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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—South CarolinaWilliam LOWNDES
(1782-1822)
LOWNDES, William, (brother
of Thomas Lowndes), a Representative from South Carolina; born on
“Horseshoe” plantation, near Jacksonborough, St.
Bartholomew’s parish, South Carolina, February 11, 1782;
pursued classical studies in England and at home; studied law; was
admitted to the bar in 1804 and commenced practice in Charleston,
S.C.; also engaged in agricultural pursuits; member of the State
house of representatives 1804-1808; captain of militia in 1807;
elected as a Republican to the Twelfth and to the five succeeding
Congresses and served from March 4, 1811, until May 8, 1822, when
he resigned; chairman, Committee on Ways and Means (Fourteenth and
Fifteenth Congresses), Committee on Expenditures in the Department
of the Treasury (Fifteenth Congress); nominated by the general
assembly of South Carolina for the office of President of the
United States in 1821; died at sea while en route to England
October 27, 1822; remains were buried at sea.
Bibliography
Vipperman, Carl J. William Lowndes and the Transition of
Southern Politics, 1782-1822. Chapel Hill: University of North
Carolina Press, 1989.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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