South Carolina's 8th congressional district

South Carolina's 8th congressional district
Obsolete district
Created1800
Eliminated1840
Years active1803–1843

South Carolina's 8th congressional district was a congressional district for the United States House of Representatives in South Carolina. It was created in 1803 as a result of the 1800 census and eliminated in 1843 as a result of the 1840 census. The district was last represented by Thomas De Lage Sumter.

List of members representing the district

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Member
(Residence)
Party Years Cong
ress
Electoral history District location
District established March 4, 1803

John B. Earle
(Anderson County)
Democratic-Republican March 4, 1803 –
March 3, 1805
8th Elected in 1803.
Re-elected in 1804 but declined the seat.
1803–1813
"Pendleton district"
Vacant March 4, 1805 –
December 2, 1805
9th

Elias Earle
(Greenville)
Democratic-Republican December 2, 1805 –
March 3, 1807
Elected September 26–27, 1805 to finish his nephew's term and seated December 2, 1805.
Lost re-election.
Lemuel J. Alston
(Greenville)
Democratic-Republican March 4, 1807 –
March 3, 1811
10th
11th
Elected in 1806.
Re-elected in 1808.
Retired.

Elias Earle
(Centerville)
Democratic-Republican March 4, 1811 –
March 3, 1813
12th Elected in 1810.
Redistricted to the 7th district.
Samuel Farrow
(Spartanburg)
Democratic-Republican March 4, 1813 –
March 3, 1815
13th Elected in 1812.
Retired.
1813–1823
"Chester district"
Thomas Moore
(Prices Store)
Democratic-Republican March 4, 1815 –
March 3, 1817
14th Elected in 1814.
Retired.
Wilson Nesbitt
(Spartanburg)
Democratic-Republican March 4, 1817 –
March 3, 1819
15th Elected in 1816.
Retired.
John McCreary
(Chester)
Democratic-Republican March 4, 1819 –
March 3, 1821
16th Elected in 1818.
Lost re-election.
Joseph Gist
(Pinckneyville)
Democratic-Republican March 4, 1821 –
March 3, 1823
17th Elected in 1820.
Redistricted to the 7th district.
John Carter
(Camden)
Democratic-Republican March 4, 1823 –
March 3, 1825
18th
19th
20th
Redistricted from the 9th district and re-elected in 1823.
Re-elected in 1824.
Re-elected in 1826.
Retired.
1823–1833
"Kershaw district"
Jacksonian March 4, 1825 –
March 3, 1829
James Blair
(Lynchwood)
Jacksonian March 4, 1829 –
April 1, 1834
21st
22nd
23rd
Elected in 1828.
Re-elected in 1830.
Re-elected in 1833.
Died.
1833–1843
[data missing]
Vacant April 1, 1834 –
December 8, 1834
23rd

Richard I. Manning
(Columbia)
Jacksonian December 8, 1834 –
May 1, 1836
23rd
24th
Elected June 3, 1834 to finish Blair's term and seated December 8, 1834.
Also elected to the next full term.
Died.
Vacant May 1, 1836 –
December 19, 1836
24th

John P. Richardson
(Spartanburg)
Jacksonian December 19, 1836 –
March 3, 1837
24th
25th
Elected October 11, 1836 to finish Manning's term and seated December 19, 1836.
Also elected to the next full term.
Retired.
Democratic March 4, 1837 –
March 3, 1839
Thomas D. Sumter
(Stateburg)
Democratic March 4, 1839 –
March 3, 1843
26th
27th
Elected in 1838.
Re-elected in 1840.
Redistricted to the 3rd district and lost re-election.
District dissolved March 3, 1843

References

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  • Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
  • Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
  • Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present