Samuel Earle

Samuel Earle (November 28, 1760  November 24, 1833) was a United States representative from South Carolina. Born in Frederick County in the Colony of Virginia, he moved to the Province of South Carolina in 1774; he participated in the American Revolutionary War, entering the service as an ensign in the 5th South Carolina Regiment in 1777 and leaving as captain of a company of rangers in 1782. He was a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from 1784 to 1788, and was a delegate to the State convention that ratified the U.S. Constitution on May 12, 1788; he was a delegate to the South Carolina Constitutional Convention in 1790.

Samuel Earle
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from South Carolina's 6th district
In office
March 4, 1795  March 3, 1797
Preceded byAndrew Pickens
Succeeded byWilliam Smith
Member of the South Carolina House of Representatives
In office
1784–1788
Personal details
Born(1760-11-28)November 28, 1760
Frederick County, Virginia Colony, British America
DiedNovember 24, 1833(1833-11-24) (aged 72)
Pendleton District, South Carolina, U.S.
Resting placeBeaverdam Cemetery, Oconee County, South Carolina
Political partyDemocratic-Republican
Military service
AllegianceUnited States of America
Years of service1777–1782
RankCaptain
Unit5th South Carolina Regiment
1st South Carolina Regiment
Battles/warsAmerican Revolutionary War

Earle was elected as a Republican to the Fourth Congress, serving from March 4, 1795 to March 3, 1797. He died in Pendleton District, South Carolina, on November 24, 1833, four days shy of his 73rd birthday; interment was in Beaverdam Cemetery, Oconee County, South Carolina.

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

  • United States Congress. "Samuel Earle (id: E000010)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.


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