William Mayrant, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

William Mayrant

lawyer, planter, textile factory owner, politician

Date of Birth: 08-Mar-1765

Place of Birth: Charleston, South Carolina, United States

Date of Death: 23-Jan-1832

Profession: lawyer, politician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Pisces


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About William Mayrant

  • William Mayrant (March 8, 1765 – January 23, 1832) was a U.S.
  • Representative from South Carolina. William Mayrant was elected in 1814 as a Democratic-Republican to the Fourteenth Congress and served until his resignation on October 21, 1816 (March 4, 1815-October 21, 1816).
  • He was elected to his first and only term as a member of the US House of Representatives, from his home at Stateburg, near what is now Sumter, SC.
  • He represented South Carolina's 9th congressional district.
  • Mayrant voted in favor of the Tariff of 1816, which most southerners opposed because they believed it placed them at a financial disadvantage by unfairly raising prices on northern and European made finished goods, while lowering the price of southern raw materials, especially cotton.
  • As a result of this vote, Mayrant lost his 1816 bid for reelection.
  • He resigned before the completion of his first term.
  • Though his name was placed on the ballot again for the election of 1816, he was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection.
  • Mayrant was succeeded by Nullifier Stephen Decatur Miller, who advocated tariff repeal. After leaving Congress, Mayrant returned to his business and plantation interests.
  • He also served as member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from 1818 to 1821. Born at Charleston, to a prominent family from South Carolina, William Woodrop Mayrant was the son of John Mayrant and Ann Woodruff or Woodrup.
  • Soon after the American Revolution, Mayrant studied law and became an attorney.
  • He was a successful businessman and plantation owner, with interests in rice farming and one of South Carolina's first textile factories.
  • Mayrant held the rank of Colonel in the South Carolina militia.
  • After his 1787 marriage to Ann Richardson Mayrant (1771-1840) he established a Stateburg home he called "Ararat" which subsequent owners renamed "Argyle House".
  • He later owned and operated a plantation called "High Hills". William Mayrant died in 1832 and was buried at Church of the Holy Cross, near his home in Stateburg, Sumter County, SC. Additional Reference: Two Letters by William Mayrant on His Cotton Factory, 1815, by Ernest M.
  • Lander, Jr. The South Carolina Historical Magazine Vol.
  • 54, No.
  • 1 (Jan., 1953), pp.
  • 1–5.
  • Published by: South Carolina Historical Society Stable URL: https://www.jstor.org/stable/27565884

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