HAMPTON, Wade (1752-1835)
Democrat-Republican of South Carolina 
4th congressional district
Served in House 1795-1797 , 1803-1805
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Biography
Representative from South Carolina; born in Virginia in 1752; received a thorough education; engaged in agricultural pursuits; moved to South Carolina; served in the Revolutionary War as lieutenant colonel of the regiment of light dragoons in General Sumter's brigade of State troops; served in the South Carolina state house of representatives, 1779-1786 and 1791; elected as a Democratic Republican to the Fourth Congress (March 4, 1795-March 3, 1797); unsuccessful candidate for reelection; elected as a Democratic Republican to the Eighth Congress (March 4, 1803-March 3, 1805); unsuccessful candidate for reelection; colonel in the United States Army in 1808; appointed brigadier general in February 1809 and major general March 2, 1813; served in the War of 1812 until April 6, 1814, when he resigned; died in Columbia, S.C., on February 4, 1835; interment in Trinity Churchyard, Columbia, S.C.Courtesy of Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
