|
Members of the
1st General Assembly |
| The First General Assembly met on two scheduled
sessions. The first session convened from March 26th to April
11th in 1776. The second session convened from September 17th
to October 20th in 1776. In Charlestown. |
|
House of Representatives |
|
District |
Parish or District |
Member |
|
Beaufort |
Prince William's |
John Bull |
|
Beaufort |
Prince William's |
William Bull |
|
Beaufort |
Prince William's |
Benjamin Garden |
|
Beaufort |
Prince William's |
William Harden |
|
Beaufort |
Prince William's |
Isaac McPherson |
|
Beaufort |
Prince William's |
Isaac Motte |
|
Beaufort |
St. Helena's |
John Barnwell |
|
Beaufort |
St. Helena's |
Daniel DeSaussure |
|
Beaufort |
St. Helena's |
Daniel Heyward, Jr. |
|
Beaufort |
St. Helena's |
John Joyner |
|
Beaufort |
St. Helena's |
William Moultrie (1) |
|
Beaufort |
St. Helena's |
Thomas Rutledge |
|
Beaufort |
St. Peter's |
Stephen Bull (2) |
|
Beaufort |
St. Peter's |
William Brisbane |
|
Beaufort |
St. Peter's |
Philotheos Chiffelle |
|
Beaufort |
St. Peter's |
Gideon Dupont |
|
Beaufort |
St. Peter's |
Thomas Middleton (son of William) |
|
Beaufort |
St. Peter's |
William Williamson |
|
Camden |
District Eastward of Wateree River |
James Bradley |
|
Camden |
District Eastward of Wateree River |
Joseph Kershaw (3) |
|
Camden |
District Eastward of Wateree River |
Aaron Loocock |
|
Camden |
District Eastward of Wateree River |
William Massey |
|
Camden |
District Eastward of Wateree River |
Robert Patton |
|
Camden |
District Eastward of Wateree River |
Richard Richardson (4) |
|
Camden |
District Eastward of Wateree River |
William Richardson |
|
Camden |
District Eastward of Wateree River |
Matthew Singleton |
|
Camden |
District Eastward of Wateree River |
Thomas Sumter |
|
Camden |
District Eastward of Wateree River |
William Tennent |
|
Camden |
District Between Broad & Catawba |
William Barrow |
|
Camden |
District Between Broad & Catawba |
William Howell |
|
Camden |
District Between Broad & Catawba |
Henry Hunter |
|
Camden |
District Between Broad & Catawba |
William Lang |
|
Camden |
District Between Broad & Catawba |
William Lee |
|
Camden |
District Between Broad & Catawba |
John Nixon |
|
Camden |
District Between Broad & Catawba |
William Strother |
|
Camden |
District Between Broad & Catawba |
Thomas Taylor |
|
Camden |
District Between Broad & Catawba |
John Turner |
|
Camden |
District Between Broad & Catawba |
John Winn |
|
Camden |
New Acquisition District |
Francis Adams |
|
Camden |
New Acquisition District |
William Byers |
|
Camden |
New Acquisition District |
James Carson |
|
Camden |
New Acquisition District |
Robert Dickey |
|
Camden |
New Acquisition District |
John Howe |
|
Camden |
New Acquisition District |
Joseph Howe |
|
Camden |
New Acquisition District |
Thomas Janes |
|
Camden |
New Acquisition District |
Alexander Love |
|
Camden |
New Acquisition District |
Robert McAfee |
|
Camden |
New Acquisition District |
William McCulloch |
|
Camden |
New Acquisition District |
Thomas Neel |
|
Camden |
New Acquisition District |
Ezekiel Polk |
|
Camden |
New Acquisition District |
Francis Ross |
|
Camden |
New Acquisition District |
Samuel Watson |
|
Camden |
New Acquisition District |
Vacancy |
