|
Members of the
1st General Assembly - March 26, 1776 to October 20, 1776 |
|
District |
Parish or District |
Member |
|
Beaufort |
Prince William's |
John Bull |
|
Beaufort |
Prince William's |
William Bull |
|
Beaufort |
Prince William's |
Benjamin Garden |
|
Beaufort |
Prince William's |
William Harden |
|
Beaufort |
Prince William's |
Isaac McPherson |
|
Beaufort |
Prince William's |
Isaac Motte |
|
Beaufort |
St. Helena |
John Barnwell |
|
Beaufort |
St. Helena |
Daniel DeSaussure |
|
Beaufort |
St. Helena |
Daniel Heyward, Jr. |
|
Beaufort |
St. Helena |
John Joyner |
|
Beaufort |
St. Helena |
William Moultrie |
|
Beaufort |
St. Helena |
Thomas Rutledge |
|
Beaufort |
St. Peter's |
Stephen Bull |
|
Beaufort |
St. Peter's |
William Brisbane |
|
Beaufort |
St. Peter's |
Philotheos Chiffelle |
|
Beaufort |
St. Peter's |
Gideon Dupont |
|
Beaufort |
St. Peter's |
Thomas Middleton (son of William) |
|
Beaufort |
St. Peter's |
William Williamson |
|
Camden |
District Eastward of Wateree River |
James Bradley |
|
Camden |
District Eastward of Wateree River |
Joseph Kershaw |
|
Camden |
District Eastward of Wateree River |
Aaron Loocock |
|
Camden |
District Eastward of Wateree River |
William Massey |
|
Camden |
District Eastward of Wateree River |
Robert Patton |
|
Camden |
District Eastward of Wateree River |
Richard Richardson |
|
Camden |
District Eastward of Wateree River |
William Richardson |
|
Camden |
District Eastward of Wateree River |
Matthew Singleton |
|
Camden |
District Eastward of Wateree River |
Thomas Sumter |
|
Camden |
District Eastward of Wateree River |
William Tennent |
|
Camden |
District Between Broad & Catawba |
William Barrow |
|
Camden |
District Between Broad & Catawba |
William Howell |
|
Camden |
District Between Broad & Catawba |
Henry Hunter |
|
Camden |
District Between Broad & Catawba |
William Lang |
|
Camden |
District Between Broad & Catawba |
William Lee |
|
Camden |
District Between Broad & Catawba |
John Nixon |
|
Camden |
District Between Broad & Catawba |
William Strother |
|
Camden |
District Between Broad & Catawba |
Thomas Taylor |
|
Camden |
District Between Broad & Catawba |
John Turner |
|
Camden |
District Between Broad & Catawba |
John Winn |
|
Camden |
New Acquisition District |
Francis Adams |
|
Camden |
New Acquisition District |
William Byers |
|
Camden |
New Acquisition District |
James Carson |
|
Camden |
New Acquisition District |
Robert Dickey |
|
Camden |
New Acquisition District |
John Howe |
|
Camden |
New Acquisition District |
Joseph Howe |
|
Camden |
New Acquisition District |
Thomas Janes |
|
Camden |
New Acquisition District |
Alexander Love |
|
Camden |
New Acquisition District |
Robert McAfee |
|
Camden |
New Acquisition District |
William McCulloch |
|
Camden |
New Acquisition District |
Thomas Neel |
|
Camden |
New Acquisition District |
Ezekiel Polk |
|
Camden |
New Acquisition District |
Francis Ross |
|
Camden |
New Acquisition District |
Samuel Watson |
|
Camden |
New Acquisition District |
[vacancy] |
|
Charles Town |
Christ Church |
John Boone |
|
Charles Town |
Christ Church |
Gabriel Capers |
|
