Wade Hampton III (1818 - 1902)

Born 28 Mar 1818 in Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Margaret Buchanan Frances (Preston) Hampton — married 1838 in South Carolina, United States

Husband of Mary Singleton (McDuffie) Hampton — married 1858 in South Carolina, United States

Descendants

Died 11 Apr 1902 at age 84 in Columbia, Richland, South Carolina, United States

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Preceded by 76th Governor Daniel Henry Chamberlain Preceded by John J. Patterson

Wade Hampton III 77th Governor of South Carolina 1876—1879 US Senator (Class 3) from South Carolina 1879—1891

Succeeded by 78th Governor William Dunlap Simpson Succeeded by John L. M. Irby

Biography

Wade Hampton III is Notable.

Wade Hampton III was a Confederate States of America military officer during the American Civil War and a politician from South Carolina. He was elected to the South Carolina General Assembly in 1852 and served as a state Senator from 1858 to 1861. In 1861, he resigned from the senate and organized and partially financed the unit known as "Hampton's Legion". Of officers without previous military experience, he was one of three to achieve the rank of Lieutenant General in the Confederate States Army. After the war, he was elected Governor, serving 1876 to 1879. After that, he served two terms as United States Senator, from 1879 to 1891. From 1893 to 1897, Hampton served as United States Railroad Commissioner, appointed by President Grover Cleveland.^[1]

Final resting place in Trinity Episcopal Cathedral Cemetery, Columbia, South Carolina.^[2]

Research Notes

Marriages and children as shown on Wikipedia:

"In 1838, Hampton married Margaret Preston (1818–1852). Their children were: Wade Hampton IV (1840–1879), Thomas Preston Hampton (1843–1864, killed in the war), Sarah Buchanan Hampton (1845–1886), John Preston Hampton (1846–1847), and Harriet Flud Hampton (1848–1853).

In 1858, Hampton III married Mary Singleton McDuffie (1830–1874). Their children were: George McDuffie Hampton (1859–1917), Mary Singleton "Daisy" Hampton (1861–1934), Alfred Hampton (1863–1942), and Catherine Fisher Hampton (born and died 1867)"

Steffen-1085 01:32, 22 June 2023 (UTC)

Sources

1. ↑ Wade Hampton III, Wikipedia.org, accessed April 12, 2020.
2. ↑ Wade Hampton III, Find A Grave: Memorial #439

See also:

• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-DZ5S-P83?cc=1401638&wc=95RS-K6K%3A1031338001%2C1031474101%2C1032106401 : 9 April 2016), South Carolina > Richland > Richland county, part of > image 91 of 94; citing NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
• Wade Hampton III, FamilySearch.org, accessed April 12, 2020.
• Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
• https://www.battlefields.org/learn/biographies/wade-hampton