William Mayrant
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William Mayrant | |
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Member of the Stephen D. Miller | |
Member of the South Carolina House of Representatives | |
In office 1818 – 1821 | |
Personal details | |
Born | planter | March 8, 1765
William Mayrant (March 8, 1765 – January 23, 1832[1]) was a U.S. Representative from South Carolina.
William Mayrant was elected in 1814 as a
After leaving Congress, Mayrant returned to his business and plantation interests. He also served as member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from 1818 to 1821.
Born at Charleston, to a prominent family from South Carolina, William Woodrop Mayrant was the son of John Mayrant and Ann Woodruff or Woodrup. Soon after the American Revolution, Mayrant studied law and became an attorney. He was a successful businessman and plantation owner, with interests in rice farming and one of South Carolina's first textile factories. Mayrant held the rank of Colonel in the South Carolina militia. After his 1787 marriage to Ann Richardson Mayrant (1771-1840) he established a Stateburg home he called "Ararat" which subsequent owners renamed "Argyle House". He later owned and operated a plantation called "High Hills".
William Mayrant died in 1832 and was buried at Church of the Holy Cross, near his home in Stateburg, Sumter County.
Sources
- United States Congress. "William Mayrant (id: M000288)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
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Further reading
- Mayrant, William; Lander, Ernest M. (1953). "Two Letters by William Mayrant on His Cotton Factory, 1815". The South Carolina Historical Magazine. 54 (1): 1–5. JSTOR 27565884.