History of Pendleton, (Anderson County) South Carolina United States of America

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John Erwin Calhoun, senator, was born probably in western Virginia in 1749, and in 1756 was one of the members of the Calhoun settlement of South Carolina. He was graduated at the College of New Jersey in 1774, was admitted to the bar and achieved distinction in the practice of his profession in Charleston, S. C., where he located in 1789. He was a commissioner of estates confiscated during the revolutionary war, a member of the popular branch of the South Carolina legislature for several years, and was elected a United States senator in 1801, serving from Dec. 11, 1801, until his death, which occurred in Pendleton district, S. C., Nov. 3, 1802.

From: Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans, Johnson, Rossiter, editor

James Thomas Harrison, lawyer, was born near Pendleton, S.C., Nov. 30, 1811; son of Thomas Harrison; and a descendant of Benjamin Harrison. His father was a captain in the war of 1812 and subsequently comptroller-general of South Carolina. The son was graduated from the University of South Carolina in 1829, was admitted to the bar in 1832, practised in Macon, Miss., 1834-36, and in Columbus, Miss., 1836-79. He served as a representative in the 1st and 2d Confederate congresses, and was elected in 1868 to the 41st congress, but was refused admission. He died in Columbus, Miss., May 22, 1879.

From: Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans, Johnson, Rossiter, editor

Samuel Augustus Maverick, Texan patriot, was born in Pendleton, S.C., July 25, 1803; son of ??? and Elizabeth (Anderson) Maverick; grandson of Gen. Robert Anderson, captain in the Revolutionary army, and a descendant of John Maverick, an original settler of Charleston, S.C., between 1670-80. His father was a leading merchant in Charleston, S.C. He was graduated at Yale, A.B., 1825, studied law under Henry St. George Tucker, of Winchester, Va., and was admitted to the bar in South Carolina. He was opposed to nullification and fought a duel with Senator John C. Calhoun, in which the litter was wounded. Maverick removed to Alabama and thence to Texas, settling in San Antonio in 1835. He took an active part in the storming of San Antonio, was taken prisoner by the Mexicans and sentenced to he shot, but was afterward released and was a member of the convention that signed the declaration of independence of the new Republic of Texas, March 2, 1886. He was married in 1886 to Mary Ann Adams, of Tuscaloosa, Ala. He was active in settling the affairs of the republic, served as mayor of San Antonio in 1839, and was captured by the Mexicans in that city in September, 1842, when they overpowered the few who attempted its defence. He was confined with others in the castle of Perote, Mexico, and was released in April, 1843, on the intercession of the American minister. He was a member of the Texas congress in 1845, when the republic was annexed to the United States. He converted his property in South Carolina into Texas lands, and he served several terms in both houses of the Texas legislature. He advocated secession in 1860-61, but after 1861 took no part in public affairs. He was placed under arrest in 1865 for taking part in seizing and transferring the fort and arms of the U.S. government to the use of the Confederate. He died in San Antonio, Texas, Sept. 2, 1870.

From: Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans, Johnson, Rossiter, editor