|
Members of the
4th General Assembly - 1782 |
| On January 8, 1782, the South Carolina legislature
met in Jacksonborough with Maj. Gen. Nathanael Greene and his
large Patriot army between them and the British army in Charlestown.
The House of Representatives met and adjourned each day until
a quorum could arrive, which happened on January 17th (some say
January 18th). This was the first time that the South Carolina
legislature had met since 1780, before the British seized Charlestown
on May 12th. This assembly adjourned on February 16, 1782. |
| There are no extant journals for the Senate from
this General Assembly. The Journal for the House of Representatives,
and all Legislative Acts and Ordinances have been preserved. |
|
House of Representatives |
|
District |
Parish or District |
Member |
|
Beaufort |
Prince William's |
William Davis |
|
Beaufort |
Prince William's |
Aaron Gillett |
|
Beaufort |
Prince William's |
Thomas Hutson |
|
Beaufort |
Prince William's |
John McPherson |
|
Beaufort |
Prince William's |
Andrew Postell |
|
Beaufort |
Prince William's |
James Smith |
|
Beaufort |
St. Helena |
Unknown / Vacant |
|
Beaufort |
St. Helena |
Unknown / Vacant |
|
Beaufort |
St. Helena |
Pierce Butler |
|
Beaufort |
St. Helena |
Glen Drayton |
|
Beaufort |
St. Helena |
John Kean |
|
Beaufort |
St. Helena |
Charles Cotesworth Pinckney (1) |
|
Beaufort |
St. Peter's |
Thomas Cater |
|
Beaufort |
St. Peter's |
Charles DuPont |
|
Beaufort |
St. Peter's |
James Moore |
|
Beaufort |
St. Peter's |
John Moore |
|
Beaufort |
St. Peter's |
William Stafford |
|
Beaufort |
St. Peter's |
James Thompson |
|
Camden |
District Eastward of Wateree River |
James Bradley |
|
Camden |
District Eastward of Wateree River |
Samuel Dunlap |
|
Camden |
District Eastward of Wateree River |
Wood Furman |
|
Camden |
District Eastward of Wateree River |
John Gamble |
|
Camden |
District Eastward of Wateree River |
Moses Gordon |
|
Camden |
District Eastward of Wateree River |
John James (of the High Hills) |
|
Camden |
District Eastward of Wateree River |
Joseph Kershaw |
|
Camden |
District Eastward of Wateree River |
Joseph Lee |
|
Camden |
District Eastward of Wateree River |
Richard Richardson, Jr. |
|
Camden |
District Eastward of Wateree River |
William Welsh |
|
Camden |
District Between Broad & Catawba |
John Adair |
|
Camden |
District Between Broad & Catawba |
Henry Hunter |
|
Camden |
District Between Broad & Catawba |
Joseph Kirkland |
|
Camden |
District Between Broad & Catawba |
William Kirkland |
|
Camden |
District Between Broad & Catawba |
Edward Lacey |
|
Camden |
District Between Broad & Catawba |
Robert Lyell |
|
Camden |
District Between Broad & Catawba |
Charles Miles |
|
Camden |
District Between Broad & Catawba |
John Pearson |
|
Camden |
District Between Broad & Catawba |
William Reeves |
|
Camden |
District Between Broad & Catawba |
Richard Winn |
|
Camden |
New Acquisition District |
John Forgee |
|
Camden |
New Acquisition District |
William Hill |
|
Camden |
New Acquisition District |
Joseph Howe |
|
Camden |
New Acquisition District |
William Howe |
|
Camden |
New Acquisition District |
David Leech |
|
Camden |
New Acquisition District |
John McCaw |
|
Camden |
New Acquisition District |
Joseph McKenzie |
|
Camden |
New Acquisition District |
John Moffatt |
|
Camden |
New Acquisition District |
John Patton |
|
Camden |
New Acquisition District |
Frame Woods |
|
Charles Town |
Christ Church |
John Berwick |
|
Charles Town |
Christ Church |
Clement Brown |
|
Charles Town |
Christ Church |
John Sandford Dart |
|
Charles Town |
Christ Church |
William Scott, Jr. |
|
Charles Town |
Christ Church |
James Vanderhorst |
|
Charles Town |
Christ Church |
John Vanderhorst |
|
Charles Town |
St. Andrew's |
Peter Bocquet |
|
Charles Town |
St. Andrew's |
Benjamin Cattell |
|
Charles Town |
St. Andrew's |
Thomas Odingsell Elliott |
|
Charles Town |
St. Andrew's |
Richard Hutson |
|
Charles Town |
St. Andrew's |
Solomon Milner |
|
Charles Town |
St. Andrew's |
John Rutledge |
|
Charles Town |
St. Bartholomew's |
Joseph Glover, Sr. |
|
Charles Town |
St. Bartholomew's |
Edmund Hyrne |
|
Charles Town |
St. Bartholomew's |
James Postell, Jr. |
|
Charles Town |
St. Bartholomew's |
Richard Singleton |
|
Charles Town |
St. Bartholomew's |
William Skirving |
|
Charles Town |
St. Bartholomew's |
John Ward, Jr. |
|
Charles Town |
St. George's, Dorchester |
Edward Blake |
|
Charles Town |
St. George's, Dorchester |
Isaac Huger |
|
Charles Town |
St. George's, Dorchester |
John Mathews (12) |
|
Charles Town |
St. George's, Dorchester |
William Moultrie, Jr. |
|
Charles Town |
St. George's, Dorchester |
Charles Cotesworth Pinckney (1) |
|
Charles Town |
St. George's, Dorchester |
Daniel Stewart |
|
Charles Town |
St. George's, Dorchester |
Thomas Tudor Tucker |
|
Charles Town |
St. George's, Dorchester |
Thomas Waring |
|
Charles Town |
St. James, Goose Creek |
John Baddeley |
|
Charles Town |
St. James, Goose Creek |
Alexander Broughton (11) |
|
Charles Town |
St. James, Goose Creek |
Thomas Elliott (of Wappoo) |
|
Charles Town |
St. James, Goose Creek |
George Flagg |
|
Charles Town |
St. James, Goose Creek |
Ralph Izard |
|
Charles Town |
St. James, Goose Creek |
William Johnson (6) |
|
Charles Town |
St. James, Santee |
Mark Huggins |
|
Charles Town |
St. James, Santee |
Henry Hughes |
|
Charles Town |
St. James, Santee |
Joseph Legare |
|
Charles Town |
St. James, Santee |
Alexander McGregor |
|
Charles Town |
St. James, Santee |
Lewis Miles |
|
Charles Town |
St. James, Santee |
Anthony Simons |
|
Charles Town |
St. John's, Berkeley |
Alexander Broughton (11) |
|
Charles Town |
St. John's, Berkeley |
John Cordes |
|
Charles Town |
St. John's, Berkeley |
John Frierson |
|
Charles Town |
St. John's, Berkeley |
Gabriel Gignilliat |
|
Charles Town |
St. John's, Berkeley |
Thomas Giles |
|
Charles Town |
St. John's, Berkeley |
Richard Gough |
|
Charles Town |
St. John's, Colleton |
Vacant (8) |
|
Charles Town |
St. Paul's |
Thomas Bee (2) |
|
Charles Town |
St. Paul's |
Thomas Ferguson |
|
Charles Town |
St. Paul's |
George Livingston |
|
Charles Town |
St. Paul's |
Christopher Peters |
|
Charles Town |
St. Paul's |
