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Thomas Lowndes (congressman)

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Preceded by
  
Thomas Pinckney

Party
  
Federalist Party

Political party
  
Federalist

Succeeded by
  
Robert Marion

Name
  
Thomas Lowndes

Died
  
July 8, 1843


Thomas Lowndes (congressman)

Born
  
January 22, 1766 Charleston, South Carolina (
1766-01-22
)

Role
  
Former U.S. Representative

Previous office
  
Representative (SC 1st District) 1801–1805

Member of congress start date
  
March 4, 1801

Thomas Lowndes (January 22, 1766 – July 8, 1843) was an American lawyer and statesman from Charleston, South Carolina. Educated in Charleston, he studied law there and became a practicing lawyer in the city in the late 18th century. He was a member of the state legislature from 1792 to 1799. He represented South Carolina's 1st Congressional District in the U.S. Congress from March 4, 1801 to March 3, 1805. He was not re-elected in 1804. He failed to win back his seat in 1808, and retired from public life thereafter. He died in Charleston in 1843.

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