Arthur P. Hayne

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Arthur P. Hayne

Arthur Peronneau Hayne (born March 12, 1788 in Charleston , South Carolina , †  January 7, 1867 ibid) was an American politician ( Democratic Party ) who represented the state of South Carolina in the US Senate .

Arthur Hayne studied classical antiquity and then worked as a businessman. During the British-American War of 1812 , he served in the United States Army , attaining the regular rank of major and serving as Inspector General. He also received the rank of Lieutenant Colonel for his service in the Battle of New Orleans . After retiring from the military, he trained as a lawyer and was admitted to the bar, whereupon he practiced as a lawyer. During the First Seminole War , he led a Tennessee volunteer unit as a commander. In 1820 he returned to civilian life. Hayne held his first political mandate as a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives between November 1828 and December 1829. He then served as agent for the United States Navy in the Mediterranean for five years before declining to move to Belgium .

After the death of US Senator Josiah J. Evans on May 6, 1858, Arthur Hayne was appointed as his successor by Governor Robert Francis Withers Allston . He performed his mandate in Congress from May 11, 1858 to December 2 of the same year; He renounced the candidacy in the election for the term of office still to be completed. The seat then went to James Chesnut . Hayne then held no political office and died in January 1867 in his hometown of Charleston. He was buried in the local St. Michael's Churchyard . His younger brother Robert Young Hayne was also a US senator for South Carolina and governor of his state.

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SURNAME Hayne, Arthur P.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Hayne, Arthur Peronneau (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician (Democratic Party)
DATE OF BIRTH March 12, 1788
PLACE OF BIRTH Charleston , South Carolina
DATE OF DEATH January 7, 1867
Place of death Charleston , South Carolina