Robert Y. Hayne

Robert Y. Hayne
32nd Intendant of Charleston, South Carolina
In office
September 5, 1836 – September 4, 1837
Preceded byEdward W. North
Succeeded byHenry Laurens Pinckney
as Mayor
54th Governor of South Carolina
In office
December 13, 1832 – December 11, 1834
LieutenantCharles Cotesworth Pinckney
Preceded byJames Hamilton Jr.
Succeeded byGeorge McDuffie
United States Senator
from South Carolina
In office
March 4, 1823 – December 13, 1832
Preceded byWilliam Smith
Succeeded byJohn C. Calhoun
Chairman of the Senate Committee on Naval Affairs
In office
1825–1832
Preceded byJames Lloyd
Succeeded byGeorge M. Dallas
5th Attorney General of South Carolina
In office
December 18, 1818 – December 7, 1822
GovernorJohn Geddes
Thomas Bennett Jr.
Preceded byJohn Smythe Richardson Sr.
Succeeded byJames L. Petigru
16th Speaker of the South Carolina House of Representatives
In office
November 23, 1818 – December 18, 1818
GovernorAndrew Pickens
John Geddes
Preceded byThomas Bennett Jr.
Succeeded byPatrick Noble
Member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from St. Philip's and St. Michael's Parish
In office
November 28, 1814 – December 18, 1818
Personal details
Born
Robert Young Hayne

(1791-11-10)November 10, 1791
St. Pauls Parish, South Carolina, US
DiedSeptember 24, 1839(1839-09-24) (aged 47)
Asheville, North Carolina, US
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse(s)Frances Henrietta Pinckney
Rebecca Mott Alston
ProfessionAttorney, Soldier
Signature
Military service
AllegianceUnited States of America
Branch/serviceUnited States Army
South Carolina militia
RankCaptain
Quartermaster General
Unit3rd South Carolina Regiment
Battles/warsWar of 1812

Robert Young Hayne (November 10, 1791 – September 24, 1839) was an American politician. He served in the United States Senate from 1823 to 1832, as Governor of South Carolina 1832–1834, and as Mayor of Charleston 1836–1837.[1] As Senator and Governor, he was a leading figure in the Nullification Crisis and, along with John C. Calhoun and James Hamilton Jr., a vocal proponent of the doctrines of states' rights, compact theory, and nullification; his 1830 debate in the Senate with Daniel Webster is considered a defining episode in the constitutional crisis which precipitated the American Civil War.

  1. ^ Encyclopedia of American Biography, p. 465.