John Myers Felder

John Myers Felder (July 7, 1782 – September 1, 1851) was a United States politician who served two terms in the U.S. House of Representatives, representing South Carolina, from 1831 to 1835.

Biography

His grandfather was a native of

Early career

After graduation, he studied at Litchfield Law School, and was admitted to the bar in 1808. He was elected to the South Carolina House of Representatives in 1812.

Congress

In 1830, he was elected to the

Later career and death

After declining renomination in 1834, he went back to South Carolina, where the voters of Orangeburg returned him to the South Carolina House of Representatives in 1840. He served there until his death on September 1, 1851.

Felder retired from the legal profession in 1830, and became a prosperous mill owner and planter. He never married and had no children, although his sister Eliza has many descendants.

Notes

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References

• United States Congress. "John Myers Felder (id: F000064)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
• This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Wilson, J. G.; Fiske, J., eds. (1900). "Felder, John Myers" . Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography. New York: D. Appleton.