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Jan 22, 1766 Charleston, South Carolina, United States Died on 08 Jul 1843 (aged 77)
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About Thomas Lowndes Congressman
- Thomas Lowndes (January 22, 1766 – July 8, 1843) was an American planter, lawyer and politician from Charleston, South Carolina.
- He was the son of Rawlins Lowndes, governor of South Carolina during the American Revolutionary War and half-brother of William Lowndes (congressman) who helped secure the declaration of the War of 1812.
- Educated in Charleston, he studied law there and became a practicing lawyer in the city in the late 18th century.
- He was a member of the state legislature from 1792 to 1799.
- He represented South Carolina's 1st Congressional District in the U.S.
- Congress from March 4, 1801 to March 3, 1805.
- He was not re-elected in 1804.
- He failed to win back his seat in 1808, and retired from public life thereafter.
- He died in Charleston in 1843.
