Samuel Earle (November 28, 1760November 24, 1833) was a

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from

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. Born in Frederick County in the

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, he moved to the

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in 1774; he participated in the

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, entering the service as an

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in the

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in 1777 and leaving as captain of a company of

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s in 1782. He was a member of the

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from 1784 to 1788, and was a delegate to the State convention that ratified the

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on May 12, 1788; he was a delegate to the

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in 1790. Earle was elected as a

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to the Fourth Congress, serving from March 4, 1795 to March 3, 1797. He died in

Pendleton District, South Carolina Pendleton District, named after US Judge Henry Pendleton, is a former judicial district in South Carolina. It existed as a county or a district from 7 March 1789 to 20 December 1826. In the colonial period, the land around the coast was divided i ...

, on November 24, 1833, four days shy of his 73rd birthday; interment was in Beaverdam Cemetery,

Oconee County, South Carolina Oconee County is the westernmost County (United States), county in the U.S. state of South Carolina. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 78,607. Its county seat is Walhalla, South Carolina, Walhalla and its large ...

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 ...

, Samuel's uncle, and John Baylis Earle, his cousin, were also U.S. Representatives from South Carolina.

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1760 births 1833 deaths Burials in South Carolina Continental Army officers from South Carolina Members of the South Carolina House of Representatives People from Frederick County, Virginia People from South Carolina Democratic-Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from South Carolina {{SouthCarolina-politician-stub