South Carolina's 8th congressional district
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The 8th Congressional District of South Carolina was a congressional district for the United States House of Representatives in South Carolina. It was created in 1803 as a result of the 1800 Census and eliminated in 1843 as a result of the 1840 Census. The district was last represented by Thomas De Lage Sumter.
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| Name | Took Office | Left Office | Party | District Residence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John B. Earle | 1803 | 1805 | Democratic-Republican | Anderson County |
| Elias Earle | 1805 | 1807 | Democratic-Republican | Greenville |
| Lemuel J. Alston | 1807 | 1811 | Democratic-Republican | Greenville |
| Elias Earle | 1811 | 1813 | Democratic-Republican | Greenville |
| Samuel Farrow | 1813 | 1815 | Democratic-Republican | Spartanburg |
| Thomas Moore | 1815 | 1817 | Democratic-Republican | Spartanburg County |
| Wilson Nesbitt | 1817 | 1819 | Democratic-Republican | Spartanburg |
| John McCreary | 1819 | 1821 | Democratic-Republican | Chester |
| Joseph Gist | 1821 | 1823 | Democratic-Republican | Pinckneyville |
| John Carter | 1823 | 1829 | Jacksonian | Camden |
| James Blair | 1829 | 1834(a) | Jacksonian | Lancaster County |
| Richard Irvine Manning I | 1834(a) | 1835 | Jacksonian | Columbia |
| James Rogers | 1835 | 1837 | Jacksonian | Yorkville |
| John Peter Richardson II | 1837 | 1839 | Democrat | Spartanburg |
| James Rogers | 1839 | 1841 | Democrat | Yorkville |
| Thomas De Lage Sumter | 1841 | 1843 | Democrat | Stateburg |
(a) James Blair died in 1834; Manning succeeded him in a special election.
Source: Congressional Biographical Directory
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