Wade Hampton II

Wade Hampton II
Born
Wade Hampton II

(1791-04-21)21 April 1791
Columbia, South Carolina, U.S.
Died10 February 1858(1858-02-10) (aged 66)
OccupationsPolitician, agrarian, and serviceman
SpouseAnn Fitzsimmons
Children8, including Wade III
Parent(s)Wade Hampton I and Harriet Flud

Wade Hampton II (April 21, 1791 – February 10, 1858) was a United States Army officer, planter and politician who served in the War of 1812. He was a member of the Hampton family, whose influence was strong in South Carolina politics and social circles for nearly 100 years.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.