John McCreary
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John Mccreary (1761 - November 4, 1833) was a U.S. Representative from South Carolina.
Born near Fishing Creek, about eighteen miles from Chester, South Carolina, Mccreary received his schooling from private tutors. He became a surveyor. He also engaged in agricultural pursuits. He served in the Revolutionary War. He served as member of the state house of representatives from 1794 to 1799 and 1802. Sheriff of Chester District (now Chester County).
Mccreary was elected as a Republican to the Sixteenth Congress (March 4, 1819-March 3, 1821). He resumed agricultural pursuits and surveying. He died on his plantation in South Carolina November 4, 1833. He was interred in the Richardson Church Cemetery, Chester County, South Carolina.
