Theodore Gourdin
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Theodore Gourdin | |
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.png) Gourdin in 1922 publication | |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from South Carolina's 3rd district | |
| In office March 4, 1813 – March 3, 1815 | |
| Preceded by | David R. Williams |
| Succeeded by | Benjamin Huger |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 20, 1764 near Kingstree, Province of South Carolina, British America |
| Died | January 17, 1826 (aged 61) Pineville, South Carolina, U.S. |
| Resting place | Episcopal Cemetery, Saint Stephen, South Carolina |
| Profession | planter |
Theodore Gourdin (March 20, 1764 – January 17, 1826) was an American slaveholder and politician who served one term as a U.S. Representative from South Carolina from 1813 to 1815.
Life[edit]
Born near Kingstree in the Province of South Carolina, Gourdin was educated in Charleston, and in Europe. He owned a plantation, on which he enslaved people, in Moncks Corner, South Carolina.
Congress[edit]
Gourdin was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the Thirteenth Congress (March 4, 1813 – March 3, 1815).
Later career and death[edit]
After his term, he resumed agricultural pursuits.
He died in Pineville, South Carolina, January 17, 1826, and was interred in Episcopal Cemetery, St. Stephen, South Carolina.
Sources[edit]
- United States Congress. "Theodore Gourdin (id: G000345)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
External links[edit]
Media related to Theodore Gourdin at Wikimedia Commons
