Theodore Gourdin

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Theodore Gourdin (born March 20, 1764 in Kingstree , Williamsburg County , Province of South Carolina , †  January 17, 1826 in Pineville , South Carolina ) was an American politician . Between 1813 and 1815 he represented the state of South Carolina in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Theodore Gourdin attended schools in Charleston . He was also taught temporarily in Europe. After returning to South Carolina, he worked as a planter . At the same time he became a member of the Democratic Republican Party founded by Thomas Jefferson .

In 1812 Gourdin was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the Third Constituency of South Carolina . There he took over from David Rogerson Williams on March 4, 1813 . Until March 3, 1815, however, he only served one term in Congress , which was determined by the events of the British-American War . During this war, the federal capital Washington was occupied by the British.

After the end of his time in the US House of Representatives, Theodore Gourdin withdrew from politics. In the following years he returned to his agricultural activities. He died in Pineville on January 17, 1826.

Web links

  • Theodore Gourdin in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
personal data
SURNAME Gourdin, Theodore
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH March 20, 1764
PLACE OF BIRTH Kingstree , South Carolina
DATE OF DEATH January 17, 1826
Place of death Pineville , South Carolina