accessed ), memorial page for Lemuel Benton (1754–18 May 1818), Find a Grave Memorial ID 13410276, citing Benton Family Burial Ground, Darlington, Darlington County, South Carolina, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.