U.S. Congressman. He graduated from the law department of South Carolina College, was admitted to the bar in 1805 and commenced to practice law in Columbia, South Carolina. He was a member of the South Carolina State House of Representatives, (1808-12), was a trustee of South Carolina College, in 1809 and served in the War of 1812, as a Colonel of the 3rd South Carolina Regiment. After the war, he was elected as a Republican to the Thirteenth and Fourteenth Congresses, serving (1813-17). After his ter, he resumed the practice of law and was director of the Columbia branch of the State Bank of South Carolina, (1830-58). He then moved to Lowndes County, Alabama and was a cotton farmer until his death at age 89.
U.S. Congressman. He graduated from the law department of South Carolina College, was admitted to the bar in 1805 and commenced to practice law in Columbia, South Carolina. He was a member of the South Carolina State House of Representatives, (1808-12), was a trustee of South Carolina College, in 1809 and served in the War of 1812, as a Colonel of the 3rd South Carolina Regiment. After the war, he was elected as a Republican to the Thirteenth and Fourteenth Congresses, serving (1813-17). After his ter, he resumed the practice of law and was director of the Columbia branch of the State Bank of South Carolina, (1830-58). He then moved to Lowndes County, Alabama and was a cotton farmer until his death at age 89.
Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
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