Charles Town |
Christ Church |
Levi Durand (1) |
|
Charles Town |
Christ Church |
Isaac Legare |
|
Charles Town |
Christ Church |
Clement Lempriere |
|
Charles Town |
Christ Church |
John Rutledge (2) |
|
Charles Town |
Christ Church |
William Scott, Jr. (1) |
|
Charles Town |
Christ Church |
Joshua Toomer |
|
Charles Town |
Christ Church |
Arnoldus Vanderhorst |
|
Charles Town |
St. Andrew's |
Thomas Bee (3) |
|
Charles Town |
St. Andrew's |
William Cattell |
|
Charles Town |
St. Andrew's |
Thomas Fuller (4) |
|
Charles Town |
St. Andrew's |
Isaac Rivers |
|
Charles Town |
St. Andrew's |
William Scott |
|
Charles Town |
St. Andrew's |
Richard Park Stobo |
|
Charles Town |
St. Andrew's |
Benjamin Stone |
|
Charles Town |
St. Bartholomew's |
Rawlins Lowndes |
|
Charles Town |
St. Bartholomew's |
Thomas Osborn |
|
Charles Town |
St. Bartholomew's |
James Parsons |
|
Charles Town |
St. Bartholomew's |
James Skirving |
|
Charles Town |
St. Bartholomew's |
William Skirving |
|
Charles Town |
St. Bartholomew's |
Philip Smith |
|
Charles Town |
St. George, Dorchester |
John Matthews (5) |
|
Charles Town |
St. George, Dorchester |
David Oliphant |
|
Charles Town |
St. George, Dorchester |
Richard Walter |
|
Charles Town |
St. George, Dorchester |
Benjamin Waring |
|
Charles Town |
St. George, Dorchester |
John Waring |
|
Charles Town |
St. George, Dorchester |
Richard Waring |
|
Charles Town |
St. George, Dorchester |
Thomas Waring |
|
Charles Town |
St. James, Goose Creek |
John Izard |
|
Charles Town |
St. James, Goose Creek |
Thomas Middleton, Jr. (son of Henry) |
|
Charles Town |
St. James, Goose Creek |
John Parker |
|
Charles Town |
St. James, Goose Creek |
William Parker |
|
Charles Town |
St. James, Goose Creek |
Keating Simons (6) |
|
Charles Town |
St. James, Goose Creek |
Benjamin Singleton (6) |
|
Charles Town |
St. James, Goose Creek |
Benjamin Smith |
|
Charles Town |
St. James, Goose Creek |
John Wright |
|
Charles Town |
St. James, Santee |
Capers Boone |
|
Charles Town |
St. James, Santee |
Paul Douxsaint |
|
Charles Town |
St. James, Santee |
Levi Durand (7) |
|
Charles Town |
St. James, Santee |
Daniel Horry |
|
Charles Town |
St. James, Santee |
Thomas Horry |
|
Charles Town |
St. James, Santee |
Thomas Lynch |
|
Charles Town |
St. James, Santee |
Jacob Motte |
|
Charles Town |
St. John's, Berkeley |
Elias Ball, Jr. |
|
Charles Town |
St. John's, Berkeley |
James Cordes, Jr. |
|
Charles Town |
St. John's, Berkeley |
John Cordes |
|
Charles Town |
St. John's, Berkeley |
Job Marion |
|
Charles Town |
St. John's, Berkeley |
Daniel Ravenel |
|
Charles Town |
St. John's, Berkeley |
Maurice Simons |
|
Charles Town |
St. John's, Colleton |
Thomas Evance |
|
Charles Town |
St. John's, Colleton |
William Gibbes |
|
Charles Town |
St. John's, Colleton |
Ralph Izard |
|
Charles Town |
St. John's, Colleton |
Benjamin Jenkins |
|
Charles Town |
St. John's, Colleton |
Charles Cotesworth Pinckney |
|
Charles Town |
St. John's, Colleton |
Thomas Tucker |
|
Charles Town |
St. Paul's |
Benjamin Elliott |
|
Charles Town |
St. Paul's |
Charles Elliott |
|
Charles Town |
St. Paul's |
