Richard Irvine Manning

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Richard Irvine Manning

Richard Irvine Manning ( May 1, 1789 in Sumter , South Carolina , †  May 1, 1836 in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania ) was an American politician and from 1824 to 1826 governor of the state of South Carolina.

Early years and political advancement

Richard Manning came from a well-known South Carolina family of politicians. He was related to five governors of that state, all of whom were named either Manning or Richardson. He was also the brother-in-law of Wade Hampton , one of the richest planters in South Carolina. Richard Manning was educated in local private schools before going to South Carolina College , now the University of South Carolina . During the war of 1812 , he served as a captain in the South Carolina Militia. After the war, he managed the Hickory Hill plantation in Clarendon County . At the beginning of his political career, Manning belonged to the Democratic Republican Party , which disintegrated in the mid-1820s. From 1820 to 1822 he was a member of the House of Representatives from South Carolina and from 1822 to 1824 in the State Senate .

Governor of south carolina

In late 1824, Manning was elected the new governor of South Carolina by the MPs. During his two-year term from December 1, 1824 to December 1, 1826, the question of the rejection of federal laws by the individual states was the focus of public discussion. Parliament believed it could override federal laws if those laws were to adversely affect the state of South Carolina. This process was described by the term nullification crisis . The governor disagreed with his parliament on this issue. Even later he was not a supporter of the nullification movement and joined the new Democratic Party founded by Andrew Jackson after the dissolution of the old Democratic-Republican Party . As governor, he campaigned for more lenient laws against black slaves, but without shaking the institution of slavery .

Another résumé

After his term in office, Manning remained politically active. Due to his attitude towards the question of nullification, however, he was unpopular at times. Therefore, his attempt to be elected to Congress in 1826 failed , as did a renewed candidacy for governor in 1830. In 1832 he was a delegate to a convention in South Carolina on the question of nullification and the resignation of the state advised from the Union. Manning was, as already as governor, against nullification and against leaving the Union. Two years later he made it to Congress. He remained a member of the House of Representatives in Washington, DC until his death. Richard Manning was married to Elizabeth Peyer Richardson. The couple had nine children, including John Lawrence Manning , who was also to become governor of South Carolina from 1852 to 1854. His grandson Richard Irvine Manning III was also governor of this state between 1915 and 1919.

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SURNAME Manning, Richard Irvine
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH May 1, 1789
PLACE OF BIRTH near Sumter , South Carolina
DATE OF DEATH May 1, 1836
Place of death Philadelphia , Pennsylvania