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David Rogerson Williams

WILLIAMS, David Rogerson, a Representative from South Carolina; born in Robbins Neck, S.C., March 8, 1776; attended school at Wrentham, Mass., and Rhode Island College (now Brown University), Providence, R.I.; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1797 and practiced for three years in Providence, R.I.; editor and proprietor of the City Gazette and Weekly Carolina Gazette of Charleston, S.C., 1801-1803; engaged in cotton planting and manufacturing in Darlington County, S.C., from 1803 until his death; built the first cottonseed-oil mill in South Carolina; elected as a Democratic Republican to the Ninth and to the succeeding Congress (March 4, 1805-March 3, 1809); elected as a Democratic Republican to the Twelfth Congress (March 4, 1811-March 3, 1813); brigadier general in the United States Army July 9, 1813, to April 6, 1814, when he resigned; Governor of South Carolina 1814-1816; member of the State senate from 1824 until he was accidentally killed November 17, 1830, while superintending the construction of a bridge over Lynchs Creek, Witherspoons Ferry, on the road to Georgetown, S.C.; interment on his plantation near Society Hill, Darlington County, S.C.-Biographical Dictionary of the United States Congress

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American politician (1776-1830)

Born 1776
Died 1830. [from old catalog]

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  • Cover of: Substance of a speech delivered on the 9th December, in the House of Representatives on the first member of the first resolution reported by the Committee on Foreign Relations in the words following, "Resolved, that the United States cannot without a sacrifice of their rights, honor and independence, submit to the late edicts of Great Britain"

    First published in 1980 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: David Rogerson Williams papers

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  • Cover of: Amendment proposed by Mr. David R. Williams: in committee of the whole House, to the Bill to Interdict Commercial Intercourse Between the United States and Great Britain and France ..

    First published in 1809 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Mr. David R. William's motion: for prohibiting the entry of foreign vessels into the United States, ... and the receipt of British licenses, and for inforcing [sic] the return of all vessels of the United States ..

    First published in 1808 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: The substance of a speech, delivered in the House of representatives on the 6th January, 1812.
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    First published in 1812 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Mr. David R. William's motion: for prohibiting the entry of foreign vessels into the United States, ... and the receipt of British licenses, and for inforcing [sic] the return of all vessels of the United States ...

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American politician (1776-1830)

Born 1776
Died 1830. [from old catalog]

Subjects

Blockade, Nationality, Ships, Cherokee Indians, Commerce, Correspondence, Embargo, 1807-1809, History, Indians of North America, Land tenure, Militia, Plantations, Politics and government, Tariff

Places

United States, Great Britain, South Carolina

People

Andrew Jackson (1767-1845), James Madison (1751-1836), James Monroe (1758-1831), William Harris Crawford (1772-1834)

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War of 1812

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Alternative names

  • Williams, David Rogerson, 1776-1830
  • David Rogerson Williams American politician (1776-1830)
  • David Rogerson Williams politicien américain
  • دايفيد وليامز
  • David Rogerson Williams
  • David David Rogerson Rogerson Williams (8 Mar 1776 - 17 Nov 1830)
  • デイヴィッド・ロジャーソン・ウィリアムズ
  • デーヴィッド・ロジャーソン・ウィリアムズ
  • David R. Williams

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April 24, 2025 Edited by dcapillae merge authors
July 31, 2018 Edited by DriniBot removing erroneous .comment
March 31, 2017 Edited by MARC Bot add VIAF and wikidata ID
September 13, 2008 Edited by RenameBot fix author name
July 3, 2008 Created by an anonymous user Imported from substanceofspeec00will record