William K. Clowney

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William Kennedy Clowney (born March 21, 1797 in Union County , South Carolina , †  March 12, 1851 in Union , South Carolina) was an American politician . Between 1833 and 1839 he represented the state of South Carolina in the US House of Representatives twice .

Career

William Clowney attended both private and public schools. He then studied until 1818 at South Carolina College , later the University of South Carolina in Columbia . Clowney then worked as a teacher in Unionville and at the University of South Carolina. After studying law and being admitted to the bar, he began to practice in his new profession.

In addition to these activities, Clowney also began a political career. During the nullification crisis between the state of South Carolina and the federal government led by President Andrew Jackson , he represented the positions of his state. As a so-called nullifier , he was of the opinion that the controversial federal customs law for South Carolina was invalid. Between 1830 and 1831 he was a member of the House of Representatives from South Carolina .

In 1832, Clowney was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the seventh constituency of South Carolina . There he took over from William T. Nuckolls on March 4, 1833 . Until March 3, 1835 he represented this district in Congress . Then his mandate fell to the Democrat Richard Irvine Manning . In the elections of 1836 Clowney was re-elected to Congress in the second district of South Carolina, where he replaced William J. Grayson on January 3, 1837 . By March 3, 1839, he was able to complete another legislative period in the US House of Representatives, during which he was chairman of the Committee on Control of the War Department's expenditure.

In 1840 he was a member of the South Carolina Senate . Between 1840 and 1842 William Clowney was also Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina. Then he withdrew from politics. He died in Union on March 12, 1851.

Web links

  • William K. Clowney in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
personal data
SURNAME Clowney, William K.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Clowney, William Kennedy (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH March 21, 1797
PLACE OF BIRTH Union County , South Carolina
DATE OF DEATH March 12, 1851
Place of death Union , South Carolina