Thomas Lowndes (January 22, 1766July 8, 1843) was an American planter, lawyer and politician from

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. He was the son of

Rawlins Lowndes Rawlins Lowndes (January 6, 1721August 24, 1800) was an American lawyer, planter and politician who became involved in the patriot cause after election to South Carolina's legislature, although he opposed independence from Great Britain. Lowndes ...

, governor of South Carolina during the

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and half-brother of

William Lowndes (congressman) William Jones Lowndes (February 11, 1782 – October 27, 1822) was an American lawyer, planter, and politician from South Carolina. He represented the state in the U.S. Congress from 1811 to May 8, 1822, when he resigned for health reasons. ...

who helped secure the declaration of the

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. Educated in Charleston, he studied law there and became a practicing lawyer in the city in the late 18th century. He was a member of the

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from 1792 to 1799. He represented

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in the

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from March 4, 1801, to March 3, 1805. He was not re-elected in 1804. He failed to win back his seat in 1808, and retired from public life thereafter. He died in Charleston on July 8, 1843.

External links

Lowndes' Congressional biography
1766 births 1843 deaths Federalist Party members of the United States House of Representatives from South Carolina {{SouthCarolina-politician-stub