Gervais, John Lewis, 1741-1798
Variant namesContinental Congressman, merchant, and planter; son of French Huguenot parents; educated in Hanover, Germany; immigrated to Charleston, S.C., 1764; delegate, Provincial Congress, 1775-1776; appointed deputy postmaster general for South Carolina, 1778; S.C. state senator and president, 1781-1782; member, Continental Congress, 1782-1783; commissioner for public accounts for S.C., 1794-1795.
From the description of John Lewis Gervais papers, 1772-1796. (University of South Carolina). WorldCat record id: 34791272
South Carolina merchant, plantation owner, and politician. Gervais was a U.S. Continental Congressman and held the rank of colonel in the Continental Army.
From the description of Letter, 1781 Nov. 9. (The South Carolina Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 36865795
John Lewis Gervais and Henry Laurens were both wealthy planters from colonial South Carolina who were active in politics and served as delegates in the Continental Congress.
From the description of John Lewis Gervais letters to Henry Laurens, 1779-1785. (New-York Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 739054638
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| correspondedWith | Colhoun, John Ewing, c. 1750-1802. | person |
| associatedWith | Crafts, William, 1787-1826. | person |
| associatedWith | Dearborn, Frederick M. (Frederick Myers), b. 1876 | person |
| associatedWith | De Neufville, Leonard. | person |
| associatedWith | Emmet, Thomas Addis | person |
| correspondedWith | Fisher, William | person |
| associatedWith | Gervais, John Lewis, 1742-1798. | person |
| associatedWith | Gervais, John Lewis, 1753-1798. | person |
| correspondedWith | Jones, Seaborn | person |
| associatedWith | Laurens, Henry, 1724-1792. | person |
| associatedWith | Laurens, John, 1754-1782 | person |
| associatedWith | Lowndes, Rawlins, 1721-1800. | person |
| associatedWith | Neufville, John de. | person |
| associatedWith | Vanderhorst, Arnoldus, 1748-1815. | person |
| associatedWith | Wayne family | family |
| associatedWith | Wayne family. | family |
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Birth 1753
Death 1798
Birth 1741
Death 1798-08-18
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