Samuel W. Trotti
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Samuel Wilds Trotti was a U.S. Representative
from South Carolina
.
Born in Barnwell, South Carolina
, Trotti attended the common schools.
He was graduated from South Carolina College (now University of South Carolina
) at Columbia in 1832.
He studied law.
He was admitted to the bar and practiced.
He served in the Seminole War.
He served as member of the State house of representatives from 1840 to 1841 from 1852 to 1855.
Trotti was elected as a Democrat
to the Twenty-seventh Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Sampson H. Butler and served from December 17, 1842, to March 3, 1843.
He resumed the practice of law.
He died in Buckhead, Fairfield District (now county), South Carolina, June 24, 1856.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
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...
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Born in Barnwell, South Carolina
Barnwell, South Carolina
Barnwell is a city in Barnwell County, South Carolina, United States, located along U.S. Route 278. The population was 5,035 at the 2000 census...
, Trotti attended the common schools.
He was graduated from South Carolina College (now University of South Carolina
University of South Carolina
The University of South Carolina is a public, co-educational research university located in Columbia, South Carolina, United States, with 7 surrounding satellite campuses. Its historic campus covers over in downtown Columbia not far from the South Carolina State House...
) at Columbia in 1832.
He studied law.
He was admitted to the bar and practiced.
He served in the Seminole War.
He served as member of the State house of representatives from 1840 to 1841 from 1852 to 1855.
Trotti was elected as a Democrat
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
to the Twenty-seventh Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Sampson H. Butler and served from December 17, 1842, to March 3, 1843.
He resumed the practice of law.
He died in Buckhead, Fairfield District (now county), South Carolina, June 24, 1856.