Samuel Farrow
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Samuel Farrow was a U.S. Representative
from South Carolina
.
Born in Virginia in 1759, Farrow moved to South Carolina with his father's family, who settled in Spartanburg District in 1765.
He served in the Revolutionary War
.
He studied law.
He was admitted to the bar in 1793 and commenced practice in Spartanburg, South Carolina
.
He also engaged in agricultural pursuits near Cross Anchor.
Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina 1810–1812.
Farrow was elected as a Democratic-Republican
to the Thirteenth Congress (March 4, 1813 – March 3, 1815).
He was not a candidate for renomination in 1814.
He resumed the practice of law.
He also engaged in agricultural pursuits.
He served as member of the State house of representatives 1816–1819 and 1822–1823.
He died in Columbia, South Carolina
, November 18, 1824.
He was interred in the family burial ground on his plantation, near the battlefield of Musgrove Mill, South Carolina.
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 in Virginia in 1759, Farrow moved to South Carolina with his father's family, who settled in Spartanburg District in 1765.
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 studied law.
He was admitted to the bar in 1793 and commenced practice in Spartanburg, South Carolina
Spartanburg, South Carolina
thgSpartanburg is the largest city in and the county seat of Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States. It is the second-largest city of the three primary cities in the Upstate region of South Carolina, and is located northwest of Columbia, west of Charlotte, and about northeast of...
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He also engaged in agricultural pursuits near Cross Anchor.
Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina 1810–1812.
Farrow 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 Thirteenth Congress (March 4, 1813 – March 3, 1815).
He was not a candidate for renomination in 1814.
He resumed the practice of law.
He also engaged in agricultural pursuits.
He served as member of the State house of representatives 1816–1819 and 1822–1823.
He died in Columbia, South Carolina
Columbia, South Carolina
Columbia is the state capital and largest city in the U.S. state of South Carolina. The population was 129,272 according to the 2010 census. Columbia is the county seat of Richland County, but a portion of the city extends into neighboring Lexington County. The city is the center of a metropolitan...
, November 18, 1824.
He was interred in the family burial ground on his plantation, near the battlefield of Musgrove Mill, South Carolina.