“H” is for Hayne, Robert Young (1791-1839). Governor, U.S. senator. A native of St. Paul’s Parish, Hayne was elected to the S.C. House of Representatives in 1814. In 1822 the legislature elected him to the U.S. Senate. By the late 1820s Hayne had become an advocate of states’ rights. Re-elected in1828, in 1830 Hayne had a historical, two-weeks long debate with Daniel Webster over slavery, western lands, the Constitution, and nullification. In 1832 Hayne turned his Senate seat over to John C. Calhoun and was rewarded with the governorship of South Carolina. When Congress passed the Tariff of 1832, Hayne advocated a state nullification convention, then presided over the body which voided the tariff in South Carolina. After the Compromise of 1833, Robert Young Hayne finished his term as governor working to reconcile nullification factions within South Carolina.
“H” is for Hayne, Robert Young (1791-1839)
