Andrew Pickens (congressman)
Andrew Pickens | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from South Carolina's 6th district | |
| In office March 4, 1793 – March 3, 1795 | |
| Preceded by | District established |
| Succeeded by | Samuel Earle |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 13, 1739 Bucks County, Pennsylvania, British America |
| Died | August 11, 1817 (aged 77) Tamassee, South Carolina, U.S. |
| Political party | Anti-Administration |
| Spouse |
Rebecca Calhoun (m. 1765) |
| Profession | Military officer, surveyor, slave-owner, planter |
| Signature | |
| Nickname | "The Wizard Owl" "The Fighting Elder" |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Great Britain United States |
| Branch/service | South Carolina Militia |
| Years of service | 1760–1761 (Britain) 1775–1783 (United States) |
| Rank | Brigadier general |
| Commands | Salisbury District Brigade (North Carolina militia), Upper Ninety-Six District Regiment (South Carolina Militia) |
| Battles/wars | |
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Andrew Pickens (September 13, 1739 – August 11, 1817) was a militia leader in the American Revolution. A planter and slaveowner, he developed his Hopewell plantation on the east side of the Keowee River across from the Cherokee town of Isunigu (Seneca) in western South Carolina. He was elected as a member of the United States House of Representatives from western South Carolina. Several treaties with the Cherokee were negotiated and signed at his plantation of Hopewell.