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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—South CarolinaWilliam AIKEN
(1806-1887)
AIKEN, William, (cousin of
David Wyatt Aiken), a Representative from South Carolina; born in
Charleston, S.C., January 28, 1806; attended private schools; was
graduated from the College of South Carolina (now the University of
South Carolina) at Columbia in 1825; engaged in agricultural
pursuits; member of the State house of representatives 1838-1842;
served in the State senate 1842-1844; Governor of South Carolina
1844-1846; elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-second,
Thirty-third, and Thirty-fourth Congresses (March 4, 1851-March 3,
1857); was an unsuccessful candidate for Speaker of the House of
Representatives after 133 ballots in the Thirty-fourth Congress;
was not a candidate for renomination in 1856; presented credentials
as a Member-elect to the Thirty-ninth Congress February 12, 1867,
but was not permitted to qualify; resumed his former pursuits near
Charleston, S.C.; died at Flat Rock, Henderson County, N.C.,
September 6, 1887; interment in Magnolia Cemetery, Charleston,
S.C.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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