“M” is for McDuffie, George (1790-1851). Congressman, governor, U.S. senator. A native of Georgia, McDuffie graduated from the South Carolina College. He was admitted to the bar and practiced law in Edgefield. He was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1821 as a nationalist and supporter of John C. Calhoun. During the 1820s—because of federal tariffs-- he changed his position and became an outspoken supporter of states’ rights and nullification. McDuffie was an active participant in the state’s Nullification Convention. He resigned from Congress in 1834 to become governor. During his administration South Carolina passed laws severely restricting the legal rights of free Blacks in the state. Elected to the U.S. Senate in 1842, he supported the annexation of Texas. Resigning from the Senate in 1846, George McDuffie returned to private life in South Carolina.
“M” is for McDuffie, George (1790-1851)