Joseph Slann |
|
Charles Town |
St. Paul's |
Morton Wilkinson |
|
Charles Town |
St. Philip's & St. Michael's |
Thomas Bee (2) |
|
Charles Town |
St. Philip's & St. Michael's |
Richard Beresford |
|
Charles Town |
St. Philip's & St. Michael's |
John Blake |
|
Charles Town |
St. Philip's & St. Michael's |
Adaenus Burke |
|
Charles Town |
St. Philip's & St. Michael's |
Edward Darrell |
|
Charles Town |
St. Philip's & St. Michael's |
John Edwards, Jr. |
|
Charles Town |
St. Philip's & St. Michael's |
Nicholas Eveleigh |
|
Charles Town |
St. Philip's & St. Michael's |
William Hasell Gibbes |
|
Charles Town |
St. Philip's & St. Michael's |
Thomas Grimball, Jr. |
|
Charles Town |
St. Philip's & St. Michael's |
John F. Grimke |
|
Charles Town |
St. Philip's & St. Michael's |
Thomas Heyward, Jr. |
|
Charles Town |
St. Philip's & St. Michael's |
Thomas Jones |
|
Charles Town |
St. Philip's & St. Michael's |
Henry Laurens |
|
Charles Town |
St. Philip's & St. Michael's |
John Laurens |
|
Charles Town |
St. Philip's & St. Michael's |
William Lee |
|
Charles Town |
St. Philip's & St. Michael's |
Richard Lushington |
|
Charles Town |
St. Philip's & St. Michael's |
Alexander Moultrie |
|
Charles Town |
St. Philip's & St. Michael's |
John Neufville, Jr. |
|
Charles Town |
St. Philip's & St. Michael's |
John Owen |
|
Charles Town |
St. Philip's & St. Michael's |
Thomas Pinckney |
|
Charles Town |
St. Philip's & St. Michael's |
James Postell |
|
Charles Town |
St. Philip's & St. Michael's |
John Ernest Poyas |
|
Charles Town |
St. Philip's & St. Michael's |
David Ramsay |
|
Charles Town |
St. Philip's & St. Michael's |
Jacob Read |
|
Charles Town |
St. Philip's & St. Michael's |
Edward Rutledge |
|
Charles Town |
St. Philip's & St. Michael's |
Hugh Rutledge (3) |
|
Charles Town |
St. Philip's & St. Michael's |
Thomas Savage |
|
Charles Town |
St. Philip's & St. Michael's |
Daniel Stevens (13) |
|
Charles Town |
St. Philip's & St. Michael's |
Anthony Toomer |
|
Charles Town |
St. Philip's & St. Michael's |
Charles Warham |
|
Charles Town |
St. Stephen's |
Thomas Cooper |
|
Charles Town |
St. Stephen's |
Hezekiah Maham |
|
Charles Town |
St. Stephen's |
John Palmer, Jr. |
|
Charles Town |
St. Stephen's |
James Sinckler |
|
Charles Town |
St. Stephen's |
Peter Sinckler |
|
Charles Town |
St. Stephen's |
Benjamin Walker |
|
Charles Town |
St. Thomas's & St. Denis's |
Joseph Fogartie |
|
Charles Town |
St. Thomas's & St. Denis's |
Hopson Pinckney |
|
Charles Town |
St. Thomas's & St. Denis's |
Robert Quash, Jr. |
|
Charles Town |
St. Thomas's & St. Denis's |
Thomas Shubrick |
|
Charles Town |
St. Thomas's & St. Denis's |
Benjamin Simons |
|
Charles Town |
St. Thomas's & St. Denis's |
Edward Weyman |
|
Cheraws |
St. David's |
Lemuel Benton |
|
Cheraws |
St. David's |
William DeWitt |
|
Cheraws |
St. David's |
Capt. Claudius Pegues, Jr. |
|
Cheraws |
St. David's |
William Pegues |
|
Cheraws |
St. David's |
Philip Pledger |
|
Cheraws |
St. David's |
Tristram Thomas |
|
Georgetown |
All Saint's |
William Allston, Jr. |
|
Georgetown |
All Saint's |
Nathaniel Dwight |
|
Georgetown |
