Theodore Gourdin

Theodore Gourdin (March 20, 1764 – January 17, 1826) was an American slaveholder and politician who served one term as a U.S. Representative from South Carolina from 1813 to 1815.

Theodore Gourdin
Gourdin in 1922 publication
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 near Kingstree, Province of South Carolina, British America
Died	January 17, 1826(1826-01-17) (aged 61) Pineville, South Carolina, U.S.
Resting place	Episcopal Cemetery, Saint Stephen, South Carolina
Profession	planter

Life

Born near Kingstree in the Province of South Carolina, Gourdin was educated in Charleston, and in Europe. He owned a plantation, on which he enslaved people, in Moncks Corner, South Carolina.

Congress

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

Later career and death

After his term, he resumed agricultural pursuits.

He died in Pineville, South Carolina, January 17, 1826, and was interred in Episcopal Cemetery, St. Stephen, South Carolina.

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

Sources

• United States Congress. "Theodore Gourdin (id: G000345)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

External links

• Media related to Theodore Gourdin at Wikimedia Commons