Wyatt Aiken

Democrat Representative of South Carolina's 3rd district

Congresses Served

House Terms

December 14, 1863 (59 years old)

Birthday

February 6, 1923

Death

Served six terms in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1903 to 1917.
Born in Georgia and raised in South Carolina.
Son of a former representative of the same district.
Worked as an official court reporter before entering politics.
Volunteered as a private in the First South Carolina Regiment of Infantry during the Spanish–American War.
Held the position of battalion adjutant and acted as regimental quartermaster during his military service.
Was a member of the Democratic Party.
Unsuccessful in securing renomination for Congress in 1916 and 1918.
Lived in Abbeville, South Carolina, after retirement from politics.
Passed away in 1923.