William Lowndes (congressman)

For other persons named William Lowndes, see William Lowndes.

William Jones Lowndes
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from South Carolina's 2nd district
In office March 4, 1813 – May 8, 1822
Preceded by	William Butler
Succeeded by	James Hamilton, Jr.
Chairman of the House Committee on Ways and Means
In office 1815–1818
Preceded by	John W. Eppes
Succeeded by	Samuel Smith
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from South Carolina's 4th district
In office March 4, 1811 – March 4, 1813
Preceded by	John Taylor
Succeeded by	John J. Chappell
Member of the South Carolina House of Representatives
In office 1804–1808
Personal details
Born	1782
Died	October 27, 1822 Atlantic Ocean
Political party	Democratic-Republican
Spouse(s)	Elizabeth Pinckney
Profession	planter, lawyer

William Jones Lowndes (1782–1822) was an American lawyer, planter, and statesman from South Carolina who was the son of Rawlins Lowndes, an American Revolutionary War leader from South Carolina. He married Elizabeth Pinckney, daughter of Federalist leader Thomas Pinckney, and served in the South Carolina House of Representatives from 1804 to 1808. He represented South Carolina in the U.S. Congress from 1811 to May 8, 1822, when he resigned. He was for four years Chairman of the Ways and Means Committee. He worked to achieve a compromise on sectional issues like tariffs and slavery, and assisted in the creation of the second national bank. President James Madison offered Lowndes the post of Secretary of the Treasury in 1816, but Lowndes declined the post and Madison appointed William Harris Crawford. Lowndes was nominated in 1821 by the South Carolina legislature as a presidential candidate for the election of 1824, but died of illness on October 27, 1822, while en route to England, and was buried at sea.

Lowndesville, South Carolina; Lowndes County, Mississippi; Lowndes County, Georgia; and Lowndes County, Alabama are named in his honor.

External links

• Genealogy of the Lowndes family in South Carolina
• Lowndesville Historical Marker
• Short bio
• William Lowndes (congressman) at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

United States House of Representatives
Preceded by William Butler	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from South Carolina's 2nd congressional district 1813-1822	Succeeded by James Hamilton, Jr.
Preceded by John Taylor	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from South Carolina's 4th congressional district 1811-1813	Succeeded by John J. Chappell