|
Charles Town |
Christ Church |
John Boone |
|
Charles Town |
Christ Church |
Gabriel Capers |
|
Charles Town |
Christ Church |
Levi Durand (5) |
|
Charles Town |
Christ Church |
Isaac Legare |
|
Charles Town |
Christ Church |
Clement Lempriere (6) |
|
Charles Town |
Christ Church |
John Rutledge / Joshua Toomer (7) |
|
Charles Town |
Christ Church |
William Scott, Jr. (5) |
|
Charles Town |
Christ Church |
Arnoldus Vanderhorst |
|
Charles Town |
St. Andrew's |
Thomas Bee (8) |
|
Charles Town |
St. Andrew's |
William Cattell |
|
Charles Town |
St. Andrew's |
Thomas Fuller / Thomas Bee (9) |
|
Charles Town |
St. Andrew's |
Isaac Rivers |
|
Charles Town |
St. Andrew's |
William Scott |
|
Charles Town |
St. Andrew's |
Richard Park Stobo |
|
Charles Town |
St. Andrew's |
Benjamin Stone |
|
Charles Town |
St. Bartholomew's |
Rawlins Lowndes |
|
Charles Town |
St. Bartholomew's |
Thomas Osborn |
|
Charles Town |
St. Bartholomew's |
James Parsons* |
|
Charles Town |
St. Bartholomew's |
James Skirving |
|
Charles Town |
St. Bartholomew's |
William Skirving |
|
Charles Town |
St. Bartholomew's |
Philip Smith |
|
Charles Town |
St. George's, Dorchester |
John Mathews (10) |
|
Charles Town |
St. George's, Dorchester |
David Oliphant / John Waring (11) |
|
Charles Town |
St. George's, Dorchester |
Richard Walter |
|
Charles Town |
St. George's, Dorchester |
Benjamin Waring |
|
Charles Town |
St. George's, Dorchester |
Richard Waring |
|
Charles Town |
St. George's, Dorchester |
Thomas Waring |
|
Charles Town |
St. James, Goose Creek |
John Izard |
|
Charles Town |
St. James, Goose Creek |
Thomas Middleton, Jr. (son of Henry) |
|
Charles Town |
St. James, Goose Creek |
John Parker / William Parker (12) |
|
Charles Town |
St. James, Goose Creek |
Benjamin Singleton/Keating Simons (13) |
|
Charles Town |
St. James, Goose Creek |
Benjamin Smith |
|
Charles Town |
St. James, Goose Creek |
John Wright |
|
Charles Town |
St. James, Santee |
Capers Boone |
|
Charles Town |
St. James, Santee |
Paul Douxsaint |
|
Charles Town |
St. James, Santee |
Daniel Horry (14) |
|
Charles Town |
St. James, Santee |
Thomas Horry |
|
Charles Town |
St. James, Santee |
Thomas Lynch |
|
Charles Town |
St. James, Santee |
Jacob Motte |
|
Charles Town |
St. John's, Berkeley |
Elias Ball, Jr. |
|
Charles Town |
St. John's, Berkeley |
James Cordes, Jr. |
|
Charles Town |
St. John's, Berkeley |
John Cordes |
|
Charles Town |
St. John's, Berkeley |
Job Marion |
|
Charles Town |
St. John's, Berkeley |
Daniel Ravenel |
|
Charles Town |
St. John's, Berkeley |
Maurice Simons |
|
Charles Town |
St. John's, Colleton |
Thomas Evance |
|
Charles Town |
St. John's, Colleton |
William Gibbes |
|
Charles Town |
St. John's, Colleton |
Ralph Izard |
|
Charles Town |
St. John's, Colleton |
Benjamin Jenkins |
|
Charles Town |
St. John's, Colleton |
Charles Cotesworth Pinckney |
|
Charles Town |
St. John's, Colleton |
Thomas Tucker |
|
Charles Town |
St. Paul's |
Benjamin Elliott |
|
Charles Town |
St. Paul's |
Charles Elliott |
|
Charles Town |
St. Paul's |
Thomas Ferguson/George Livingston (15) |
|
Charles Town |
St. Paul's |
George Haig |
|
Charles Town |
St. Paul's |
Robert Ladson |
|
Charles Town |
St. Paul's |
George Livingston |
|
Charles Town |
St. Paul's |