Thomas Ferguson |
|
Charles Town |
St. Paul's |
George Haig |
|
Charles Town |
St. Paul's |
Robert Ladson |
|
Charles Town |
St. Paul's |
George Livingston |
|
Charles Town |
St. Paul's |
John McQueen |
|
Charles Town |
St. Philip's & St. Michael's |
Cato Ash (8) |
|
Charles Town |
St. Philip's & St. Michael's |
Peter Bacot |
|
Charles Town |
St. Philip's & St. Michael's |
John Berwick |
|
Charles Town |
St. Philip's & St. Michael's |
Peter Bocquet |
|
Charles Town |
St. Philip's & St. Michael's |
James Brown |
|
Charles Town |
St. Philip's & St. Michael's |
Daniel Cannon |
|
Charles Town |
St. Philip's & St. Michael's |
Thomas Corbett |
|
Charles Town |
St. Philip's & St. Michael's |
John Edwards |
|
Charles Town |
St. Philip's & St. Michael's |
Nicholas Eveleigh (9) |
|
Charles Town |
St. Philip's & St. Michael's |
Christopher Gadsden |
|
Charles Town |
St. Philip's & St. Michael's |
Alexander Gillon |
|
Charles Town |
St. Philip's & St. Michael's |
George Abbot Hall |
|
Charles Town |
St. Philip's & St. Michael's |
Thomas Heyward, Jr. (10) |
|
Charles Town |
St. Philip's & St. Michael's |
William Johnson |
|
Charles Town |
St. Philip's & St. Michael's |
Thomas Jones (11) |
|
Charles Town |
St. Philip's & St. Michael's |
Michael Kalteisen |
|
Charles Town |
St. Philip's & St. Michael's |
Henry Laurens (12) |
|
Charles Town |
St. Philip's & St. Michael's |
Arthur Middleton |
|
Charles Town |
St. Philip's & St. Michael's |
Henry Middleton |
|
Charles Town |
St. Philip's & St. Michael's |
Alexander Moultrie |
|
Charles Town |
St. Philip's & St. Michael's |
John Neufville |
|
Charles Town |
St. Philip's & St. Michael's |
Charles Pinckney |
|
Charles Town |
St. Philip's & St. Michael's |
Robert William Powell |
|
Charles Town |
St. Philip's & St. Michael's |
John Ernest Poyas |
|
Charles Town |
St. Philip's & St. Michael's |
Edward Rutledge |
|
Charles Town |
St. Philip's & St. Michael's |
Thomas Savage |
|
Charles Town |
St. Philip's & St. Michael's |
Josiah Smith, Jr. |
|
Charles Town |
St. Philip's & St. Michael's |
Roger Smith |
|
Charles Town |
St. Philip's & St. Michael's |
Peter Timothy |
|
Charles Town |
St. Philip's & St. Michael's |
Anthony Toomer |
|
Charles Town |
St. Philip's & St. Michael's |
Paul Townsend |
|
Charles Town |
St. Philip's & St. Michael's |
Joseph Verree |
|
Charles Town |
St. Philip's & St. Michael's |
Joshua Ward |
|
Charles Town |
St. Philip's & St. Michael's |
John Webb |
|
Charles Town |
St. Philip's & St. Michael's |
Edward Weyman |
|
Charles Town |
St. Stephen's |
Charles Cantey |
|
Charles Town |
St. Stephen's |
John Gaillard |
|
Charles Town |
St. Stephen's |
Hezekiah Maham |
|
Charles Town |
St. Stephen's |
Joseph Palmer |
|
Charles Town |
St. Stephen's |
Philip Porcher |
|
Charles Town |
St. Stephen's |
Peter Sinckler |
|
Charles Town |
St. Thomas's & St. Denis's |
James Akin |
|
Charles Town |
St. Thomas's & St. Denis's |
Joseph Fogartie |
|
Charles Town |
St. Thomas's & St. Denis's |
Isaac Harleston |
|
Charles Town |
St. Thomas's & St. Denis's |
John Huger |
|
Charles Town |
St. Thomas's & St. Denis's |
William Parker |
|
Charles Town |
