John E. Colhoun

John Ewing Colhoun
United States Senator
from South Carolina
In office
March 4, 1801 – October 26, 1802
Preceded byJacob Read
Succeeded byPierce Butler
Member of the South Carolina House of Representatives
In office
1778–1800
Personal details
Born
John Ewing Colhoun

c. 1749
Staunton, Virginia
DiedOctober 26, 1802 (aged 52–53)
Pendleton, South Carolina, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic-Republican
SpouseFloride Bonneau
Children3, including Floride Calhoun
Alma materPrinceton University
OccupationPlanter, legislator
ProfessionLawyer
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John Ewing Colhoun (c. 1749 – October 26, 1802) was a United States Senator and lawyer from South Carolina.

Colhoun, was born in Staunton, Virginia, where he attended common schools before graduating from the College of New Jersey (now Princeton University) in 1774. He was a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from 1778 to 1800. He studied to be a lawyer and was admitted to the bar in 1783, commencing practice in Charleston, South Carolina. He was a farmer and was elected a member of the privy council and was also a commissioner of confiscated estates in 1785.