Huger
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Huger, a surname of French
origin, may refer to:
Five brothers from a prominent South Carolina
family of Huguenot
descent who served in the American Revolution:
And their descendants:
French people
The French are a nation that share a common French culture and speak the French language as a mother tongue. Historically, the French population are descended from peoples of Celtic, Latin and Germanic origin, and are today a mixture of several ethnic groups...
origin, may refer to:
Five brothers from a prominent South Carolina
South Carolina
South Carolina is a state in the Deep South of the United States that borders Georgia to the south, North Carolina to the north, and the Atlantic Ocean to the east. Originally part of the Province of Carolina, the Province of South Carolina was one of the 13 colonies that declared independence...
family of Huguenot
Huguenot
The Huguenots were members of the Protestant Reformed Church of France during the 16th and 17th centuries. Since the 17th century, people who formerly would have been called Huguenots have instead simply been called French Protestants, a title suggested by their German co-religionists, the...
descent who served in the American Revolution:
- Benjamin Huger (American Revolution)Benjamin Huger (American Revolution)Benjamin Huger was one of five Huger brothers from South Carolina who served in the American Revolutionary War. Huger became a close friend of Lafayette, having met him upon his arrival near Georgetown in 1777, and his son Francis Kinloch Huger had a role in getting Lafayette temporarily released...
, killed near Charleston - Daniel HugerDaniel HugerDaniel Huger was an American planter and statesman from Berkeley County, South Carolina. His grandfather was Daniel Huger Sr , a French Huguenot who was born in Loudun, France and settled in Charleston, South Carolina...
, member of the Continental Congress and United States Congress - Francis Huger (1751–1811)
- Isaac HugerIsaac HugerIsaac Huger was a planter and Continental Army general during the American Revolutionary War.-Life and work:...
, a Continental Army officer, Continental Congressman and United States Marshal - John Huger (1744–1804)
And their descendants:
- Benjamin Huger (congressman)Benjamin Huger (congressman)Benjamin Huger was a United States Representative from South Carolina. Born at or near Charleston in 1768, he pursued an academic course and engaged in the cultivation of rice on the Waccamaw River...
, a United States Representative from South Carolina - Francis Kinloch Huger
- Benjamin Huger (general), a United States Army and Confederate Army officer from South Carolina
- Daniel Elliott HugerDaniel Elliott HugerDaniel Elliott Huger was a United States Senator from South Carolina. Born on Limerick plantation, Berkeley County , his father was Daniel Huger, a Continental Congressman and U.S. Representative from South Carolina...
, a United States Representative from South Carolina - Thomas B. HugerThomas B. HugerThomas B. Huger was an officer in the Confederate States Navy during the U.S. Civil War. Before the war, he had served for over 20 years in the United States Navy.-Biography:...
, a United States Navy and Confederate Navy officer from South Carolina