St. Thomas's & St. Denis's |
Hopson Pinckney |
|
Charles Town |
St. Thomas's & St. Denis's |
Thomas Screven |
|
Charles Town |
St. Thomas's & St. Denis's |
Thomas Shubrick |
|
Charles Town |
St. Thomas's & St. Denis's |
Robert Smith |
|
Cheraws |
St. David's |
Henry William Harrington |
|
Cheraws |
St. David's |
George Hicks |
|
Cheraws |
St. David's |
Alexander McIntosh |
|
Cheraws |
St. David's |
George Pawley |
|
Cheraws |
St. David's |
Claudius Pegues |
|
Cheraws |
St. David's |
George Gabriel Powell |
|
Cheraws |
St. David's |
Samuel Wise |
|
Georgetown |
Prince Frederick's |
John James, Sr. |
|
Georgetown |
Prince Frederick's |
Theodore Gaillard, Jr. |
|
Georgetown |
Prince Frederick's |
Archibald McDonald |
|
Georgetown |
Prince Frederick's |
Thomas Port |
|
Georgetown |
Prince Frederick's |
Benjamin Screven |
|
Georgetown |
Prince Frederick's |
Anthony White |
|
Georgetown |
Prince George's, Winyah |
Joseph Allston |
|
Georgetown |
Prince George's, Winyah |
Elias Horry, Jr. |
|
Georgetown |
Prince George's, Winyah |
Benjamin Huger |
|
Georgetown |
Prince George's, Winyah |
Thomas Lynch, Jr. (13) |
|
Georgetown |
Prince George's, Winyah |
Paul Trapier, Jr. |
|
Georgetown |
Prince George's, Winyah |
John Withers (14) |
|
Georgetown |
Prince George's, Winyah |
Benjamin Young |
|
Ninety-Six |
St. Mark's |
Patrick Calhoun |
|
Ninety-Six |
St. Mark's |
John Lewis Gervais |
|
Ninety-Six |
St. Mark's |
LeRoy Hammond |
|
Ninety-Six |
St. Mark's |
John Harris |
|
Ninety-Six |
St. Mark's |
James Mayson |
|
Ninety-Six |
St. Mark's |
William Moore |
|
Ninety-Six |
St. Mark's |
Richard Andrews Rapley |
|
Ninety-Six |
St. Mark's |
Francis Salvador (15) |
|
Ninety-Six |
St. Mark's |
Andrew Williamson |
|
Ninety-Six |
St. Mark's |
[vacancy] (16) |
|
Ninety-Six |
Lower District |
Jonas Beard |
|
Ninety-Six |
Lower District |
William Henderson |
|
Ninety-Six |
Lower District |
Michael Leitner |
|
Ninety-Six |
Lower District |
John Prince |
|
Ninety-Six |
Lower District |
John Thomas |
|
Ninety-Six |
Lower District |
William Wofford |
|
Ninety-Six |
Lower District |
[vacancy] (16) |
|
Ninety-Six |
Upper District |
John Caldwell |
|
Ninety-Six |
Upper District |
John Caldwell (of Enoree) |
|
Ninety-Six |
Upper District |
Jonathan Downs |
|
Ninety-Six |
Upper District |
John Lindsay |
|
Ninety-Six |
Upper District |
John Rogers |
|
Ninety-Six |
Upper District |
James Williams |
|
Ninety-Six |
Upper District |
John Williams |
|
Orangeburgh |
St. Matthew's |
Simon Berwick |
|
Orangeburgh |
St. Matthew's |
John Caldwell |
|
Orangeburgh |
St. Matthew's |
Henry Felder |
|
Orangeburgh |
St. Matthew's |
William Flood |
|
Orangeburgh |
St. Matthew's |
George King |
|
Orangeburgh |
St. Matthew's |
Paul Turquand |
|
Orangeburgh |
Saxe-Gotha |
Willaim Arthur |
|
Orangeburgh |
Saxe-Gotha |
William Henry Drayton |
|
Orangeburgh |
Saxe-Gotha |
Benjamin Farrar |
|
Orangeburgh |
Saxe-Gotha |
Ralph Humphries |
|
Orangeburgh |
Saxe-Gotha |
Henry Patrick |
|
Orangeburgh |
Saxe-Gotha |
Jacob Richman |
|
Orangeburgh |
Saxe-Gotha |
William Tucker |
|
Orangeburgh |
District Between Savannah River & North Fork of
