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| Affiliation | Democratic-Republican |
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| Name | Wade Hampton |
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Columbia, South Carolina , United States |
| Email | None |
| Website | None |
| Born |
00, 1752
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| Died | April 06, 1814
(62 years)
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| Contributor | Joshua L. |
| Last Modifed | Joshua L.
Aug 20, 2005 01:31pm |
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| Info | HAMPTON, Wade, (grandfather of Wade Hampton [1818-1902]), a Representative from South Carolina; born in Virginia in 1752; received a thorough education; engaged in agricultural pursuits; moved to South Carolina; served in the Revolutionary War as lieutenant colonel of the regiment of light dragoons in General Sumter’s brigade of State troops; served in the state assembly, 1779-1786 and 1791; elected as a Republican to the Fourth Congress (March 4, 1795-March 3, 1797); unsuccessful candidate for reelection; elected to the Eighth Congress (March 4, 1803-March 3, 1805); unsuccessful candidate for reelection; colonel in the United States Army in 1808; appointed brigadier general in February 1809 and major general March 2, 1813; served in the War of 1812 until April 6, 1814, when he resigned; died in Columbia, S.C., on February 4, 1835; interment in Trinity Churchyard, Columbia, S.C.
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