Prince Frederick's |
John Baxter |
|
Georgetown |
Prince Frederick's |
Maj. John James |
|
Georgetown |
Prince Frederick's |
John McCauley |
|
Georgetown |
Prince Frederick's |
William McCottry |
|
Georgetown |
Prince Frederick's |
James Postell (4) |
|
Georgetown |
Prince Frederick's |
Thomas Potts |
|
Georgetown |
Prince George's, Winyah |
William Bennison |
|
Georgetown |
Prince George's, Winyah |
Christopher Gadsen (5) |
|
Georgetown |
Prince George's, Winyah |
Peter Horry |
|
Georgetown |
Prince George's, Winyah |
Thomas Mitchell |
|
Ninety-Six |
St. Mark's |
Robert Anderson |
|
Ninety-Six |
St. Mark's |
Patrick Calhoun |
|
Ninety-Six |
St. Mark's |
John Ewing Colhoun |
|
Ninety-Six |
St. Mark's |
LeRoy Hammond |
|
Ninety-Six |
St. Mark's |
Hugh Middleton |
|
Ninety-Six |
St. Mark's |
James Moore |
|
Ninety-Six |
St. Mark's |
John Murray |
|
Ninety-Six |
St. Mark's |
Andrew Pickens |
|
Ninety-Six |
St. Mark's |
Arthur Simkins |
|
Ninety-Six |
Lower District |
David Glynn |
|
Ninety-Six |
Lower District |
Michael Leitner |
|
Ninety-Six |
Lower District |
George Ruff |
|
Ninety-Six |
Lower District |
Philemon Waters |
|
Ninety-Six |
Little River District |
Benjamin Kilgore |
|
Ninety-Six |
Little River District |
James Montgomery |
|
Ninety-Six |
Little River District |
Dr. George Ross |
|
Ninety-Six |
Little River District |
John Wyld |
|
Ninety-Six |
Upper or Spartan District |
Thomas Brandon |
|
Ninety-Six |
Upper or Spartan District |
William Henderson |
|
Ninety-Six |
Upper or Spartan District |
Samuel McJunkin |
|
Ninety-Six |
Upper or Spartan District |
John Thomas, Jr. (14) |
|
Orangeburgh |
St. Matthew's & Orange |
Henry Felder, Jr. |
|
Orangeburgh |
St. Matthew's & Orange |
William Myddleton |
|
Orangeburgh |
St. Matthew's & Orange |
Richard Andrews Rapley |
|
Orangeburgh |
St. Matthew's & Orange |
William Reid |
|
Orangeburgh |
St. Matthew's & Orange |
George Rennerson |
|
Orangeburgh |
St. Matthew's & Orange |
John Adam Treutlen |
|
Orangeburgh |
Saxe-Gotha |
Jonas Beard |
|
Orangeburgh |
Saxe-Gotha |
Joseph Culpeper |
|
Orangeburgh |
Saxe-Gotha |
Uriah Goodwyn |
|
Orangeburgh |
Saxe-Gotha |
Richard Hampton |
|
Orangeburgh |
Saxe-Gotha |
Wade Hampton |
|
Orangeburgh |
Saxe-Gotha |
Dr. Jacob Richmond |
|
Orangeburgh |
District Between Savannah River & North Fork of
Edisto River |
John Collins |
|
Orangeburgh |
District Between Savannah River & North Fork of
Edisto River |
William Dunbar |
|
Orangeburgh |
District Between Savannah River & North Fork of
Edisto River |
Robert Lark |
|
Orangeburgh |
District Between Savannah River & North Fork of
Edisto River |
John Parkinson |
|
Orangeburgh |
District Between Savannah River & North Fork of
Edisto River |
George Robinson |
|
Orangeburgh |
District Between Savannah River & North Fork of
Edisto River |
William Robinson |
|
Senate |
|
District |
Parish or District |
Member |
|
Beaufort |
Prince William's |
William Harden |
|
Beaufort |
St. Helena's |
Benjamin Guerard |
|
Beaufort |
St. Peter's |
Cornelius DuPont |
|
Camden |
District Eastward of Wateree River |
Thomas Sumter |
|
Camden |
