Samuel Earle was a United States Representative from South Carolina

South Carolina

South Carolina is a state in the Deep South of the United States that borders Georgia to the south, North Carolina to the north, and the Atlantic Ocean to the east. Originally part of the Province of Carolina, the Province of South Carolina was one of the 13 colonies that declared independence...

. Born in Frederick County, Virginia

Frederick County, Virginia

Frederick County is a county located in the Commonwealth of Virginia. It is included in the Winchester, Virginia-West Virginia Metropolitan Statistical Area. It was formed in 1743 by the splitting of Orange County. For ten years it was the home of George Washington. As of 2010, the population was...

, he moved to South Carolina in 1774; he participated in the American Revolutionary War

American Revolutionary War

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, entering the service as an ensign

Ensign (rank)

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 in the 5th South Carolina Regiment

5th South Carolina Regiment

The 5th South Carolina Regiment was raised on February 22, 1776 at Charleston, South Carolina for service with the Continental Army. The regiment saw action at the Siege of Savannah. The regiment was merged into the 1st South Carolina Regiment on February 11, 1780.-External links:* compiled by the...

 in 1777 and leaving as captain of a company of ranger

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s in 1782. He was a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives

South Carolina House of Representatives

The South Carolina House of Representatives is the lower house of the South Carolina General Assembly, the upper house being the South Carolina Senate. It consists of 124 Representatives elected to two year terms at the same time as US Congressional elections...

 from 1784 to 1788, and was a delegate to the State convention that ratified the U.S. Constitution on 12 May 1788; he was a delegate to the South Carolina Constitutional Convention in 1790.

Earle was elected as a Republican to the Fourth Congress, serving from 4 March 1795 to March 3, 1797. He died in Pendleton District, South Carolina

Pendleton District, South Carolina

Pendleton District is a former judicial district in South Carolina. It existed as a county or a district from 7 March 1789 to 20 December 1826....

; interment was in Beaverdam Cemetery, Oconee County, South Carolina.

Elias Earle

Elias Earle

Elias Earle was a United States Representative from South Carolina. Born in Frederick County, Virginia, he attended private school and moved to Greenville County, South Carolina, in September 1787...

, Samuel's uncle, and John Baylis Earle, his cousin, were also U.S. Representatives from South Carolina.

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