John Kershaw

John Kershaw (born September 12, 1765 in Camden , Kershaw County , Province of South Carolina , †  August 4, 1829 ibid) was an American politician . Between 1813 and 1815 he represented the state of South Carolina in the US House of Representatives .

Career

John Kershaw was the son of one of the founders of the City of Camden. He received a good education and studied at Oxford University in England , among other places . After studying law and being admitted to the bar, he began working in Camden in his new profession. There he also ran a plantation and a flour mill. In 1789 he also acted as a tobacco inspector. In 1790 he was a member of an assembly to revise the state constitution of South Carolina; In 1791 he became a district judge in Kershaw County.

Politically, Kershaw became a member of Thomas Jefferson's Democratic Republican Party . In the years 1792 to 1794 and again from 1800 to 1801 he was a member of the House of Representatives from South Carolina . Between 1798 and 1822 he served as mayor of Camden several times. Kershaw was also a captain in a state militia dragoon unit. In 1812 he was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the newly created ninth constituency of South Carolina . There he took up his new mandate on March 4, 1813. Since he was not confirmed in the following elections in 1814, he was only able to complete one term in Congress until March 3, 1815 , which was marked by the events of the British-American War . Kershaw chaired the Committee on Accounts in Congress .

After his time in the House of Representatives, John Kershaw returned to his plantation and other private business. In 1822 he was re-elected Mayor of Camden. He died on August 4, 1829 and was buried in the family cemetery in Camden.

Web links

• John Kershaw in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• John Kershaw in the database of Find a Grave (English)