John McQueen |
|
Charles Town |
St. Philip's & St. Michael's |
Cato Ash / Alexander Moultrie (16) |
|
Charles Town |
St. Philip's & St. Michael's |
Peter Bacot |
|
Charles Town |
St. Philip's & St. Michael's |
John Berwick |
|
Charles Town |
St. Philip's & St. Michael's |
Peter Bocquet |
|
Charles Town |
St. Philip's & St. Michael's |
James Brown |
|
Charles Town |
St. Philip's & St. Michael's |
Daniel Cannon |
|
Charles Town |
St. Philip's & St. Michael's |
Thomas Corbett |
|
Charles Town |
St. Philip's & St. Michael's |
John Edwards |
|
Charles Town |
St. Philip's & St. Michael's |
Nicholas Eveleigh (17) |
|
Charles Town |
St. Philip's & St. Michael's |
Christopher Gadsden |
|
Charles Town |
St. Philip's & St. Michael's |
Alexander Gillon |
|
Charles Town |
St. Philip's & St. Michael's |
George Abbot Hall |
|
Charles Town |
St. Philip's & St. Michael's |
Thomas Heyward, Jr. (18) |
|
Charles Town |
St. Philip's & St. Michael's |
William Johnson |
|
Charles Town |
St. Philip's & St. Michael's |
Thomas Jones (19) |
|
Charles Town |
St. Philip's & St. Michael's |
Michael Kalteisen |
|
Charles Town |
St. Philip's & St. Michael's |
Henry Laurens (20) |
|
Charles Town |
St. Philip's & St. Michael's |
Arthur Middleton (18) |
|
Charles Town |
St. Philip's & St. Michael's |
John Neufville |
|
Charles Town |
St. Philip's & St. Michael's |
Charles Pinckney |
|
Charles Town |
St. Philip's & St. Michael's |
Robert William Powell |
|
Charles Town |
St. Philip's & St. Michael's |
Edward Rutledge |
|
Charles Town |
St. Philip's & St. Michael's |
Thomas Savage |
|
Charles Town |
St. Philip's & St. Michael's |
Roger Smith |
|
Charles Town |
St. Philip's & St. Michael's |
Anthony Toomer |
|
Charles Town |
St. Philip's & St. Michael's |
Paul Townsend |
|
Charles Town |
St. Philip's & St. Michael's |
Joseph Verree |
|
Charles Town |
St. Philip's & St. Michael's |
Joshua Ward (17) |
|
Charles Town |
St. Philip's & St. Michael's |
John Webb (17) |
|
Charles Town |
St. Philip's & St. Michael's |
Edward Weyman |
|
Charles Town |
St. Stephen's |
Charles Cantey |
|
Charles Town |
St. Stephen's |
John Gaillard |
|
Charles Town |
St. Stephen's |
Hezekiah Maham |
|
Charles Town |
St. Stephen's |
Joseph Palmer |
|
Charles Town |
St. Stephen's |
Philip Porcher |
|
Charles Town |
St. Stephen's |
Peter Sinckler |
|
Charles Town |
St. Thomas's & St. Dennis's |
James Akin |
|
Charles Town |
St. Thomas's & St. Dennis's |
Joseph Fogartie |
|
Charles Town |
St. Thomas's & St. Dennis's |
Isaac Harleston |
|
Charles Town |
St. Thomas's & St. Dennis's |
John Huger/Hopson Pinckney (21) |
|
Charles Town |
St. Thomas's & St. Dennis's |
William Parker/Thomas Screven (22) |
|
Charles Town |
St. Thomas's & St. Dennis's |
Thomas Shubrick/Robert Smith (23) |
|
Cheraws |
St. David's |
Henry William Harrington / George Hicks (24) |
|
Cheraws |
St. David's |
Alexander McIntosh |
|
Cheraws |
St. David's |
George Pawley |
|
Cheraws |
St. David's |
Claudius Pegues |
|
Cheraws |
St. David's |
George Gabriel Powell |
|
Cheraws |
St. David's |
Samuel Wise |
|
Georgetown |
Prince Frederick's |
John James, Sr. |
|
Georgetown |
Prince Frederick's |
Theodore Gaillard, Jr. |
|
Georgetown |
Prince Frederick's |
Archibald McDonald |
|
Georgetown |
Prince Frederick's |
