Bee, Thomas, 1739-1812

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Thomas Bee (1739 – February 18, 1812) was a delegate to the Second Continental Congress, Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina and a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina.

Born in 1739 in Charleston in the Province of South Carolina, Bee attended the University of Oxford and read law. He entered private practice in Charleston from 1761 to 1762, and subsequently engaged in private practice from 1765 to 1769, 1769 to 1772, and 1782 to 1786, while also engaging in planting. Bee was a member of the South Carolina Commons House of Assembly from 1762 to 1765 and from 1772 to 1776, a Justice of the Peace in 1775, and a member of the Council of Safety in 1775 and 1776. Bee was a member of the South Carolina General Assembly from 1776 to 1778 and a a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from 1778 to 1779, 1781 to 1782, and 1786 to 1788, serving as Speaker in January and February 1779. He was a commissioner for stamping and issuing paper bills of credit in Charleston in 1769. Bee was Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina from 1779 to 1780 under Governor John Rutledge. He was a delegate to the Second Continental Congress (Continental Congress) from 1780 to 1781. In 1781, Bee was elected a member of the American Philosophical Society. He was a member of the South Carolina Senate from 1788 to 1790.

Bee was nominated by President George Washington on June 11, 1790, to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina vacated by Judge William Drayton Sr. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on June 14, 1790, and received his commission the same day. He published reports of the district court in 1810. His service terminated on February 18, 1812, due to his death in Pendleton, South Carolina. He was interred in Woodstock Cemetery in Goose Creek, South Carolina.

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referencedIn Frederick M. Dearborn collection of military and political Americana, Part I: The Revolution and the Administration, 1669-1958. Houghton Library
referencedIn Waties, Thomas, 1760-1828. Thomas Waties papers, 1733-1838, (bulk, 1784-1838) University of South Carolina, System Library Service, University Libraries
referencedIn South Carolina. General Assembly. Resolution and notice concerning the election of John Rutledge, 1779 Feb. 7. South Carolina Historical Society
referencedIn Austin, James Trecothick, 1784-1870. Letter : Boston, to Thomas Bee, 1836 June 7. Boston Public Library, Central Library in Copley Square
referencedIn Henry Strachey papers 1768-1802 Strachey, Henry papers William L. Clements Library
creatorOf William L. Clements Library. Henry Strachey papers, 1768-1802. William L. Clements Library
creatorOf Bee, Thomas, 1725-1812. Thomas Bee papers, 1777-1800. Library of Congress
creatorOf Bee, Thomas, 1725-1812. Thomas Bee papers, 1765-1801. University of South Carolina, System Library Service, University Libraries
referencedIn Sparks, Jared, 1789-1866. Jared Sparks collection of American manuscripts, 1582-1843 Houghton Library
referencedIn Manigault, Margaret Izard, 1768-1824. Papers, 1779-1857. Hagley Museum & Library
referencedIn Sparks, Jared, 1789-1866. Collection of documents concerning the American Revolution, 1740-1866 Houghton Library
referencedIn Gaines Collection of Americana, 1786-1981 Archives & Special Collections at the Thomas J. Dodd Center.
referencedIn Thomas Addis Emmet collection, 1483-1876 (bulk:1700-1800) New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division
referencedIn Letters of Samuel Johnson, LL.D., collected and edited by George Birkbeck Hill, extra-illustrated, 1413-1900 (inclusive), 1775-1839 (bulk). Houghton Library
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correspondedWith Austin, James Trecothick, 1784-1870. person
parentOf Bee, Barnard E., 1787-1854 person
grandparentOf Bee, Barnard Elliott, 1824-1861, person
ancestorOf Bee, Carlos, 1867-1932 person
associatedWith Bouquet family. family
associatedWith Burke, Barry. person
associatedWith Dearborn, Frederick M. (Frederick Myers), b. 1876 person
associatedWith Emmet, Thomas Addis person
associatedWith Gaines, Pierce Welsh. person
correspondedWith Johnson, Samuel, 1709-1784 person
associatedWith Jones, Seaborn. person
correspondedWith Lincoln, Benjamin, 1733-1810 person
associatedWith Manigault, Margaret Izard, 1768-1824. person
correspondedWith Mathews, John, 1744-1802 person
associatedWith Middleton, Arthur, 1742-1787. person
associatedWith Motte, Jacob. person
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memberOf South Carolina. General Assembly. Senate corporateBody
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associatedWith Stocker, Edmond person
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associatedWith United States. District Court (South Carolina) corporateBody
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associatedWith White, Isaac. person
associatedWith William L. Clements Library person
Place Name Admin Code Country
Charleston SC US
Pendleton SC US
Oxford ENG GB
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Ferries
Soap
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Delegates, U.S. Continental Congress
Jurists
Justices of the peace
Lawyers
Lieutenant governors
Planter
State Representative
State Senator
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Birth 1739

Death 1812-02-18

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