John McCreary
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John Mccreary was a U.S. Representative
from South Carolina
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Born near Fishing Creek, about eighteen miles from Chester, South Carolina, Mccreary received his schooling from private tutors.
He became a surveyor.
He also engaged in agricultural pursuits.
He served in the Revolutionary War
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He served as member of the state house of representatives from 1794 to 1799 and 1802.
Sheriff of Chester District (now Chester County).
Mccreary was elected as a Democratic-Republican
to the Sixteenth Congress (March 4, 1819 – March 3, 1821).
He resumed agricultural pursuits and surveying.
He died on his plantation in South Carolina November 4, 1833.
He was interred in the Richardson Church Cemetery, Chester County, South Carolina
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United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from 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...
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Born near Fishing Creek, about eighteen miles from Chester, South Carolina, Mccreary received his schooling from private tutors.
He became a surveyor.
He also engaged in agricultural pursuits.
He served in the Revolutionary War
American Revolutionary War
The American Revolutionary War , the American War of Independence, or simply the Revolutionary War, began as a war between the Kingdom of Great Britain and thirteen British colonies in North America, and ended in a global war between several European great powers.The war was the result of the...
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He served as member of the state house of representatives from 1794 to 1799 and 1802.
Sheriff of Chester District (now Chester County).
Mccreary was elected as a Democratic-Republican
Democratic-Republican Party (United States)
The Democratic-Republican Party or Republican Party was an American political party founded in the early 1790s by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. Political scientists use the former name, while historians prefer the latter one; contemporaries generally called the party the "Republicans", along...
to the Sixteenth Congress (March 4, 1819 – March 3, 1821).
He resumed agricultural pursuits and surveying.
He died on his plantation in South Carolina November 4, 1833.
He was interred in the Richardson Church Cemetery, Chester County, South Carolina
Chester County, South Carolina
Chester County is a county located in the U.S. state of South Carolina. In 2000, its population was 34,068; in 2005 the U.S. Census Bureau estimated that its population had dropped to 33,228. Its county seat is Chester.-Geography and climate:...
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