American statesman, born in Newberry County, SC, on the 15th of November 1807. He was admitted to the bar in 1828 and in 1830 became editor of the Southern Times, published at Columbia, SC. In 1835–36 he was a member of Congress, and from 1842 to 1844 was governor of South Carolina. From 1857 to 1860 he was a United States Senator, retiring on the secession of South Carolina. He published letters on the slavery question and wrote several articles on agriculture, manufacture, banks, etc., and a review of the life of John C. Calhoun. He died at Beech Island, SC, on the 13th of November 1864.
