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Ralph Izard | |
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 Ralph Izard, 1793, byJohn Trumbull | |
| President pro tempore of the United States Senate | |
| In office May 31, 1794 – November 9, 1794 | |
| Preceded by | John Langdon |
| Succeeded by | Henry Tazewell |
| United States Senator fromSouth Carolina | |
| In office March 4, 1789 – March 4, 1795 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Jacob Read |
| Delegate from South Carolina to theCongress of the Confederation | |
| In office November 4, 1782 – November 1, 1783 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 23, 1741 / 1742 |
| Died | May 30, 1804 (aged 62–63) |
| Political party | Pro-Administration |
| Spouse | Alice De Lancey Izard |
| Children | Henry Izard Ralph Izard George Izard Charlotte Izard |
| Alma mater | Trinity Hall, Cambridge |
| Profession | Planter |
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Ralph Izard (January 23, 1741/1742 – May 30, 1804) was an American politician who served aspresident pro tempore of the United States Senate in 1794.[1]
Izard was born at "The Elms" nearCharleston, South Carolina. He was the son of Henry Izard and Margaret Johnson. His great-grandfather was Ralph Izard[2] (1660–1710), who was born inDorchester,England and settled in South Carolina. His maternal grandfather wasProvince of South CarolinaGovernorRobert Johnson. Izard's parents died when he was a small child, and only one of his siblings survived to adulthood.
He spent most of his childhood and youth studying inEngland: he attended a school inHackney, London, and matriculated as a fellow-commoner atTrinity Hall, Cambridge.[3] Izard returned to America in 1764, but did not remain in South Carolina for long.[4] He was elected the American Society (later theAmerican Philosophical Society) in 1768.[5]
He resided inLondon in 1771 and moved toParis in 1776. He was appointed commissioner to the Court ofTuscany by theContinental Congress in 1776, but was recalled in 1779. He returned to America in 1780 and pledged his large estate inSouth Carolina for the payment of war ships to be used in theAmerican Revolutionary War. He was a member of the Continental Congress in 1782 and 1783. In 1788, he was elected to the United States Senate and served from March 4, 1789, to March 4, 1795, serving as President pro tempore of the Senate during theThird Congress.[4] In August 1789, after the Senate rejectedBenjamin Fishbourn for collector of Savannah, Georgia, PresidentGeorge Washington entered the Senate chamber and demanded to know why his nominee was rejected in unusual display of emotion. "The president showed [a] great want of temper... when one of his nominations was rejected," Izard wrote.
Izard was one of the founders of theCollege of Charleston. Izard retired from public life to the care of his estates in 1795. Within two years of his retirement, he was stricken with an untreatable illness that paralyzed him on one side of his body.
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In 1767, Izard marriedAlice De Lancey, who was a niece ofJames DeLancey and a descendant ofStephanus Van Cortlandt and Gertrude Schuyler. After Izard moved to America in 1780 to focus on his work towards the American Revolution, his family stayed in France until 1783 when they joined him in South Carolina. Izard and his wife had fourteen children together, but only seven survived past early childhood, including:[6]
Izard died near Charleston on May 30, 1804, at the age of sixty-two. He is interred in the churchyard ofSt. James Goose Creek Episcopal Church, near Charleston.[4]
Izard was a slaveholder.[7][8]
A great-grandson of Ralph Izard wasCharles Manigault Morris who was also a great-grandson ofLewis Morris. A cousin of Charles Manigault Morris was GeneralArthur Middleton Manigault who was descended from Mary Izard-cousin of Ralph Izard.
A cousin Sarah Izard marriedSouth Carolina Loyalist GovernorLord William Campbell. A cousin twice removed was Elizabeth {Eliza} Izard who was a daughter-in-law ofCongressman ofSouth CarolinaThomas Pinckney. One niece Elizabeth Izard married Alexander Wright (1751–?), a son of LoyalistGovernor ofGeorgiaJames Wright (governor).
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| Preceded by None | U.S. senator (Class 3) from South Carolina 1789–1795 Served alongside:Pierce Butler | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | President pro tempore of the United States Senate May 31, 1794 – November 9, 1794 | Succeeded by |
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