George McDuffie
George McDuffie | |
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| United States Senator from South Carolina | |
| In office December 23, 1842 – August 17, 1846 | |
| Preceded by | William C. Preston |
| Succeeded by | Andrew Butler |
| 55th Governor of South Carolina | |
| In office December 9, 1834 – December 10, 1836 | |
| Lieutenant | Whitemarsh B. Seabrook |
| Preceded by | Robert Y. Hayne |
| Succeeded by | Pierce Mason Butler |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from South Carolina's 5th district | |
| In office March 4, 1823 – 1834 | |
| Preceded by | Starling Tucker |
| Succeeded by | Francis W. Pickens |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from South Carolina's 6th district | |
| In office March 4, 1821 – March 3, 1823 | |
| Preceded by | Eldred Simkins |
| Succeeded by | John Wilson |
| Member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from the Edgefield District | |
| In office November 23, 1818 – November 27, 1820 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 10, 1790 McDuffie County, Georgia, US |
| Died | March 11, 1851 (aged 60) Sumter District, South Carolina, US |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Other political affiliations | Jacksonian, Nullifier |
| Spouse | Mary Rebecca Singleton |
| Profession | Politician, lawyer |
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George McDuffie (August 10, 1790 – March 11, 1851) was the 55th Governor of South Carolina and a member of the United States Senate. Though he began his political career as a partisan of Andrew Jackson, he became one of South Carolina's most outspoken advocates of nullification.