South Carolina's 9th congressional district

South Carolina's 9th congressional district
Obsolete district
Created	1810
Eliminated	1840
Years active	1813–1843

South Carolina's 9th congressional district was a congressional district for the United States House of Representatives in South Carolina. It was created in 1813 as a result of the 1810 census and eliminated in 1843 as a result of the 1840 census. The district was last represented by Patrick C. Caldwell.

List of members representing the district

Member (Residence)	Party	Years	Cong ress	Electoral history	District location
District established March 4, 1813
John Kershaw (Camden)	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1813 – March 3, 1815	13th	Elected in 1812. Lost re-election.	1813–1823: "Sumter district"
William Mayrant (Stateburg)	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1815 – October 21, 1816	14th	Elected in 1814. Lost re-election and resigned.
Vacant		October 21, 1816 – January 2, 1817
Stephen Decatur Miller (Sumterville)	Democratic-Republican	January 2, 1817 – March 3, 1819	14th 15th	Elected in 1816. Elected November 25 & 26, 1816 to finish Mayrant's term and seated January 2, 1817. Retired.
Joseph Brevard (Camden)	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1819 – March 3, 1821	16th	Elected in 1818. Retired.
James Blair (Lancaster County)	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1821 – May 8, 1822	17th	John S. Richards was elected in 1820 but declined to serve. Elected February 5 & 6, 1821 to finish Richards's term. Resigned.
Vacant		May 8, 1822 – December 11, 1822
John Carter (Camden)	Democratic-Republican	December 11, 1822 – March 3, 1823		Elected in October 1822 to finish Blair's term and seated December 11, 1822. Redistricted to the 8th district.
Starling Tucker (Mountain Shoals)	Democratic-Republican (Jackson)	March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825	18th 19th 20th 21st	Redistricted from the 5th district and re-elected in 1823. Re-elected in 1824. Re-elected in 1826. Re-elected in 1828. Retired.	1823–1833: "Newberry district"
	Jacksonian	March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1831
John K. Griffin (Clinton)	Nullifier	March 4, 1831 – March 3, 1837	22nd 23rd 24th 25th 26th	Elected in 1830. Re-elected in 1833. Re-elected in 1834. Re-elected in 1836. Re-elected in 1838. Retired.
					1833–1843: [data missing]
	Democratic	March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1841
Patrick C. Caldwell ([data missing])	Democratic	March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1843	27th	Elected in 1840. Redistricted to the 5th district and lost re-election.
District dissolved March 3, 1843

References

• Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
• Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
• Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present