William Huggins Brawley

Democrat Representative of South Carolina's 1st district

Congresses Served

House Terms

May 13, 1841 (75 years old)

Birthday

November 15, 1916

Death

Served as a United States representative and later as a United States district judge.
Graduated from South Carolina College in 1860.
Enlisted in the Confederate Army during the Civil War and lost an arm in battle.
Managed a family plantation and practiced law in South Carolina after the war.
Held the position of solicitor for the Sixth Judicial Circuit of South Carolina.
Elected to the South Carolina House of Representatives for two terms.
Served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1891 to 1894.
Appointed to the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina in 1894 and served until retirement in 1911.
Lived in Charleston, South Carolina, after retirement and passed away in 1916.