Wade Hampton I
Wade Hampton I | |
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Portrait by Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin, 1809 | |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from South Carolina | |
| In office March 4, 1803 – March 3, 1805 | |
| Preceded by | Richard Winn |
| Succeeded by | O'Brien Smith |
| Constituency | 4th district |
| In office March 4, 1795 – March 3, 1797 | |
| Preceded by | John Hunter |
| Succeeded by | John Rutledge Jr. |
| Constituency | 2nd district |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c. 1750 |
| Died | February 4, 1835 (aged 84–85) Columbia, South Carolina, U.S. |
| Party | Democratic-Republican |
| Relations | Wade Hampton III (grandson) |
| Children | Wade Hampton II |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Branch/service | Continental Army United States Army |
| Years of service | 1777–1781 1808–1814 |
| Rank | Major general |
| Battles/wars | |
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Major General Wade Hampton (c. 1750 – February 4, 1835) was an American military officer, planter, and politician who served in the American Revolutionary War and War of 1812. Sitting in the United States Congress for two terms, Hampton was one of the wealthiest planters and largest slaveowners in the United States at the time of his death. In addition to suppressing the 1811 German Coast uprising, a slave rebellion in Louisiana, he is also known for leading American forces to defeat at the 1813 Battle of the Chateauguay.