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Richard Winn
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from South Carolina's 5th district | |
In office March 4, 1803 – March 3, 1813 | |
Preceded by | William Butler |
Succeeded by | David R. Evans |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from South Carolina's 4th district | |
In office January 24, 1802 – March 3, 1803 | |
Preceded by | Thomas Sumter |
Succeeded by | Wade Hampton I |
In office March 4, 1793 – March 3, 1797 | |
Preceded by | Thomas Sumter |
Succeeded by | Thomas Sumter |
19th Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina | |
In office December 4, 1800 – December 8, 1802 | |
Governor | John Drayton |
Preceded by | John Drayton |
Succeeded by | Ezekiel Pickens |
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Born | 1750 (1750) Fauquier County, Virginia Colony, British America |
Died | December 19, 1818(1818-12-19) (aged 67–68) Maury County, Tennessee, U.S. |
Resting place | Greenwood Cemetery, Columbia, Tennessee |
Political party | Anti-Administration (until 1795) |
Other political affiliations | Democratic-Republican (after 1795) |
Spouse | Priscilla McKinney Winn |
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Branch/service | Continental Army South Carolina militia |
Years of service | 1775 – 1783 |
Rank | General |
Battles/wars | American Revolutionary War |
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Richard Winn (1750 – December 19, 1818) was an American politician, surveyor, merchant, and slave owner[1] from Winnsboro, South Carolina. During the American Revolutionary War he was an officer in the 3rd South Carolina Regiment. After the regiment was captured at Charleston, he served in a militia partisan unit under Thomas Sumter. After the war he became a general in the South Carolina militia.
He represented South Carolina in the U.S. House from 1793 until 1797 and from 1803 to 1813.
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Preceded by Thomas Sumter |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from South Carolina's 4th congressional district 1793–1797 |
Succeeded by Thomas Sumter |
Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from South Carolina's 4th congressional district 1802–1803 |
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Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from South Carolina's 5th congressional district 1803–1813 |
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Preceded by | Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina 1800–1802 |
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