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Daniel Elliott Huger (June 28, 1779 - August 21, 1854) was a United States Senator from South Carolina. Born on Limerick plantation (near Charleston, his father was Daniel Huger, a Continental Congressman and U.S. Representative from South Carolina. Daniel Elliott pursued classical studies in Charleston and graduated from the College of New Jersey (later Princeton University) in 1798. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1799, beginning practice in Charleston. He was a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from 1804 to 1819, and was a brigadier general of State troops in 1814. He was judge of the circuit court from 1819 to 1830, and was a member of the South Carolina State Senate from 1830 to 1832 and from 1838 to 1842. He was an opposition member of the State nullification convention in 1832. June 28 is the 179th day of the year (180th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 186 days remaining. ... 1779 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... August 21 is the 233rd day of the year (234th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1854 (MDCCCLIV) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... The United States Senate is the upper house of the U.S. Congress, smaller than the United States House of Representatives. ... Official language(s) English Capital Charleston(1670-1789) Columbia(1790-present) Largest city Columbia Largest metro area Columbia Area Ranked 40th - Total 34,726 sq mi (82,965 kmÂ²) - Width 200 miles (320 km) - Length 260 miles (420 km) - % water 6 - Latitude 32Â°430N to 35Â°12N... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Daniel E. Huger (February 20, 1742 â€“ July 6, 1799) was an American planter and statesman from Berkeley County, South Carolina. ... The Continental Congress was the federal legislature of the Thirteen Colonies and later of the United States from 1774 to 1789, a period that included the American Revolutionary War and the Articles of Confederation. ... The House of Representatives is the larger of two houses that make up the U.S. Congress, the other being the United States Senate. ... one of the earlier names for Princeton University Trenton State College is now known as The College of New Jersey This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... A bar association is a body of lawyers who, in some jurisdictions, are responsible for the regulation of the legal profession. ... The South Carolina House of Representatives is the lower house of the South Carolina General Assembly. ... Circuit courts previously were United States federal courts established in each federal judicial district. ... The South Carolina Senate is the upper house of the South Carolina General Assembly. ... The process of nullification may refer to: The Hartford Convention, in which New England Federalists considered secession from the United States of America. ...

Huger was elected as a State Rights Democrat to the U.S. Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of John C. Calhoun and served from March 4, 1843 to March 3, 1845, when he resigned. He was a delegate to the state-rights convention in 1852, where he urged moderation. Huger died on Sullivans Island; interment was in Magnolia Cemetery, Charleston. The Democratic Party is one of two major political parties in the United States, the other one being the Republican Party. ... John Caldwell Calhoun (March 18, 1782 â€“ March 31, 1850) was a leading United States Southern politician and political philosopher from South Carolina during the first half of the 19th century, best known as a spokesman for slavery, nullification and the rights of electoral minorities, such as slave-holders. ... March 4 is the 63rd day of the year (64th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1843 (MDCCCXLIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a common year starting on Friday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... March 3 is the 62nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (63rd in leap years). ... 1845 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...