Thomas Port |
|
Georgetown |
Prince Frederick's |
Benjamin Screven |
|
Georgetown |
Prince Frederick's |
Anthony White |
|
Georgetown |
Prince George's, Winyah |
Joseph Allston |
|
Georgetown |
Prince George's, Winyah |
Elias Horry, Jr. |
|
Georgetown |
Prince George's, Winyah |
Benjamin Huger |
|
Georgetown |
Prince George's, Winyah |
Thomas Lynch, Jr. (25) |
|
Georgetown |
Prince George's, Winyah |
Paul Trapier, Jr. |
|
Georgetown |
Prince George's, Winyah |
John Withers (26) |
|
Georgetown |
Prince George's, Winyah |
Benjamin Young |
|
Ninety-Six |
St. Mark's |
Patrick Calhoun |
|
Ninety-Six |
St. Mark's |
John Lewis Gervais |
|
Ninety-Six |
St. Mark's |
LeRoy Hammond (27) |
|
Ninety-Six |
St. Mark's |
John Harris |
|
Ninety-Six |
St. Mark's |
James Mayson |
|
Ninety-Six |
St. Mark's |
William Moore |
|
Ninety-Six |
St. Mark's |
Richard Andrews Rapley |
|
Ninety-Six |
St. Mark's |
Francis Salvador (28) |
|
Ninety-Six |
St. Mark's |
Andrew Williamson |
|
Ninety-Six |
St. Mark's |
[vacancy] (29) |
|
Ninety-Six |
Lower District |
Jonas Beard |
|
Ninety-Six |
Lower District |
William Henderson |
|
Ninety-Six |
Lower District |
Michael Leitner |
|
Ninety-Six |
Lower District |
John Prince |
|
Ninety-Six |
Lower District |
John Thomas |
|
Ninety-Six |
Lower District |
William Wofford |
|
Ninety-Six |
Lower District |
[vacancy] (29) |
|
Ninety-Six |
Upper or Spartan District |
John Caldwell |
|
Ninety-Six |
Upper or Spartan District |
John Caldwell (of Enoree) |
|
Ninety-Six |
Upper or Spartan District |
Jonathan Downs |
|
Ninety-Six |
Upper or Spartan District |
John Lindsay |
|
Ninety-Six |
Upper or Spartan District |
John Rogers |
|
Ninety-Six |
Upper or Spartan District |
James Williams |
|
Ninety-Six |
Upper or Spartan District |
John Williams |
|
Orangeburgh |
St. Matthew's |
Simon Berwick |
|
Orangeburgh |
St. Matthew's |
John Caldwell |
|
Orangeburgh |
St. Matthew's |
Henry Felder (30) |
|
Orangeburgh |
St. Matthew's |
William Flood |
|
Orangeburgh |
St. Matthew's |
George King |
|
Orangeburgh |
St. Matthew's |
Paul Turquand |
|
Orangeburgh |
Saxe Gotha |
William Arthur |
|
Orangeburgh |
Saxe Gotha |
William Henry Drayton / William Tucker (31) |
|
Orangeburgh |
Saxe Gotha |
Benjamin Farrar |
|
Orangeburgh |
Saxe Gotha |
Ralph Humphries |
|
Orangeburgh |
Saxe Gotha |
Henry Patrick |
|
Orangeburgh |
Saxe Gotha |
Dr. Jacob Richmond |
|
Orangeburgh |
District Between Savannah River & North Fork of
Edisto River |
John Collins |
|
Orangeburgh |
District Between Savannah River & North Fork of
Edisto River |
Andrew Cumming |
|
Orangeburgh |
District Between Savannah River & North Fork of
Edisto River |
James Jones |
|
Orangeburgh |
District Between Savannah River & North Fork of
Edisto River |
George Robinson |
|
Orangeburgh |
District Between Savannah River & North Fork of
Edisto River |
John Salley |
|
Orangeburgh |
District Between Savannah River & North Fork of
Edisto River |
James Wilson |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
Lachlan McIntosh |
| *Elected Speaker of the House. Peter Timothy
was elected Clerk, gave up his seat from St. Philip's & St.
Michael's Parish. |
| (1) William Moultrie was elected to the Legislative
Council but did not take his seat there until mid-September.
