Elias Horry

Elias Horry
22nd Mayor of Charleston
In office
1815–1817
Preceded byThomas Rhett Smith
Succeeded byJohn Geddes
In office
1820–1821
Preceded byDaniel Stevens
Succeeded byJames Hamilton Jr.
Member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from St. James, Santee Parish
In office
1794 – 1804
Member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from Charleston
In office
1830 – 1833
President of the South Carolina Canal and Railroad Company
In office
1831-1843
Succeeded byRailroad merged
Personal details
BornJune 21, 1773
Charleston, South Carolina
DiedSeptember 17, 1834
Charleston, South Carolina
Spouse(s)
Harriet Vanderhorst
(m. 1797)

Mary R. Shubrick
(m. 1817)
Children7
ProfessionLawyer, planter, businessman

Elias Horry (1773 – September 17, 1834) was a lawyer, politician, businessman and plantation owner who twice served in the South Carolina General Assembly as well as the intendant (mayor) of Charleston, South Carolina, serving two terms from 1815 to 1817 and 1820 to 1821.


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