Theodore Gourdin

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

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 near Kingstree, Province of South Carolina, British America
Died	January 17, 1826 (aged 61) Pineville, South Carolina, U.S.
Resting place	Saint Stephen, South Carolina
Profession	planter

Life

Born near Kingstree in the Province of South Carolina, Gourdin was educated in Charleston, 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.