William F. De Saussure
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William Ford De Saussure (February 22, 1792 - March 13, 1870) was a United States Senator from South Carolina. Born in Charleston, he graduated from Harvard University in 1810, studied law, was admitted to the bar and practiced in Charleston and Columbia. He was a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives in 1846 and a judge of the chancery court in 1847.
De Saussure was appointed, and subsequently elected, as a Democrat to the U.S. Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of R. Barnwell Rhett and served from May 10, 1852, to March 3, 1853; he resumed the practice of law in Columbia, and was a trustee of South Carolina College (now the University of South Carolina) at Columbia for many years. He died in Columbia in 1870; interment was in Presbyterian Churchyard.
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| Preceded by Robert B. Rhett |
United States Senator (Class 2) from South Carolina 1852–1853 Served alongside: Andrew P. Butler |
Succeeded by Josiah J. Evans |
