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William K. Clowney

William Kennedy Clowney
39th Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina
In office
December 9, 1840 – December 8, 1842
Governor John Peter Richardson II
Preceded by Barnabas Kelet Henagan
Succeeded by Isaac Donnom Witherspoon
Member of the South Carolina Senate
In office
1840
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from South Carolina's 7th district
In office
March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1839
Preceded by James Rogers
Succeeded by James Rogers
In office
March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1835
Preceded by William T. Nuckolls
Succeeded by James Rogers
Member of the South Carolina House of Representatives
In office
1830–1831
Personal details
Born (1797-03-21)March 21, 1797
Pinckney District, South Carolina
Died March 12, 1851(1851-03-12) (aged 53)
Union, South Carolina
Political party Nullifier
Profession lawyer

William Kennedy Clowney (March 21, 1797 – March 12, 1851) was a U.S. Representative from South Carolina.

Born in Union County, South Carolina, Clowney attended private schools and an academy. He was graduated from the South Carolina College at Columbia in 1818.

He taught in the public schools of Unionville and later at the University of South Carolina. He served as member of the State house of representatives 1830–1831. He was admitted to the bar and began practice in Union. He served as commissioner in equity of South Carolina 1830–1833.

He was elected as a Nullifier to the Twenty-third Congress (March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1835) and then again as a Nullifier to the Twenty-fifth Congress (March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1839). He served as chairman of the Committee on Expenditures in the Department of War for the Twenty-fifth Congress. He served as member of the State senate in 1840. He also served as Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina.

He died in Union, South Carolina, on March 12, 1851, and was interred in Fairforest Cemetery, South Carolina.


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