Thomas Lowndes

Thomas Lowndes

Thomas Lowndes (born January 22, 1766 in Charleston , Province of South Carolina , † July 8, 1843 ibid) was an American politician . Between 1801 and 1805 he represented the state of South Carolina in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Thomas Lowndes came from a well-known family of politicians. His father Rawlins Lowndes (1721-1800) was the governor of South Carolina. His brother William (1782-1822) also represented the state of South Carolina in the US House of Representatives between 1811 and 1822. Thomas initially enjoyed private training in his parents' home. He then attended the Grammar Schools in Charleston. After a subsequent law degree and his admission as a lawyer in 1789, he began to practice in Charleston in his new profession.

Politically, Lowndes became a member of the Federalist Party . Between 1792 and 1799 he was a member of the House of Representatives from South Carolina . In 1800 he was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the first constituency of South Carolina , where he succeeded Thomas Pinckney on March 4, 1801 . After a re-election in 1802, he was able to complete two terms in Congress until March 3, 1805 . During this time, the Louisiana Purchase made by President Thomas Jefferson fell . In 1804 the 12th Amendment to the Constitution was passed.

In the 1804 election, Lowndes lost to Robert Marion of the Democratic Republican Party . In 1808 another candidacy for Congress failed. After that he withdrew from politics and cultivated his lands. Among other things, he owned the Oaklands plantation. Thomas Lowndes died on July 8, 1843 in his hometown of Charleston.

Web links

• Thomas Lowndes in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Thomas Lowndes in the database of Find a Grave (English)