Robert Marion
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Robert Marion was a U.S. Representative
from South Carolina
.
Born 1766 in Berkeley District, South Carolina, Marion pursued an academic course, and was graduated from the University of the State of Pennsylvania (now the University of Pennsylvania
) at Philadelphia in 1784.
He owned and managed plantation at Belle Isle, South Carolina.
He served as justice of quorum, St. Stephen's Parish.
He was in the Justice of the Peace
, Charleston, South Carolina
.
He served in the State house of representatives from 1790 to 1796, and in the State senate from 1802 to 1805.
Marion was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the Ninth, Tenth, and Eleventh Congresses and served from March 4, 1805, until his resignation on December 4, 1810.
He died on his plantation in St. Stephen's Parish, March 22, 1811.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
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...
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Born 1766 in Berkeley District, South Carolina, Marion pursued an academic course, and was graduated from the University of the State of Pennsylvania (now the University of Pennsylvania
University of Pennsylvania
The University of Pennsylvania is a private, Ivy League university located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Penn is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States,Penn is the fourth-oldest using the founding dates claimed by each institution...
) at Philadelphia in 1784.
He owned and managed plantation at Belle Isle, South Carolina.
He served as justice of quorum, St. Stephen's Parish.
He was in the Justice of the Peace
Justice of the Peace
A justice of the peace is a puisne judicial officer elected or appointed by means of a commission to keep the peace. Depending on the jurisdiction, they might dispense summary justice or merely deal with local administrative applications in common law jurisdictions...
, Charleston, South Carolina
Charleston, South Carolina
Charleston is the second largest city in the U.S. state of South Carolina. It was made the county seat of Charleston County in 1901 when Charleston County was founded. The city's original name was Charles Towne in 1670, and it moved to its present location from a location on the west bank of the...
.
He served in the State house of representatives from 1790 to 1796, and in the State senate from 1802 to 1805.
Marion was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the Ninth, Tenth, and Eleventh Congresses and served from March 4, 1805, until his resignation on December 4, 1810.
He died on his plantation in St. Stephen's Parish, March 22, 1811.