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United States Senators from South Carolina

Class 2: P. Butler • Hunter • Pinckney • Sumter • Taylor • W. Smith • R. Hayne • Calhoun • Huger • Calhoun • Elmore • Barnwell • Rhett • De Saussure • Evans • A. Hayne • Chesnut • Robertson • M. Butler • Tillman • Benet • Pollock • Dial • Blease • Byrnes • Lumpkin • Peace • Maybank • Daniel • Thurmond • Wofford • Thurmond • Graham
Class 3: Izard • Read • Colhoun • P. Butler • Gaillard • Harper • W. Smith • Miller • Preston • McDuffie • A. Butler • Hammond • Sawyer • Patterson • Hampton • Irby • Earle • McLaurin • Latimer • Gary • E. Smith • Hall • Johnston • Russell • Hollings • DeMint The Biographical Directory of the United States Congress is a biographical dictionary of all members of both houses of the United States Congress, past and present. ... John Caldwell Calhoun (March 18, 1782 â€“ March 31, 1850) was a leading United States Southern politician and political philosopher from South Carolina during the first half of the 19th century, best known as a spokesman for slavery, nullification and the rights of electoral minorities, such as slave-holders. ... South Carolina ratified the Constitution on May 23, 1788. ... George McDuffie (1788 - 11 March 1851) was a Governor of South Carolina and a member of the United States Senate. ... John Caldwell Calhoun (March 18, 1782 â€“ March 31, 1850) was a leading United States Southern politician and political philosopher from South Carolina during the first half of the 19th century, best known as a spokesman for slavery, nullification and the rights of electoral minorities, such as slave-holders. ... South Carolina ratified the Constitution on May 23, 1788. ... Pierce Butler Pierce Butler (July 11, 1744 - February 15, 1822) was a soldier, planter, and statesman, recognized as one of United States Founding Fathers. ... John Hunter (1732â€“1802) was an American farmer from Newberry, South Carolina. ... Charles Pinckney Charles Pinckney (October 26, 1757â€“October 29, 1824) was an American politician who was a signer of the United States Constitution, Governor of South Carolina, a Senator and a member of the House of Representatives. ... General Thomas Sumter (August 14, 1734 - June 1, 1832) was a hero of the American Revolution and went on to become a longtime member of the Congress of the United States. ... John Taylor was the Democratic-Republican governor of South Carolina from 1826 to 1828. ... William Smith (September 6, 1762-June 26, 1840) was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the U.S. Senate representing South Carolina in 1816. ... Robert Young Hayne (November 10, 1791â€“September 24, 1839) was an American political leader. ... John Caldwell Calhoun (March 18, 1782 â€“ March 31, 1850) was a leading United States Southern politician and political philosopher from South Carolina during the first half of the 19th century, best known as a spokesman for slavery, nullification and the rights of electoral minorities, such as slave-holders. ... John Caldwell Calhoun (March 18, 1782 â€“ March 31, 1850) was a leading United States Southern politician and political philosopher from South Carolina during the first half of the 19th century, best known as a spokesman for slavery, nullification and the rights of electoral minorities, such as slave-holders. ... Franklin Harper Elmore (October 15, 1799 - May 29, 1850) was a United States Representative and Senator. ... Robert W. Barnwell Robert Woodward Barnwell (1801-1882) was an American planter, lawyer, and educator from South Carolina who served as a Senator in both the United States Senate and that of the Confederate States of America. ... Robert Barnwell Rhett of South Carolina was a lawyer, state legislator, state attorney general (1832), U.S. representative (1837-49), and senator (1850-52). ... Arthur Perronneau Hayne (March 12, 1788 or 1790 â€“ January 7, 1867) was a United States Senator from South Carolina. ... James Chesnut, Jr. ... Matthew Calbraith Butler (March 8, 1836 â€“ April 14, 1909) was an American military commander and politician from the state of South Carolina. ... Benjamin Tillman Benjamin Ryan Tillman (August 11, 1847 - July 3, 1918) was an American politician who served as governor of South Carolina from 1890 to 1894 and as a United States Senator from 1895 until his death. ... Christie Benet (1879-1951) was a Democratic politician who briefly represented the state of South Carolina in the U.S. Senate in 1918. ... Coleman Livingston Blease (October 8, 1868â€“January 19, 1942) was a politician