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South Carolina's 9th congressional district

South Carolina's 9th congressional district was a congressional district for the United States House of RepresentativesinSouth Carolina. It was created in 1813 as a result of the 1810 census and eliminated in 1843 as a result of the 1840 census. The district was last represented by Patrick C. Caldwell.

List of members representing the district[edit]

Member (Residence)	Party	Years	Cong ress	Electoral history	District location
District established March 4, 1813
John Kershaw (Camden)	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1813 – March 3, 1815	13th	Elected in 1812. Lost re-election.	1813–1823: "Sumter district"
William Mayrant (Stateburg)	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1815 – October 21, 1816	14th	Elected in 1814. Lost re-election and resigned.
Vacant		October 21, 1816 – January 2, 1817
Stephen Decatur Miller (Stateburg)	Democratic-Republican	January 2, 1817 – March 3, 1819	14th 15th	Elected in 1816. Elected November 25 & 26, 1816 to finish Mayrant's term and seated January 2, 1817. Retired.
Joseph Brevard (Camden)	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1819 – March 3, 1821	16th	Elected in 1818. Retired.
James Blair (Camden)	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1821 – May 8, 1822	17th	John S. Richards was elected in 1820 but declined to serve. Elected February 5 & 6, 1821 to finish Richards's term. Resigned.
Vacant		May 8, 1822 – December 11, 1822
John Carter (Camden)	Democratic-Republican	December 11, 1822 – March 3, 1823		Elected in October 1822 to finish Blair's term and seated December 11, 1822. Redistricted to the 8th district.
Starling Tucker (Mountain Shoals)	Democratic-Republican (Jackson)	March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825	18th 19th 20th 21st	Redistricted from the 5th district and re-elected in 1823. Re-elected in 1824. Re-elected in 1826. Re-elected in 1828. Retired.	1823–1833: "Newberry district"
	Jacksonian	March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1831
John K. Griffin (Newberry)	Nullifier	March 4, 1831 – March 3, 1837	22nd 23rd 24th 25th 26th	Elected in 1830. Re-elected in 1833. Re-elected in 1834. Re-elected in 1836. Re-elected in 1838. Retired.
					1833–1843: [data missing]
	Democratic	March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1841
Patrick C. Caldwell (Newberry)	Democratic	March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1843	27th	Elected in 1840. Redistricted to the 5th district and lost re-election.
District dissolved March 3, 1843

References[edit]

• Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
• Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
• Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present

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