Lemuel Benton

Democratic Republican Representative of South Carolina's 3rd district

Congresses Served

House Terms

January 1, 1754 (64 years old)

Birthday

May 18, 1818

Death

18th-century American slaveholder, planter, and politician
Served as a major and later promoted to colonel in the Revolutionary War
Held multiple local political positions including member of the State house of representatives and sheriff
Delegate to the State convention that ratified the Federal Constitution and to the State constitutional convention
Served three terms in the U.S. House of Representatives as an Anti-Administration candidate and later as a Republican
Unsuccessful in reelection bid to the Sixth Congress
Resumed agricultural pursuits after leaving Congress
Died in 1818 and was interred on his estate, “Stony Hill”