Theodore Gourdin

Theodore Gourdin
Theodore Gourdin
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives; from South Carolina's 3rd district
	In office; March 4, 1813 – March 3, 1815
Preceded by	David R. Williams
Succeeded by	Benjamin Huger
Personal details
Born	March 20, 1764; Kingstree, South Carolina
Died	January 17, 1826 (aged 61); Pineville, South Carolina
Resting place	Saint Stephen, South Carolina
Profession	planter

Theodore Gourdin (March 20, 1764 – January 17, 1826) was a U.S. Representative from South Carolina.

Life

Born near Kingstree, South Carolina, Gourdin was educated in Charleston, South Carolina, and in Europe. He owned a plantation, on which he enslaved people, in Moncks Corner, South Carolina.

Gourdin was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the Thirteenth Congress (March 4, 1813 – March 3, 1815).

Mrs. Theodore Gourdin (Elizabeth Gaillard) (1766–1835)

After his term, he resumed agricultural pursuits. He died in Pineville, South Carolina, January 17, 1826. He was interred in Episcopal Cemetery, St. Stephen, South Carolina.

Sources

United States Congress. "Theodore Gourdin (id: G000345)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by David R. Williams	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from South Carolina's 3rd congressional district 1813–1815	Succeeded by Benjamin Huger

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