Andrew R. Govan
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Andrew Robison Govan was a U.S. Representative
from South Carolina
.
Born in Orange Parish, Orangeburg District, South Carolina, Govan pursued classical studies
at a private school
in Willington, South Carolina
, and was graduated from South Carolina College at Columbia in 1813.
He served as member of the State house of representatives 1820–1821.
Govan was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the Seventeenth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of James Overstreet.
Govan was elected as a Jackson Republican to the Eighteenth Congress, and reelected as a Jacksonian to the Nineteenth Congress, and served from December 4, 1822, to March 3, 1827.
He moved to Mississippi in 1828 and devoted the remainder of his life to planting.
He died in Marshall County, Mississippi
, June 27, 1841.
He was interred in the family cemetery on the estate, "Snowdown" plantation, Marshall County, Mississippi
.
United States House of Representatives
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from South Carolina
South Carolina
South Carolina is a state in the Deep South of the United States that borders Georgia to the south, North Carolina to the north, and the Atlantic Ocean to the east. Originally part of the Province of Carolina, the Province of South Carolina was one of the 13 colonies that declared independence...
.
Born in Orange Parish, Orangeburg District, South Carolina, Govan pursued classical studies
Classics
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at a private school
Private school
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in Willington, South Carolina
Willington, South Carolina
Willington is a census-designated place in McCormick County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 177 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Willington is located at ....
, and was graduated from South Carolina College at Columbia in 1813.
He served as member of the State house of representatives 1820–1821.
Govan was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the Seventeenth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of James Overstreet.
Govan was elected as a Jackson Republican to the Eighteenth Congress, and reelected as a Jacksonian to the Nineteenth Congress, and served from December 4, 1822, to March 3, 1827.
He moved to Mississippi in 1828 and devoted the remainder of his life to planting.
He died in Marshall County, Mississippi
Marshall County, Mississippi
-Demographics:At the 2000 census, there were 34,993 people, 12,163 households and 9,110 families residing in the county. The population density was 50 per square mile . There were 13,252 housing units at an average density of 19 per square mile...
, June 27, 1841.
He was interred in the family cemetery on the estate, "Snowdown" plantation, Marshall County, Mississippi
Marshall County, Mississippi
-Demographics:At the 2000 census, there were 34,993 people, 12,163 households and 9,110 families residing in the county. The population density was 50 per square mile . There were 13,252 housing units at an average density of 19 per square mile...
.