District Between Broad & Catawba |
Thomas Taylor (6) |
|
Camden |
New Acquisition |
Samuel Watson |
|
Charles Town |
Christ Church |
Arnoldus Vanderhorst (6) |
|
Charles Town |
St. Andrew's |
William Scott |
|
Charles Town |
St. Bartholomew's |
John Lloyd |
|
Charles Town |
St. George's, Dorchester |
David Oliphant |
|
Charles Town |
St. James, Goose Creek |
William Logan (6) |
|
Charles Town |
St. James, Santee |
Richard Withers |
|
Charles Town |
St. John's, Berkeley |
Francis Marion |
|
Charles Town |
St. John's, Colleton |
Vacant (7) |
|
Charles Town |
St. Paul's |
Joseph Bee |
|
Charles Town |
St. Philip's & St. Michael's |
Arthur Middleton (9)
Isaac Motte (9) |
|
Charles Town |
St. Stephen's |
Joseph Palmer (6) |
|
Charles Town |
St. Thomas's & St. Dennis's |
Isaac Child Harleston (6) |
|
Cheraws |
St. David's |
William Thomas (6) |
|
Georgetown |
Prince George's, Winyah & All Saints |
Hugh Horry |
|
Georgetown |
Prince Frederick |
Samuel Smith |
|
Ninety-Six |
St. Mark's |
John Lewis Gervais (10) |
|
Ninety-Six |
Little River District |
Levi Casey (6) |
|
Ninety-Six |
Lower District |
Thomas Gordon (7) |
|
Ninety-Six |
Upper or Spartan District |
Simon Berwick |
|
Orangeburgh |
St. Matthew's & Orange |
William Thomson (6) |
|
Orangeburgh |
Saxe Gotha |
William Arthur |
|
Orangeburgh |
District Between Savannah River and North Fork of
Edisto River |
Stephen Smith |
| (1) Elected from St. Helena's Parish and St.
George's Parish, Dorchester. Did not qualify for either. |
| (2) Elected from St. Paul's Parish and from St.
Philip's & St. Michael's Parish. He chose St. Paul's Parish.
Soon elected to Continental Congress and went to Philadelphia. |
| (3) Elected Speaker of the House. |
| (4) Also elected to represent St. Philip's &
St. Michael's Parish, which he chose to represent. This seat
was not back-filled in Prince Frederick's Parish. |
| (5) Resigned as Lt. Governor on January 29, 1782
so he could accept his seat in the House of Representatives.
He was elected as Governor, but he declined the office. |
| (6) These men were elected, but they did not
attend this General Assembly. |
| (7) Thomas Gordon was elected, but he declined
to serve. |
| (8) The British held St. John's, Colleton - therefore,
no election was held. |
| (9) Arthur Middleton and Isaac Motte were both
elected as Senators for St. Philip's & St. Michael's Parish,
but they were also elected as delegates to the Continental Congress,
which both accepted. Middleton was already in Philadelphia where
he was exchanged in July of 1781. Motte had been in Philadelphia
since 1780. |
| (10) John Lewis Gervais was elected President
of the Senate. |
| (11) Alexander Broughton was elected for both
St. James, Goose Creek and St. John's, Berkley Parishes, but
he did not qualify and never took a seat. |
| (12) John Mathews was elected Governor on January
29, 1782. He was also elected to the Privy Council from 1782
to 1785. |
| (13) Daniel Stevens was elected as Sheriff of
Charles Town District on January 30, 1782. |
| (14) John Thomas, Jr. was elected as Sheriff
of Ninety-Six District on January 30, 1782. |
