South Carolina's 8th congressional district

The 8th Congressional District of South Carolina was a congressional district

Congressional district

A congressional district is “a geographical division of a state from which one member of the House of Representatives is elected.”Congressional Districts are made up of three main components, a representative, constituents, and the specific land area that both the representative and the...

for the United States House of Representatives

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...

in 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...

. It was created in 1803 as a result of the 1800 Census

United States Census, 1800

The United States Census of 1800 was the second Census conducted in the United States. It was conducted on August 4, 1800.It showed that 5,308,483 people were living in the United States of which 893,602 were slaves. The 1800 Census included the new District of Columbia...

and eliminated in 1843 as a result of the 1840 Census

United States Census, 1840

The United States Census of 1840 was the sixth census of the United States. Conducted by the Bureau of the Census on June 1, 1840, it determined the resident population of the United States to be 17,069,453 — an increase of 32.7 percent over the 12,866,020 persons enumerated during the 1830...

. The district was last represented by Thomas De Lage Sumter

Thomas De Lage Sumter

Thomas De Lage Sumter was a U.S. Representative from South Carolina, grandson of Thomas Sumter.Born in Germantown, Pennsylvania, Sumter attended the common schools at Edgehill, near Stateburg, South Carolina....

List of representatives

Name	Took Office	Left Office	Party	District Residence	Notes
District created in 1803
John B. Earle John B. Earle John Baylis Earle was a U.S. Representative from South Carolina, nephew of Elias Earle and cousin of Samuel Earle....	March 4, 1803	March 3, 1805	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...	Anderson County Anderson County, South Carolina -Demographics:As of the census of 2010, there were 187,126 people and 70,597 households residing in the county. The population density was 260.6 people per square mile . There were 84,092 housing units...
Elias Earle Elias Earle Elias Earle was a United States Representative from South Carolina. Born in Frederick County, Virginia, he attended private school and moved to Greenville County, South Carolina, in September 1787...	March 4, 1805	March 3, 1807	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...	Greenville Greenville, South Carolina -Law and government:The city of Greenville adopted the Council-Manager form of municipal government in 1976.-History:The area was part of the Cherokee Nation's protected grounds after the Treaty of 1763, which ended the French and Indian War. No White man was allowed to enter, though some families...
Lemuel J. Alston Lemuel J. Alston Lemuel James Alston was a U.S. Representative from South Carolina.Born in the eastern part of Granville County, North Carolina, Alston moved to South Carolina after the Revolutionary War and settled near Greens Mill, which soon became the town of Greenville, South Carolina. He studied law and was...	March 4, 1807	March 3, 1811	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...	Greenville Greenville, South Carolina -Law and government:The city of Greenville adopted the Council-Manager form of municipal government in 1976.-History:The area was part of the Cherokee Nation's protected grounds after the Treaty of 1763, which ended the French and Indian War. No White man was allowed to enter, though some families...
Elias Earle Elias Earle Elias Earle was a United States Representative from South Carolina. Born in Frederick County, Virginia, he attended private school and moved to Greenville County, South Carolina, in September 1787...	March 4, 1811	March 3, 1813	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...	Greenville Greenville, South Carolina -Law and government:The city of Greenville adopted the Council-Manager form of municipal government in 1976.-History:The area was part of the Cherokee Nation's protected grounds after the Treaty of 1763, which ended the French and Indian War. No White man was allowed to enter, though some families...	redistricted to the 7th district South Carolina's 7th congressional district For other uses see SC 7 The 7th Congressional District of South Carolina was a congressional district for the United States House of Representatives in South Carolina. It was first eliminated in 1853 as a result of the 1850 Census. After the 1880 Census, it was again reconstituted for 50 years...
Samuel Farrow Samuel Farrow 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....	March 4, 1813	March 3, 1815	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...	Spartanburg 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...
Thomas Moore	March 4, 1815	March 3, 1817	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...	Spartanburg County
Wilson Nesbitt Wilson Nesbitt Wilson T. Nesbitt was a United States Representative from South Carolina. His date of birth is unknown but he resided in Spartanburg, South Carolina were he attended the common schools. Later, he was a student at South Carolina College at Columbia, South Carolina in 1805 and 1806...	March 4, 1817	March 3, 1819	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...	Spartanburg 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...
John McCreary John McCreary John Mccreary was a U.S. Representative from South Carolina.Born near Fishing Creek, about eighteen miles from Chester, South Carolina, Mccreary received his schooling from private tutors.He became a surveyor....	March 4, 1819	March 3, 1821	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...	Chester Chester, South Carolina Chester is a small city in Chester County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 6,476 at the 2000 census and a center urban cluster population of 11,140...
Joseph Gist Joseph Gist Joseph Gist was a U.S. Representative from South Carolina.Born near the mouth of Fair Forest Creek, Union District, South Carolina, Gist moved to Charleston with his parents in 1788.He attended the common schools....	March 4, 1821	March 3, 1823	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...	Pinckneyville	redistricted to the 7th district South Carolina's 7th congressional district For other uses see SC 7 The 7th Congressional District of South Carolina was a congressional district for the United States House of Representatives in South Carolina. It was first eliminated in 1853 as a result of the 1850 Census. After the 1880 Census, it was again reconstituted for 50 years...
John Carter John Carter (South Carolina) John Carter was a U.S. Representative from South Carolina.Born on the Black River, near Camden, Sumter District, South Carolina, Carter was graduated from South Carolina College at Columbia in 1811.He studied law.He was admitted to the bar in 1814 and commenced practice in Camden, South...	March 4, 1823	March 3, 1825	Jacksonian D-R 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...		redistricted from the 9th district South Carolina's 9th congressional district The 9th Congressional District of South Carolina was a congressional district for the United States House of Representatives in South 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...
	March 4, 1825	March 3, 1829	Jackson
James Blair James Blair (South Carolina) James Blair was a United States Representative from South Carolina. He was born in the Waxhaw settlement, Lancaster County, South Carolina to Sarah Douglass and William Blair...	March 4, 1829	April 1, 1834	Jackson	Lancaster County	Died
Richard Irvine Manning I Richard Irvine Manning I Richard Irvine Manning I was the 50th Governor of South Carolina from 1824 to 1826 and was later a Representative in the United States Congress.-Early life and career:...	December 8, 1834	May 1, 1836	Jackson	Columbia 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...	Died
John Peter Richardson II John Peter Richardson II John Peter Richardson II was the 59th Governor of South Carolina from 1840 to 1842.-Early life and career:Born on Hickory Hill Plantation in Clarendon County, Richardson was educated at Moses Waddel's School in Willington. He graduated from South Carolina College in 1819 and practiced law upon...	December 19, 1836	March 3, 1837	Jackson	Spartanburg 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...
	March 4, 1837	March 3, 1839	Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
Thomas De Lage Sumter Thomas De Lage Sumter Thomas De Lage Sumter was a U.S. Representative from South Carolina, grandson of Thomas Sumter.Born in Germantown, Pennsylvania, Sumter attended the common schools at Edgehill, near Stateburg, South Carolina....	March 4, 1839	March 3, 1843	Democratic	Stateburg Stateburg, South Carolina Stateburg is a census-designated place in the High Hills of Santee in Sumter County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 1,264 at the 2000 census. It is included in the Sumter, South Carolina Metropolitan Statistical Area...
District eliminated in 1843

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