OVERVIEW:

BORN:
October 16, 1762,
Saint Paul’s Parish, South Carolina

DIED:
June 30, 1816 (age 53)
Beaufort, South Carolina

POLITICAL PARTY: 
Democratic-Republican

HIGHLIGHTS:
1778:
Joined militia unit during the Revolutionary War 
1785-1786:
Tax Inquirer and Collectors for the Parishes of St. Paul and St. Bartholomew
1786:
Justice of the Peace
1787-1788
Served in South Carolina House of Representatives
1788:
Delegate to the South Carolina convention to ratify the U.S. Constitution 
1790:
Justice of the Peace
1794-1799:
South Carolina State Senator 
1799-1804:
Comptroller of Finance for South Carolina 
1804-1806:
Governor of South Carolina
1808-1809:
South Carolina House of Representatives
1809-1813:
U.S. Secretary of the Navy 

SOURCES:
U.S. Navy
South Carolina Encyclopedia
Wikipedia

PAPERS:
University of South Carolina

PORTRAIT: