George Swinton Legaré

George Swinton Legaré
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from South Carolina's 1st district
In office
March 4, 1903  January 31, 1913
Preceded by William Elliott
Succeeded by Richard S. Whaley
Personal details
Born (1869-11-11)November 11, 1869
Rockville, South Carolina
Died January 31, 1913(1913-01-31) (aged 43)
Charleston, South Carolina
Resting place Charleston, South Carolina
Political party Democratic
Alma mater University of South Carolina
Georgetown University
Profession lawyer

George Swinton Legaré (November 11, 1869 – January 31, 1913) was a politician from South Carolina; born in Rockville, S.C. Shortly after birth moved to Charleston, S.C. At Charleston, he graduated from the Porter Military Academy, now the exclusive Porter-Gaud School, in 1889. He then attended the law department of the University of South Carolina at Columbia for two years; was graduated from Georgetown University Law School, Washington, D.C., in 1893. He was admitted to the bar the same year and commenced a legal practice in Charleston, S.C. He was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-eighth and to the four succeeding Congresses. He served from March 4, 1903, until his death, before the close of the Sixty-second Congress; had been reelected to the Sixty-third Congress. His death was in Charleston, S.C., January 31, 1913; interment in Magnolia Cemetery.

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United States House of Representatives
Preceded by
William Elliott
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from South Carolina's 1st congressional district

1903-1913
Succeeded by
Richard S. Whaley


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