Theodore Gourdin
Appearance
Theodore Gourdin | |
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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 | Kingstree, South Carolina | March 20, 1764
Died | January 17, 1826 Pineville, South Carolina | (aged 61)
Resting place | Saint Stephen, South Carolina |
Profession | planter |
Theodore Gourdin (March 20, 1764 – January 17, 1826) was a U.S. Representative from South Carolina.
Life
Born near Kingstree, South Carolina, Gourdin was educated in Charleston, South Carolina, and in Europe. He engaged in planting.
Gourdin was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the Thirteenth Congress (March 4, 1813 – March 3, 1815).
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After his term, he resumed agricultural pursuits. He died in Pineville, South Carolina, January 17, 1826. He was interred in Episcopal Cemetery, St. Stephen, South Carolina.
Sources
- United States Congress. "Theodore Gourdin (id: G000345)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.