Isaac E. Holmes
| Isaac Edward Holmes | |
|---|---|
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from South Carolina's 6th district | |
| In office March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1851 | |
| Preceded by | William Butler |
| Succeeded by | William Aiken, Jr. |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from South Carolina's 1st district | |
| In office March 4, 1839 – March 4, 1843 | |
| Preceded by | Hugh S. Legaré |
| Succeeded by | James A. Black |
| Member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from St. Philip's and St. Michael's Parish | |
| In office November 26, 1832 – December 29, 1833 | |
| In office November 27, 1826 – December 18, 1829 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 6, 1796 Charleston, South Carolina |
| Died | February 24, 1867 (aged 70) Charleston, South Carolina |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Alma mater | Yale College |
| Profession | lawyer, politician |
Isaac Edward Holmes (April 6, 1796 – February 24, 1867) was a U.S. Representative from South Carolina.
Biography
Born in Charleston, South Carolina, Holmes attended the common schools, received private tuition, and graduated from Yale College in 1815. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1818. He commenced practice in Charleston.
He served as member of the Charleston city council and then in the State house of representatives in 1826-1829 and 1832-1833.
Holmes was elected as a Democrat to the Twenty-sixth and to the five succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1839-March 3, 1851). He served as chairman of the Committee on Commerce (Twenty-eighth Congress) and Committee on Naval Affairs (Twenty-ninth Congress). After his tenure in Congress, he practiced law in San Francisco, California from 1851 to 1854, when he returned to Charleston, South Carolina. He again resided in San Francisco 1857-1861.
He returned to South Carolina in 1861 and was appointed a commissioner of the State to confer with the Federal Government prior to the outbreak of the Civil War.
He died in Charleston, South Carolina, February 24, 1867 and was interred in Circular Churchyard.
Source
| United States House of Representatives | ||
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| Preceded by Hugh S. Legaré |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from South Carolina's 1st congressional district 1839–1843 |
Succeeded by James A. Black |
| Preceded by William Butler |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from South Carolina's 6th congressional district 1843–1851 |
Succeeded by William Aiken, Jr. |
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