Petigru, James Louis, 1789-1863

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Dates:
Birth 1789
Death 1863

Biographical notes:

Lawyer of Charleston, S.C.; Union Party supporter and opponent of nullification and secession; Attorney General of S.C., 1822-1830; unsuccessful Unionist candidate for the S.C. Senate, 1830; code commissioner, 1859-1863; graduate, S.C. College, 1809; son of William Pettigrew (1758-1837) and Louise Guy Gibert Pettigrew; husband of Jane Amelia Postell; father of artist Caroline Petigru Carson (b. 1820-1892).

From the description of James Louis Petigru papers, 1822-1948. (University of South Carolina). WorldCat record id: 43782974

Abbeville District (S.C.) and Charleston (S.C.) attorney, writer, and South Carolina Representative. He was the son of William Pettigrew, a native of Virginia, and Louise Guy Gibert, daughter of a Huguenot minister. In 1816 Petigru married Jane Amelia Postell. James Louis Petigru opposed nullification, and in 1832 he became the leader of the Union Party.

From the description of James Louis Petigru papers, 1816-1863. (The South Carolina Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 35953529

Abbeville District and Charleston, S.C. attorney, writer, and South Carolina state legislator.

From the description of Letter : to R.H. Wilde, 1820 Nov. 21. (The South Carolina Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 36865766

South Carolina attorney, writer, and state representative. Petigru was admitted to the bar in 1813 and began practicing law in Beaufort District, South Carolina and adjoining districts.

From the description of Letters : to William J. Grayson, 1813-1815. (The South Carolina Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 32144235

Charleston, South Carolina attorney, writer, and South Carolina Representative.

From the description of Letter : Charleston, S.C., to N. Cruger, 1848 June 5. (The South Carolina Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 32139755

South Carolina attorney, writer, and state representative.

From the description of Letters to Amelia Parker, 1862. (The South Carolina Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 37522806

James Louis Petigru (1789-1863) was a lawyer, politician, and jurist of South Carolina.

From the guide to the James Louis Petigru Papers, ., 1836, (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.)

Abbeville District and Charleston, S.C. attorney, writer, and South Carolina state representative.

From the description of Letter : Summerville, [S.C.], to I.M. Dwight, 1861 July 28. (The South Carolina Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 37521963

From the description of Letters, 1848. (The South Carolina Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 37522028

Abbeville District and Charleston, South Carolina attorney and politician.

From the description of Papers concerning Mr. Burt, 1854. (The South Carolina Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 32140256

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Subjects:

  • Slavery
  • Betrothal
  • Estates, (Law)
  • Huguenots
  • Humorous poetry, American
  • Lawyers
  • Legal instruments
  • Marriage settlements
  • Nullification (States' rights)
  • Postal service
  • Practice of law
  • Racially mixed people
  • Railroads
  • Slaves
  • Trusts and trustees

Occupations:

  • Lawyers
  • Lawyers

Places:

  • South Carolina--Charleston (as recorded)
  • South Carolina (as recorded)
  • South Carolina (as recorded)
  • Charleston (S.C.) (as recorded)
  • South Carolina--Bennettsville (as recorded)
  • South Carolina (as recorded)
  • Beaufort District (S.C.) (as recorded)
  • Charleston (S.C.) (as recorded)
  • South Carolina (as recorded)
  • South Carolina (as recorded)
  • South Carolina (as recorded)
  • South Carolina (as recorded)
  • Coosawhatchie (S.C.) (as recorded)
  • South Carolina (as recorded)
  • South Carolina (as recorded)
  • Charleston (S.C.) (as recorded)
  • South Carolina (as recorded)
  • United States (as recorded)
  • Summerville (S.C.) (as recorded)