OVERVIEW:

FULL NAME:
Hugh Swinton Legaré 

BORN:
January 2, 1797
Charleston, South Carolina

DIED:
June 20, 1843 (age 46)
Boston, Massachusetts

EDUCATION:
University of South Carolina, Columbia (BA, 1814)
Studied Law (1814-1817)

POLITICAL PARTY:
Democrat 

HIGHLIGHTS:
1822:
Admitted to the Bar,
Began Practicing Law in Charleston, South Carolina 
1820-1821, 1824-1830:
Member of the South Carolina House of Representatives
1828-1832:
Founder/ Editor of the Southern Review
1830-1832:
Attorney General of South Carolina 
1832-1836:
Charge d’Affaires in Brussels, Belgium 
1837-1839:
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from South Carolina 
1841-1843:
U.S Attorney General 
1843:
Interim U.S. Secretary of State 

RESOURCES:
Biographical Directory of Congress
U.S. House of Representatives
South Carolina Encyclopedia
Department of Justice
Wikipedia

PAPERS:
Writings of Hugh S. Legaré

PORTRAIT: