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Thomas Lowndes (congressman)

Thomas Lowndes
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from South Carolina's 1st district
In office
March 4, 1801 – March 4, 1805
Preceded by Thomas Pinckney
Succeeded by Robert Marion
Member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from St. Philip's and St. Michael's Parish
In office
November 26, 1792 – December 21, 1799
Personal details
Born (1766-01-22)January 22, 1766
Charleston, South Carolina
Died July 8, 1843(1843-07-08) (aged 77)
Charleston, South Carolina
Political party Federalist

Thomas Lowndes (January 22, 1766 – July 8, 1843) was an American lawyer and statesman from Charleston, South Carolina. Educated in Charleston, he studied law there and became a practicing lawyer in the city in the late 18th century. He was a member of the state legislature from 1792 to 1799. He represented South Carolina's 1st Congressional District in the U.S. Congress from March 4, 1801 to March 3, 1805. He was not re-elected in 1804. He failed to win back his seat in 1808, and retired from public life thereafter. He died in Charleston in 1843.



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