George Swinton Legaré
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| George Swinton Legaré | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from South Carolina's 1st district |
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| In office March 4, 1903 – January 31, 1913 |
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| Preceded by | William Elliott |
| Succeeded by | Richard S. Whaley |
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| Born | November 11, 1869 Rockville, South Carolina |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Charleston, South Carolina |
| Resting place | Charleston, South Carolina |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Alma mater | University of South Carolina Georgetown University |
| Profession | lawyer |
George Swinton Legaré (November 11, 1869 – January 31, 1913) was a politician from South Carolina; born in Rockville, S.C. Shortly after birth moved to Charleston, S.C. At Charleston, he graduated from the Porter Military Academy, now the exclusive Porter-Gaud School, in 1889. He then attended the law department of the University of South Carolina at Columbia for two years; was graduated from Georgetown University Law School, Washington, D.C., in 1893. He was admitted to the bar the same year and commenced a legal practice in Charleston, S.C. He was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-eighth and to the four succeeding Congresses. He served from March 4, 1903, until his death, before the close of the Sixty-second Congress; had been reelected to the Sixty-third Congress. His death was in Charleston, S.C., January 31, 1913; interment in Magnolia Cemetery.
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| United States House of Representatives | ||
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from South Carolina's 1st congressional district 1903-1913 |
Succeeded by Richard S. Whaley |
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