Richard Beresford

Unknown Delegate of South Carolina

Congresses Served

January 1, 1970 (-167 years old)

Birthday

January 1, 1803

Death

Was an American planter and lawyer with estates in South Carolina and England.
Served as a delegate for South Carolina in the Confederation Congress in 1783 and 1784.
Participated in the American Revolutionary War, serving as an officer and was captured in 1780.
Held the position of Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina in 1783 but resigned to serve in the Confederation Congress.
Played a role in the ratification of the Treaty of Paris by the Confederation Congress in 1784.
Engaged in literary pursuits, publishing “the Vigil” in Charleston in 1798.
Educated in South Carolina and England, studying law at the Middle Temple in London.
Was a member of the South Carolina state house of representatives in 1781 and a member of the state’s privy council in 1782.