John Gaillard

John Gaillard

John Gaillard (born September 5, 1765 in St. Stephen's District, Province of South Carolina , †  February 26, 1826 in Washington, DC ) was an American politician ( Democratic Republican Party ) who founded the state of South Carolina in the US Senate represented.

John Gaillard was born in what is now Berkeley County . He trained as a lawyer in England and then returned to America. From 1794 to 1796 he exercised his first political mandate as a member of the House of Representatives from South Carolina ; Immediately thereafter, he moved to the State Senate , where he remained until 1804. There he acted as President of the Chamber from 1803.

After the resignation of US Senator Pierce Butler , Gaillard was elected as his successor in Congress . He took up his mandate on December 6, 1804 and, after being re-elected several times, remained a senator until his death on February 26, 1826. He was President pro tempore of the Senate three times : from February 28 to December 11, 1810, from November 25, 1814 to January 5, 1819 and for the last time from January 25, 1820 to December 4, 1825. After the death of US Vice President Elbridge Gerry fell to him from November 25, 1814 to March 4, 1817, the function of acting Vice President. He would have been the successor to US President James Madison in the event of a contingency .

Gaillard was buried in the congress cemetery.

Web links

• John Gaillard in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
• John Gaillard in the database of Find a Grave (English)