John Baylis Earle (October 23, 1766February 3, 1836) was a

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from

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from 1803 to 1805. He was a nephew of

Elias Earle Elias Earle (June 19, 1762May 19, 1823) was a United States representative from South Carolina. Born in Frederick County in the Colony of Virginia, he attended private school and moved to Greenville County, South Carolina, in September 1787. H ...

and cousin of

Samuel Earle Samuel Earle (November 28, 1760November 24, 1833) was a United States representative from South Carolina. Born in Frederick County in the Colony of Virginia, he moved to the Province of South Carolina in 1774; he participated in the American Re ...

Biography

Born on the

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side of the North Pacolet River, near Landrum, Earle moved to South Carolina. He completed preparatory studies. He served as a drummer boy and soldier during the Revolutionary War in the

Rutherford County Regiment The Rutherford County Regiment was authorized on October 30, 1779, by the Province of North Carolina Congress. It was created at the same time that Rutherford County, North Carolina was created out of the western part of Tryon County, North Caro ...

. He engaged in agricultural pursuits. Earle was elected as a

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to the Eighth Congress (March 4, 1803 – March 3, 1805). He was re-elected in 1804, but declined the seat. He resumed agricultural pursuits. He served as adjutant and inspector general of South Carolina for sixteen years. He served throughout the

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. He served as member of the nullification convention of 1832 and 1833. He died in

Anderson County, South Carolina Anderson County is a county located in the U.S. state of South Carolina. As of the 2020 census, its population was 203,718. Its county seat is Anderson. Named for Revolutionary War leader Robert Anderson, the county is located in northwestern ...

, February 3, 1836 and was interred in the cemetery on his plantation, "Silver Glade," in Anderson County.Congressional Biography

Family

His daughter married Thomas Harrison, a

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. Through her, he is the grandfather of Confederate Provisional congressman

James Thomas Harrison James Thomas Harrison (November 30, 1811 – May 22, 1879) was an American politician who served as a Deputy from Mississippi to the Provisional Congress of the Confederate States from 1861 to 1862. Biography James Thomas Harrison was born in ...

and great-grandfather of Mississippi Lieutenant Governor James T. Harrison Jr.

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