Andrew Pickens (congressman)

Andrew Pickens
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from South Carolina's 6th district
In office
March 4, 1793 – March 3, 1795
Preceded byDistrict established
Succeeded bySamuel Earle
Personal details
Born(1739-09-13)September 13, 1739
Bucks County, Pennsylvania, British America
DiedAugust 11, 1817(1817-08-11) (aged 77)
Tamassee, South Carolina, U.S.
Political partyAnti-Administration
Spouse
Rebecca Calhoun
(m. 1765)
ProfessionMilitary officer, surveyor, slave-owner, planter
Signature
Nickname"The Wizard Owl" "The Fighting Elder"
Military service
Allegiance Great Britain
 United States
Branch/serviceSouth Carolina Militia
Years of service1760–1761 (Britain)
1775–1783 (United States)
RankBrigadier general
CommandsSalisbury District Brigade (North Carolina militia), Upper Ninety-Six District Regiment (South Carolina Militia)
Battles/wars

Andrew Pickens (September 13, 1739 – August 11, 1817) was a militia leader in the American Revolution. A planter and slaveowner, he developed his Hopewell plantation on the east side of the Keowee River across from the Cherokee town of Isunigu (Seneca) in western South Carolina. He was elected as a member of the United States House of Representatives from western South Carolina. Several treaties with the Cherokee were negotiated and signed at his plantation of Hopewell.