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George Swinton Legaré

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George Swinton Legaré
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from South Carolina's 1st district
In office
March 4, 1903 – January 31, 1913
Preceded byWilliam Elliott
Succeeded byRichard S. Whaley
Personal details
Born(1869-11-11)November 11, 1869
Rockville, South Carolina
DiedJanuary 31, 1913(1913-01-31) (aged 43)
Charleston, South Carolina
Resting placeCharleston, South Carolina
Political partyDemocratic
Alma materUniversity of South Carolina
Georgetown University
Professionlawyer

George Swinton Legaré (November 11, 1869 – January 31, 1913) was a politician from South Carolina; born in Rockville, S.C. Shortly after birth moved to Charleston, S.C. At Charleston, he graduated from the Porter Military Academy, now the exclusive Porter-Gaud School, in 1889. He then attended the law department of the University of South Carolina at Columbia for two years; was graduated from Georgetown University Law School, Washington, D.C., in 1893. He was admitted to the bar the same year and commenced a legal practice in Charleston, S.C. He was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-eighth and to the four succeeding Congresses. He served from March 4, 1903, until his death, before the close of the Sixty-second Congress; had been reelected to the Sixty-third Congress. His death was in Charleston, S.C., January 31, 1913; interment in Magnolia Cemetery.

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U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from South Carolina's 1st congressional district

1903-1913
Succeeded by