Richard F. Simpson

Richard Franklin Simpson ( born March 24, 1798 in Laurens, Laurens County, South Carolina, † October 28, 1882 in Pendleton, South Carolina ) was an American politician. Between 1843 and 1849 he represented the state of South Carolina in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

Richard Simpson studied until 1816 at the South Carolina College, now the University of South Carolina. After a subsequent study of law and its made ​​in 1819 admitted to the bar, he began practicing in his new profession in Pendleton. In this city he held some local offices. During the Seminole in 1835, Simpson was used as a major.

Simpson was a member of the Democratic Party. Between 1835 and 1841 he sat in the Senate of South Carolina. In 1842 he was in the second constituency of South Carolina in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington DC chosen, where he became the successor of William Butler on March 4, 1843. After two re- election he was able to complete in 1849 three contiguous legislatures in Congress until March 3. During this time, the Mexican -American War took place, as a result of which the territory of the United States was considerably increased in the west and southwest of the North American continent.

In 1848 Simpson on a bid again. In the following years he was also active in agriculture. In 1860 he was a delegate to the Assembly, which decided to exit the State of South Carolina from the Union. Simpson agreed there also for secession. He was one of the signatories of the after written notice of resignation. After that, Simpson withdrew from politics. He died on 28 October 1882 in Pendleton and was buried at the nearby family cemetery of this city.