William T. Nuckolls

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William Thompson Nuckolls (born February 23, 1801 in Hancockville , Union County , South Carolina , † September 27, 1855 there ) was an American politician . Between 1827 and 1833 he represented the state of South Carolina in the US House of Representatives .

Career

William Nuckolls studied at South Carolina College in Columbia , later the University of South Carolina , until 1820 . After studying law and his admission as a lawyer in 1823, he began to practice his new profession in Spartanburg .

Politically, Nuckolls joined the movement around the later President Andrew Jackson and then became a member of the Democratic Party founded by this in 1828 . In 1826 he was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the seventh constituency of South Carolina , where he succeeded Joseph Gist on March 4, 1827 . After two re-elections, he was able to complete three legislative terms in Congress by March 3, 1833 . These were overshadowed by the discussions about the policies of President Jackson, who had been in office since 1829. This led to the so-called nullification crisis between South Carolina and the federal government . The controversial implementation of the Indian Removal Act was also the subject of heated controversy in Congress.

After his time in the House of Representatives, William Nuckolls withdrew from politics. He died on September 27, 1855 on his plantation near Hancockville.

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SURNAME Nuckolls, William T.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Nuckolls, William Thompson (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH February 23, 1801
PLACE OF BIRTH near Hancockville , South Carolina
DATE OF DEATH September 27, 1855
Place of death near Hancockville , South Carolina