John McQueen
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| Member of the Confederate States House of Representatives from South Carolina's 1st district | |
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In office February 18, 1862 – February 18, 1864 |
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| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | James Hervey Witherspoon, Jr. |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from South Carolina's 1st district |
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In office March 4, 1853 – December 21, 1860 |
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| Preceded by | Daniel Wallace |
| Succeeded by | Benjamin F. Whittemore (1868) |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from South Carolina's 4th district |
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In office February 12, 1849 – March 4, 1853 |
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| Preceded by | Alexander D. Sims |
| Succeeded by | Preston S. Brooks |
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February 9, 1804 Robeson County, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Died | August 30, 1867 (aged 63) Society Hill, South Carolina, U.S. |
| Resting place | Society Hill, South Carolina, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Sarah Elizabeth Pickens (m. 1851) |
| Profession | Lawyer, politician |
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| Allegiance |
 United States of America
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| Service/branch | North Carolinian militia |
| Years of service | 1833–1837 |
John McQueen (February 9, 1804 – August 30, 1867) was an American lawyer and politician. He was U.S. Representative from South Carolina and a member of the Confederate States Congress during the American Civil War.
Born in Queensdale in Robeson County, North Carolina, near the town of Maxton, North Carolina, McQueen completed preparatory studies under private tutors and was graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He subsequently studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1828 and commenced practice in Bennettsville, South Carolina. McQueen served in the State militia in 1833–37. He was an unsuccessful candidate for election in 1844 to the 29th United States Congress.
McQueen was elected as a Democrat to the 30th and 31st Congresses to fill the vacancies caused by the death of Alexander D. Sims. He was reelected to the 32nd and to the four succeeding Congresses, and served from February 12, 1849, until his retirement on December 21, 1860.
An ardent supporter of slavery and southern states' rights, McQueen was elected as a representative from South Carolina in the First Confederate Congress after the outbreak of the American Civil War. Regarding the Confederacy's cause for starting the war, McQueen stated in a December 1860 letter to civic leaders in Richmond, Virginia:
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