Richard Winn

Richard Winn
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from South Carolina's 5th district
In office
March 4, 1803 – March 3, 1813
Preceded byWilliam Butler
Succeeded byDavid R. Evans
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from South Carolina's 4th district
In office
January 24, 1802 – March 3, 1803
Preceded byThomas Sumter
Succeeded byWade Hampton I
In office
March 4, 1793 – March 3, 1797
Preceded byThomas Sumter
Succeeded byThomas Sumter
19th Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina
In office
December 4, 1800 – December 8, 1802
GovernorJohn Drayton
Preceded byJohn Drayton
Succeeded byEzekiel Pickens
Personal details
Born1750 (1750)
Fauquier County, Virginia Colony, British America
DiedDecember 19, 1818(1818-12-19) (aged 67–68)
Maury County, Tennessee, U.S.
Resting placeGreenwood Cemetery, Columbia, Tennessee
Political partyAnti-Administration (until 1795)
Other political
affiliations
Democratic-Republican (after 1795)
SpousePriscilla McKinney Winn
Military service
AllegianceUnited States United States
Branch/serviceContinental Army
South Carolina militia
Years of service1775 – 1783
RankGeneral
Battles/warsAmerican Revolutionary War

Richard Winn (1750 – December 19, 1818) was an American politician, surveyor, merchant, and slave owner[1] from Winnsboro, South Carolina. During the American Revolutionary War he was an officer in the 3rd South Carolina Regiment. After the regiment was captured at Charleston, he served in a militia partisan unit under Thomas Sumter. After the war he became a general in the South Carolina militia.

He represented South Carolina in the U.S. House from 1793 until 1797 and from 1803 to 1813.

  1. ^ Weil, Julie Zauzmer; Blanco, Adrian; Dominguez, Leo. "More than 1,800 congressmen once enslaved Black people. This is who they were, and how they shaped the nation". Washington Post. Retrieved February 20, 2023.