Isaac Edward Holmes | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromSouth Carolina | |
| In office March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1851 | |
| Preceded by | Hugh S. Legaré |
| Succeeded by | William Aiken Jr. |
| Constituency | 1st district (1839–43) 6th district (1843–51) |
| Member of theSouth Carolina House of Representatives fromSt. Philip's and St. Michael's Parish | |
| In office November 27, 1826 – December 18, 1829 | |
| In office November 26, 1832 – December 29, 1833 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1796-04-06)April 6, 1796 |
| Died | February 24, 1867(1867-02-24) (aged 70) Charleston, South Carolina |
| Party | Democratic |
| Alma mater | Yale College |
| Profession | lawyer,politician |
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Isaac Edward Holmes (April 6, 1796 – February 24, 1867) was aU.S. representative fromSouth Carolina.
Isaac Edward Holmes was born inCharleston, South Carolina, on April 6, 1796.[1] He attended the common schools, received private tuition, and graduated fromYale College in 1815. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1818. He commenced practice in Charleston.
He served as member of the Charleston city council and then in theSouth Carolina House of Representatives in 1826-1829 and 1832-1833.
Holmes was elected as aDemocrat to the Twenty-sixth and five succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1851). He served as chairman of the Committee on Commerce (Twenty-eighth Congress) and Committee on Naval Affairs (Twenty-ninth Congress).After his tenure in Congress, he practiced law inSan Francisco, California, from 1851 to 1854, when he returned toCharleston, South Carolina. He again resided in San Francisco from 1857 to 1861.
He returned to South Carolina in 1861 and was appointed a commissioner of the state to confer with the federal government prior to the outbreak of theCivil War.
He died in Charleston on February 24, 1867, and was interred inCircular Churchyard.[1]
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromSouth Carolina's 1st congressional district 1839–1843 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromSouth Carolina's 6th congressional district 1843–1851 | Succeeded by |
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*Alternately namedNational Security in 104th and 105th Congresses. | ||
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