William F. De Saussure

William Ford De Saussure (* 22. February 1792 in Charleston , South Carolina ; † 13. March 1870 in Columbia , South Carolina) was an American lawyer and politician ( Democratic Party ), of the state of South Carolina in the US Senate took .

William De Saussure was the son of Henry William DeSaussure , the second director of the United States Mint . He graduated from Harvard University in 1810 , then studied law , was admitted to the bar, and then began practicing in Charleston and Columbia. In 1847 he became a judge at the Law Court of South Carolina.

The year before, he had become politically active for the first time as a member of the House of Representatives from South Carolina . After the resignation of US Senator Robert Rhett , De Saussure then took his seat in Congress on May 10, 1852 ; he remained there after his victory in the by-election until March 3, 1853.

As a result, William De Saussure worked again as a lawyer in Columbia. For many years he was also the curator of South Carolina College , later the University of South Carolina .

Web links

William F. De Saussure in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

personal data
SURNAME	De Saussure, William F.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	De Saussure, William Ford (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American lawyer and politician
DATE OF BIRTH	February 22, 1792
PLACE OF BIRTH	Charleston , South Carolina
DATE OF DEATH	March 13, 1870
Place of death	Columbia , South Carolina