from the U.S. state of South Carolina known for his populist appeals and racism. ... James Francis Byrnes (May 2, 1879 â€“ April 9, 1972) was an American politician from the state of South Carolina. ... Alva Moore Lumpkin (November 13, 1886 - August 1, 1941) was a United States Senator from South Carolina. ... Roger Craft Peace (May 19, 1899 - August 20, 1968) was a United States Senator from South Carolina. ... Burnet Rhett Maybank (March 7, 1899 - September 1, 1954) was a U.S. Senator and governor of South Carolina. ... Charles Ezra Daniel (November 11, 1895 - September 13, 1964) was a United States Senator from South Carolina. ... James Strom Thurmond (December 5, 1902 â€“ June 26, 2003) was an American politician who served as governor of South Carolina and as a United States Senator representing that state. ... Thomas Albert Wofford (September 27, 1908 - February 25, 1978) was a United States Senator from South Carolina. ... James Strom Thurmond (December 5, 1902 â€“ June 26, 2003) was an American politician who served as governor of South Carolina and as a United States Senator representing that state. ... Lindsey Olin Graham (born July 9, 1955) is an American politician from South Carolina. ... Ralph Izard Ralph Izard (January 23, 1741 or 1742â€“May 30, 1804) was a U.S. politician. ... Jacob Read (1752–July 17, 1816) was an American lawyer from Charleston, South Carolina. ... John Ewing Colhoun (1750 â€“ October 26, 1802) was a United States senator and lawyer from South Carolina. ... Pierce Butler Pierce Butler (July 11, 1744 - February 15, 1822) was a soldier, planter, and statesman, recognized as one of United States Founding Fathers. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... William Harper (January 17, 1790 in Antigua and Barbuda-October 10, 1847) was a US Senator from South Carolina in the 1800s. ... William Smith (September 6, 1762-June 26, 1840) was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the U.S. Senate representing South Carolina in 1816. ... Stephen Decatur Miller (May 8, 1787 - March 8, 1838) was an American politician. ... William C. Preston William Campbell Preston was a senator from the United States and a member of the Nullifier, and later Whig Parties. ... George McDuffie (1788 - 11 March 1851) was a Governor of South Carolina and a member of the United States Senate. ... Andrew Pickens Butler (November 18, 1796-May 25, 1857, was an American statesman and one of the authors of the Kansas-Nebraska Act. ... James Henry Hammond (November 15, 1807 â€“ November 13, 1864) was a politician from South Carolina. ... Frederick Adolphus Sawyer (December 12, 1822 - July 31, 1891) was a United States Senator from South Carolina. ... John J. Patterson John James Patterson (August 8, 1830 - September 28, 1912) was a businessman and United States Senator from South Carolina. ... Wade Hampton during the Civil War Wade Hampton III (March 28, 1818 â€“ April 11, 1902) was a Confederate cavalry leader during the American Civil War and afterwards a politician from South Carolina, representing it as governor and U.S. Senator. ... John Laurens Manning Irby (September 10, 1854 - December 9, 1900) was a United States Senator from South Carolina. ... Joseph Haynsworth Earle (April 30, 1847 - May 20, 1897) was a United States Senator from South Carolina. ... John Lowndes McLaurin (May 9, 1860 - July 29, 1934) was a United States Representative and Senator from South Carolina; born in Red Bluff, South Carolina, he attended schools at Bennettsville, South Carolina and Englewood, New Jersey as well as Bethel Military Academy (near Warrenton, Virginia) and Swarthmore College (in Pennsylvania. ... Asbury Churchwell Latimer (July 31, 1851 - February 20, 1908) was a United States Representative and Senator from South Carolina. ... Ellison Durant Cotton Ed Smith (August 1, 1864 - November 17, 1944) was a Politician from the U.S. State of South Carolina. ... Wilton Earle Hall (March 11, 1901 - February 25, 1980) was a United States Senator from South Carolina. ... Olin DeWitt Talmadge Johnston (November 18, 1896 - April 18, 1965) was a Politician from the U.S. State of South Carolina. ... Donald Stuart Russell (February 22, 1906-February 22, 1998) was Democratic Senator from South Carolina. ... Ernest Frederick Fritz Hollings (born January 1, 1922) was a Democratic United States Senator from South Carolina from 1966 to January 3, 2005. ... James Warren DeMint (born September 2, 1951) has been a U.S. Senator from South Carolina since 2005. ...

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