Richard Franklin Simpson (March 24, 1798 – October 28, 1882) was a

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from South Carolina. Born in Laurens, South Carolina, Simpson graduated from South Carolina College (now the University of South Carolina) at Columbia in 1816. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1819. He began practice in Pendleton, South Carolina. He held several local offices. He served as major during the

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in 1835. He volunteered with the Laurens County Company and was elected Captain of the Company."Descendants of Baily Carter"
''reynoldspatova.org website'', page 23. Retrieved May 5, 2021. He was appointed Major of the South Carolina Regiment, and took his cavalry Battalion to Florida. Simpson served as member of the State senate 1834-1838. He was elected as a

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to the Twenty-eighth, Twenty-ninth, and Thirtieth Congresses (March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1849). He declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1848. He served as member of the secession convention in 1860 and signed the ordinance of secession. After his political involvement, Simpson engaged in agricultural pursuits. He died in Pendleton, South Carolina, October 28, 1882 and was interred in the family cemetery near that city.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Simpson, Richard Franklin 1798 births 1882 deaths American militia officers Democratic Party South Carolina state senators Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from South Carolina 19th-century American politicians People from Laurens, South Carolina People from Pendleton, South Carolina University of South Carolina alumni