Richard de Treville

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Richard de Treville (born November 29, 1801 in Beaufort , South Carolina , †  November 24, 1875 in Summerville , South Carolina) was an American politician . Between 1854 and 1856 he was lieutenant governor of the state of South Carolina.

Career

After studying law and being admitted to the bar, Richard de Treville began working in this profession in Beaufort and Charleston . At the same time he embarked on a political career as a member of the Democratic Party . Between 1830 and 1832 he was a member of the House of Representatives from South Carolina ; from 1834 to 1854 he was a member of the State Senate .

In 1854, de Treville was elected Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina by the South Carolina General Assembly on the side of James Hopkins Adams . He held this office between December 11, 1854 and December 9, 1856. He was Deputy Governor . In 1860 he was one of the authors and then one of the signatories of South Carolina's declaration of withdrawal from the Union. He died on November 24, 1874 in Summerville, Dorchester County , where he was also buried.

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Individual evidence

  1. ^ ArchiveGrid: Letter, 1867 Mar. 11, Summerville, SC, to Thomas Berwick Legare, Orangeburg, SC
personal data
SURNAME de Treville, Richard
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH November 29, 1801
PLACE OF BIRTH Beaufort , South Carolina
DATE OF DEATH November 24, 1875
Place of death Summerville , South Carolina