Edisto River |
John Collins |
|
Orangeburgh |
District Between Savannah River & North Fork of
Edisto River |
Andrew Cumming |
|
Orangeburgh |
District Between Savannah River & North Fork of
Edisto River |
James Jones |
|
Orangeburgh |
District Between Savannah River & North Fork of
Edisto River |
George Robinson |
|
Orangeburgh |
District Between Savannah River & North Fork of
Edisto River |
John Salley |
|
Orangeburgh |
District Between Savannah River & North Fork of
Edisto River |
James Wilson |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
Lachlan McIntosh |
|
| (1) Took his seat September 18, but it was challenged
by William Scott, Jr., whom the General Assembly decided in favor
of, so William Scott, Jr. was seated September 24. |
| (2) Elected President on March 26, 1776 and took
office on March 28, 1776. |
| (3) Commissioned as Assistant Judge on April
15, 1776, thereby losing this seat. Re-elected and refilled this
seat in October. |
| (4) Replaced Thomas Bee when he was appointed
as Assistant Judge. Not re-elected in October. |
| (5) Commissioned as Assistant Judge on March
27, 1776, thereby losing this seat. Re-elected and refilled this
seat on September 19, 1776. |
| (6) Benjamin Singleton died before September
9, 1776 and Keating Simons was elected to fill this vacancy. |
| (7) Elected to this seat but chose instead to
fill a seat in Christ Church Parish, which was contested, see
note 1. |
| (8) Died on September 18, 1776. |
| (9) His election was declared null and void on
October 2, 1776. |
| (10) Elected as delegate to Continental Congress,
therefore this seat was declared null and void. |
| (11) His election was declared null and void
on October 2, 1776. |
| (12) Elected Vice-President March 26, 1776 and
took office on March 28, 1776. |
| (13) Although elected to a seat in Charles Town
District, then elected to Continental Congress, this seat was
not considered null and void nor vacant while he was in Philadelphia. |
| (14) His election was declared null and void
on October 2, 1776. |
| (15) Killed in battle with the Cherokee Indians
on August 1, 1776. |
| (16) May have been filled by Lachlan McIntosh,
shown above as "unknown district" - long story, but
records are not clear. |
|
Members of the
Legislative Council - March 26, 1776 to October 20, 1776 |
|
Thomas Bee (17) |
Joseph Kershaw |
John Parker (23) |
|
Stephen Bull |
Henry Laurens (19) |
Charles Pinckney |
|
Thomas Ferguson |
Rawlins Lowndes (20) |
George Gabriel Powell |
|
Thomas Fuller (18) |
Henry Middleton |
Richard Richardson |
|
LeRoy Hammond |
William Moultrie (21) |
Thomas Shubrick |
|
Daniel Horry (18) |
David Oliphant (22) |
|
| (17) Commissioned as Assistant Judge on March
27, 1776. |
| (18) Elected to replace Thomas Bee and David
Oliphant |
| (19) Elected Vice-President on March 26, 1776. |
| (20) Declined to serve. |
| (21) Elected to replace Henry Laurens. |
| (22) By September, he had been chosen for the
Continental Office of Director General of Hospitals, and his
successor was elected by the General Assembly. |
| (23) Elected on September 19, 1776 to fill seat
declined by Rawlins Lowndes. |