He was re-elected to his seat in St. Helena's Parish but chose
to take his seat in the Legislative Council. A new election was
ordered, but apparently this seat remained vacant during the
second session of this General Assembly. |
| (2) Stephen Bull was elected to the Legislative
Council. Seat remained vacant. |
| (3) Joseph Kershaw was elected to the Legislative
Council. Seat remained vacant. |
| (4) Richard Richardson was elected to the Legislative
Council. Seat remained vacant. |
| (5) Took his seat September 18, but it was challenged
by William Scott, Jr., whom the General Assembly decided in favor
of, so William Scott, Jr. was seated September 24. |
| (6) Clement Lampriere elected Captain of the
Prosper on April 11, 1776. Seat vacated. |
| (7) John Rutledge Elected President on March
26, 1776 and took office on March 28, 1776. Joshua Toomer eleted
to replace him and he took his seat on October 3, 1776. |
| (8) Commissioned as Assistant Judge on April
15, 1776, thereby losing this seat. Re-elected and refilled the
seat of Thomas Fuller in October. |
| (9) Replaced Thomas Bee when he was appointed
as Assistant Judge. Then replaced Thomas Bee on the Legislative
Council, see below. Not re-elected in October, replaced by Thomas
Bee. |
| (10) Commissioned as Assistant Judge on March
27, 1776, thereby losing this seat. Re-elected and refilled this
seat on September 19, 1776. |
| (11) David Oliphant's House seat replaced by
John Waring. By September, Oliphant had been chosen for the Continental
Office of Director General of Hospitals, and his successor was
elected by the General Assembly. |
| (12) John Parker elected to the Legislative Council.
William Parker elected to replace him and he took his seat on
October 9, 1776. |
| (13) Benjamin Singleton died before September
9, 1776 and Keating Simons was elected to fill this vacancy. |
| (14) Daniel Horry was elected to the Legislative
Council. Seat remained vacant. |
| (15) Thomas Ferguson was elected to the Legislative
Council. George Livingston was elected to replace him, and he
took his seat on September 18, 1776. |
| (16) Died on September 18, 1776. Alexander Moultrie
elected, took his seat on October 9, 1776. |
| (17) His election was declared null and void
on October 2, 1776. |
| (18) Elected as delegate to Continental Congress,
but seat declared not vacated. |
| (19) His election was declared null and void
on October 2, 1776. |
| (20) Elected Vice-President March 26, 1776 and
took office on March 28, 1776. |
| (21) John Huger was elected Secretary of State.
He was replaced by Hopson Pinckney, who took his seat on September
25, 1776. |
| (22) William Parker was elected Commissioner
of the Treasury on April 9, 1776. Thomas Screven was elected
to replace him and he took his seat on September 18, 1776. |
| (23) Thomas Shubrick elected to the Legislative
Council. Robert Smith was elected to replace him and he took
his seat on September 18, 1776. |
| (24) Henry William Harrington was elected Sheriff
of Cheraws District. George Hicks was elected to replace him,
and he took his seat on September 19, 1776. |
| (25) Although elected to a seat in Charles Town
District, then elected to Continental Congress, this seat was
not considered null and void nor vacant while he was in Philadelphia. |
| (26) His election was declared null and void
on October 2, 1776. |
| (27) LeRoy Hammond was elected to the Legislative
Council. Seat remained vacant. |
| (28) Killed in battle with the Cherokee Indians
on August 1, 1776. |
| (29) May have been filled by Lachlan McIntosh,
shown above as "unknown district" - long story, but
records are not clear. |
| (30) Might be the same man as John Henry Feller,
Jr (2nd Provincial Congress). |
| (31) William Henry Drayton was elected Chief
Justice on March 27, 1776. William Tucker was elected to replace
him, and he took his seat on October 15, 1776. |
|
Members of the
Legislative Council - March 26, 1776 to October 20, 1776 |
|
Thomas Bee (32) |
Joseph Kershaw |
John Parker (38) |
|
Stephen Bull |
Henry Laurens (34) |
Charles Pinckney |
|
Thomas Ferguson |
Rawlins Lowndes (35) |
George Gabriel Powell - Speaker |
|
Thomas Fuller (33) |
Henry Middleton |
Richard Richardson |
|
LeRoy Hammond |
William Moultrie (36) |
Thomas Shubrick |
|
Daniel Horry (33) |
David Oliphant (37) |
- |
| (32) Commissioned as Assistant Judge on March
27, 1776. |
| (33) Elected to replace Thomas Bee and David
Oliphant. |
| (34) Elected Vice-President on March 26, 1776. |
| (35) Declined to serve. |
| (36) Elected to replace Henry Laurens. |
| (37) David Oliphant's House seat replaced by
John Waring. By September, Oliphant had been chosen for the Continental
Office of Director General of Hospitals, and his successor was
elected by the General Assembly. |
| (38) Elected on September 19, 1776 to fill seat
declined by Rawlins Lowndes. |
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