D. Wyatt Aiken
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David Wyatt Aiken | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from South Carolina's 3rd district | |
In office March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1887 | |
Preceded by | Solomon L. Hoge |
Succeeded by | James S. Cothran |
Member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from Abbeville District | |
In office November 28, 1864 – December 21, 1866 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Gettysburg Campaign | March 17, 1828
David Wyatt Aiken (March 17, 1828 – April 6, 1887) was a slave owner,
Biography
Early life
Aiken was born in
He was a slave owner, and owned the Smith family slave plantation after marrying Smith, which held about 40 slaves.[4][5]
Civil War, Reconstruction
In 1858 Aiken attended a political convention in Mobile, Alabama, and began speaking publicly in favor of secession.
He was a member of the State house of representatives from 1864–66 and served as secretary and treasurer of the
Grange activist, magazine publisher
In 1872, Aiken was an activist on behalf of
Congressional service, death
Aiken served as a delegate to the
Aiken died in Cokesbury, South Carolina.
His son,
References
- ^ "Congress slaveowners", The Washington Post, 2022-01-13, retrieved 2022-01-14
- ISBN 978-1-4299-4692-6.
- ^ a b c d "AIKEN, David Wyatt, (1828 - 1887)". US Congress Biographical Directory. US Congress. Retrieved 2018-01-25.
- ^ "Stony Point Plantation - Greenwood County, South Carolina SC". south-carolina-plantations.com. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
- ISBN 978-1-61069-664-7.
- ^ ISBN 9780313330742.
- ISBN 978-1-4299-4692-6.
- S2CID 150237507.
- ^ Jacques, D. H. (December 1875). "To the Readers". The Rural Carolinian. 6 (15): 785–787.
External links
- United States Congress. "D. Wyatt Aiken (id: A000061)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- David Wyatt Aiken Papers at South Carolina Digital Library
This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress