Abraham Nott was a United States Representative from South Carolina

South Carolina

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. Born in Saybrook, Connecticut, he was educated in early life by a private teacher. He graduated from Yale College

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 in 1787 and in 1788 moved to McIntosh County, Georgia

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, where he became a private tutor for one year. He moved to Camden, South Carolina

Camden, South Carolina

Camden is the fourth oldest city in the U.S. state of South Carolina and is also the county seat of Kershaw County, South Carolina, United States. The population was an estimated 7,103 in 2009...

 in 1789. He studied law, was admitted to the bar

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 in 1791, beginning to practice in Union, South Carolina

Union, South Carolina

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. He was a member of South Carolina House of Representatives

South Carolina House of Representatives

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 from 1796 to 1797, and was elected as a Federalist to the Sixth United States Congress, serving from March 4, 1799 to March 3, 1801. After leaving Congress, he resumed practicing law in Columbia

Columbia, South Carolina

Columbia is the state capital and largest city in the U.S. state of South Carolina. The population was 129,272 according to the 2010 census. Columbia is the county seat of Richland County, but a portion of the city extends into neighboring Lexington County. The city is the center of a metropolitan...

 in 1804, and was elected a member of the board of trustees of the University of South Carolina

University of South Carolina

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 in 1805. He was Intendant

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 of Columbia in 1807, and was elected judge of the South Carolina Circuit Court

South Carolina Circuit Court

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 in 1810. He was president of the South Carolina Court of Appeals

South Carolina Court of Appeals

The South Carolina Court of Appeals is the intermediate-level appellate court for the state of South Carolina.-Jurisdiction:The Court of Appeals hears most appeals from the Circuit Courts and Family Courts of South Carolina that do not fall within the seven classes of cases over which the South...

 in 1824 and continued serving as a judge until his death.

Nott died in Fairfield, South Carolina and is interred in the First Presbyterian Churchyard, Columbia.

External links

• Abraham Nott at Find A Grave
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