Samuel Earle
| Samuel Earle | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from South Carolina's 6th district |
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In office March 4, 1795 – March 3, 1797 |
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| Preceded by | Andrew Pickens |
| Succeeded by | William Smith |
| Member of the South Carolina House of Representatives | |
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In office 1784–1788 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born |
November 28, 1760 Frederick County, Virginia |
| Died | November 24, 1833 (aged 72) Pendleton District, South Carolina |
| Resting place | Beaverdam Cemetery, Oconee County, South Carolina |
| Political party | Democratic-Republican |
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| Allegiance | United States of America |
| Years of service | 1777–1782 |
| Rank | Captain |
| Unit |
5th South Carolina Regiment 1st South Carolina Regiment |
Samuel Earle (28 November 1760 – 24 November 1833) was a United States Representative from South Carolina. Born in Frederick County, Virginia, he moved to South Carolina in 1774; he participated in the American Revolutionary War, entering the service as an ensign in the 5th South Carolina Regiment in 1777 and leaving as captain of a company of rangers in 1782. He was a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from 1784 to 1788, and was a delegate to the State convention that ratified the U.S. Constitution on 12 May 1788; he was a delegate to the South Carolina Constitutional Convention in 1790.
Earle was elected as a Republican to the Fourth Congress, serving from 4 March 1795 to March 3, 1797. He died in Pendleton District, South Carolina; interment was in Beaverdam Cemetery, Oconee County, South Carolina.
Elias Earle, Samuel's uncle, and John Baylis Earle, his cousin, were also U.S. Representatives from South Carolina.
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