William Mayrant

William Mayrant (born March 8, 1765 in Charleston , Province of South Carolina , †  January 23, 1832 in Stateburg , South Carolina ) was an American politician . Between 1815 and 1816 he represented the state of South Carolina in the US House of Representatives .

Career

William Mayrant came from a prominent South Carolina family. He became a lawyer after studying law. He also ran a rice plantation and one of the first textile factories in his home country. Mayrant was also active in the state militia, in which he made it to the rank of colonel. He later bought the "High Hills" plantation, which he also managed.

Politically, Mayrant was a member of the Democratic Republican Party founded by President Thomas Jefferson . In the congressional election of 1814 he was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the ninth constituency of South Carolina , where he succeeded John Kershaw on March 4, 1815 . In 1816, he voted in Congress for a federal customs law that was rejected by most of the citizens of South Carolina. That cost him the re-nomination for the elections that year. He then resigned from his mandate on October 21, 1816.

In the following years Mayrant returned to his plantation and other private affairs. Between 1818 and 1821 he was a member of the House of Representatives from South Carolina . He died on January 23, 1832 in Stateburg. William Mayrant was married to Anne Richardson (1771-1840).

Web links

• William Mayrant in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• William Mayrant in the database of Find a Grave (English)