Theodore Gourdin

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Theodore Gourdin
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from South Carolina's 3rd district
In office
March 4, 1813 – March 3, 1815
Preceded by David R. Williams
Succeeded by Benjamin Huger
Personal details
Born (1764-03-20)March 20, 1764
Kingstree, South Carolina
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Pineville, South Carolina
Resting place Saint Stephen, South Carolina
Profession planter

Theodore Gourdin (March 20, 1764 – January 17, 1826) was a U.S. Representative from South Carolina.

Life

Born near Kingstree, South Carolina, Gourdin was educated in Charleston, South Carolina, and in Europe. He engaged in planting.

Gourdin was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the Thirteenth Congress (March 4, 1813 – March 3, 1815).

Mrs. Theodore Gourdin (Elizabeth Gaillard) (1766–1835)

After his term, he resumed agricultural pursuits. He died in Pineville, South Carolina, January 17, 1826. He was interred in Episcopal Cemetery, St. Stephen, South Carolina.

Sources

United States House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from South Carolina's 3rd congressional district

1813–1815
Succeeded by
Benjamin Huger