| LC control no. | nr 91026933 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Hampton, Wade, 1818-1902 |
| Variant(s) | Hampton, Mr. (Wade), 1818-1902 |
| See also | South Carolina. Governor (1876-1879 : Hampton) |
| Birth date | 1818-03-28 |
| Death date | 1902-04-11 |
| Place of birth | Charleston (S.C.) |
| Place of death | Columbia (S.C.) |
| Affiliation | South Carolina College South Carolina. General Assembly. House of Representatives South Carolina. General Assembly. Senate United States. Congress. Senate Democratic Party (U.S.) |
| Profession or occupation | Legislators Governors Generals |
| Found in | Sherman, W.T. Correspondence with Wade Hampton, 1865 Feb. 24-27 (Wade Hampton, Lt. Gen., CSA) DAB (Hampton, Wade, 3/28/1818-4/11/1902; Confederate lt. gen., gov. S.C., U.S. senator) In the Senate of the United States, 1886?: p. 1 (Mr. Hampton, from the Committee on Indian Affairs) Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress website, April 28, 2014 (Hampton, Wade, (grandson of Wade Hampton [1752-1835]), a Senator from South Carolina; born in Charleston, S.C., March 28, 1818; received private instruction, graduated from the South Carolina College (now the University of South Carolina) at Columbia in 1836; studied law but never practiced; planter; member, State house of representatives 1852-1856; member, State senate 1858-1861; served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War, raising and commanding "Hampton's Legion"; three times wounded; made brigadier general in 1862, major general in 1863, and lieutenant general in 1865; Governor of South Carolina 1876-1879; elected in 1878 as a Democrat to the United States Senate; reelected in 1884 and served from March 4, 1879, until March 3, 1891; unsuccessful candidate for reelection; United States railroad commissioner 1893-1897; died in Columbia, S.C., April 11, 1902; interment in Trinity Cathedral Churchyard) National Governors Association website, April 28, 2014 (South Carolina Governor Wade Hampton III; office dates: Dec. 14, 1876-Feb. 26, 1879) |
| Associated language | eng |
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