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Thomas De Lage Sumter | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromSouth Carolina's8th district | |
| In office March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1843 | |
| Preceded by | John Peter Richardson II |
| Succeeded by | District eliminated |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1809-11-14)November 14, 1809 |
| Died | July 2, 1874(1874-07-02) (aged 64) |
| Party | Democratic |
| Alma mater | U.S. Military Academy |
| Profession | Surveyor,planter |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United States of America |
| Branch/service | United States Army |
| Rank | Colonel |
| Battles/wars | Second Seminole War |
Thomas De Lage Sumter (November 14, 1809 – July 2, 1874) was aU.S. Representative fromSouth Carolina, and a grandson ofAmerican Revolutionary War GeneralThomas Sumter.[1]
Sumter was born inPennsylvania, in theGermantown area ofPhiladelphia. As a young child, Sumter moved toSouth Carolina with his family, and attended the common schools at Edgehill, nearStateburg, South Carolina. He graduated in 1835 from theUnited States Military Academy atWest Point, New York.
Sumter's father,Thomas Sumter Jr., served inRio de Janeiro from 1810 to 1819 as theUnited States Ambassador to the Portuguese Court during its exile toBrazil. His mother,Natalie De Lage Sumter (néeNathalie de Lage de Volude), was a daughter of French nobility, sent by her parents to America for her safety during theFrench Revolution.[2] She was raised inNew York City from 1794 to 1801 by Vice PresidentAaron Burr as his ward, alongside his own daughterTheodosia.[3][4]
Upon graduation, Sumter entered theUnited States Army as afirst lieutenant. He served from 1835 until 1841, during theSecond Seminole War, and attained the rank ofcolonel.
Sumter returned to Stateburg, South Carolina, where he was elected as aDemocrat to the Twenty-sixth and Twenty-seventh Congresses, serving from March 4, 1839, to March 3, 1843. Serving in South Carolina's 8th congressional district, he was the last individual to hold that seat, which was eliminated in 1843 as a result of the 1840 census.
Sumter engaged in teaching, surveying and agricultural pursuits. He was connected to the fledglingSouth Carolina Railroad Company as an agent.
Sumter died on his plantation, "South Mount," near Stateburg, on July 2, 1874, and was interred in the private burial ground on his estate.
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromSouth Carolina's 8th congressional district 1839–1843 | Succeeded by District eliminated |
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