Theodore Gourdin

Theodore Gourdin (* March 20, 1764 in Kingstree, Williamsburg County, South Carolina; † January 17, 1826 in Pineville, South Carolina ) was an American politician. Between 1813 and 1815 he represented the state of South Carolina in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

Theodore Gourdin attended schools in Charleston. In addition, he was occasionally taught in Europe. Upon his return to South Carolina, he was working as a planter. At the same time he became a member of, founded by Thomas Jefferson Democratic- Republican Party.

1812 Gourdin was in the third constituency of South Carolina in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington DC selected. There he met on March 4, 1813 the successor of David Rogerson Williams. But until March 3, 1815, he graduated only one term in Congress, which were determined by the events of the British - American War. During this war, the federal capital, Washington was temporarily occupied by the British.

After the end of his time in the U.S. House of Representatives Theodore Gourdin moved back out of politics. In the following years he went back to his agricultural activities. He died on January 17, 1826 in Pineville.