Franklin H. Elmore

Franklin Harper Elmore (* October 15, 1799 in Laurens County, South Carolina, † May 29 1850 in Washington DC ) was an American politician (Democratic Party), who represented the state of South Carolina in both chambers of Congress.

Elmore made ​​in 1819 graduated from South Carolina College in Columbia, studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1821 and commenced practice as a lawyer in Waterboro. Between 1822 and 1836 he served as Attorney for the Southern District Court of South Carolina; Moreover, he was one of up to 1824 to 1826 the staff of the Governor with the rank of colonel.

Following the resignation of Congressman James H. Hammond Elmore took from December 10, 1836 whose place is in the House of Representatives of the United States. He was again re-elected and remained until March 3, 1839 MPs. After that, he was from 1839 to 1850 President of the State Bank of South Carolina; an appeal to the Messenger of the United States to Britain by U.S. President James K. Polk, he refused.

On April 11, 1850 Franklin Elmore retired as a deputy in the Senate of the United States; he had been appointed as the successor of the late John C. Calhoun. Already on 29 May of the same year died Elmore in Washington. He was buried in Columbia.

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