Elias Horry

Elias Horry
22nd Mayor of Charleston
In office 1815–1817
Preceded by	Thomas Rhett Smith
Succeeded by	John Geddes
In office 1820–1821
Preceded by	Daniel Stevens
Succeeded by	James Hamilton, Jr.
Personal details
Born	June 21, 1773 Charleston, South Carolina
Died	September 17, 1834 Charleston, South Carolina
Spouse(s)	Harriet Vanderhorst (m. 1797); Mary R. Shubrick (m. 1817)
Children	Thomas Lynch Horry (1806–1871); Harriet Vanderhorst Horry Frost (1807–1890); Ann Branford Horry (1812–1824); Elias Horry (1815–1817); Alicia Mary Horry (1820–1826); Elias Horry (1822–1839); Richard Shubrick Horry (1823–1824)
Profession	Lawyer
Religion	Episcopalian

Elias Horry inherited the Branford-Horry House at 59 Meeting St., Charleston, South Carolina from his father, Thomas Horry, and added the front portico.

Elias Horry was the twenty-second intendant (mayor) of Charleston, South Carolina, serving two terms from 1815 to 1817.

Horry was elected warden (city council member) in September 1813 before becoming the interim intendant (mayor) on March 30, 1815, after Thomas Rhett Smith resigned.^[1] On September 18, 1815, he was elected to a full term and then re-elected September 16, 1816,^[2] defeating Daniel Stevens.^[3] After four terms by two other mayors, he returned to the position after having been elected on September 4, 1820 for one more term.^[4]

Horry was born in 1773, educated locally, and joined Charles Cotesworth Pinckney's office as a law student.^[5] In 1793, he was admitted to the South Carolina bar. Horry represented St. James, Santee, in South Carolina General Assembly from 1794 to 1804. Many years later, he served as a representative of the Charleston area from 1830 to 1833. He died on September 17, 1834. He is buried at the Cathedral of St. Luke and St. Paul in Charleston, South Carolina.^[4][6]

Horry owned several plantations including the following: The Bluff, Wattahan, Milldam, Jutland, Camp Main, Camp Island, Newland, Midland and Millbrook plantations (Santee River) in Georgetown District and St. James, Santee, Parish.^[4]

References

1. "Elias Horry, Esq. . . .". City Gazette and Daily Advertiser (Charleston, South Carolina). April 1, 1815. p. 3. Retrieved January 25, 2014.
2. "Elias Horry, Esq. . . .". City Gazette and Daily Advertiser (Charleston, South Carolina). September 17, 1816. p. 2. Retrieved January 25, 2014.
3. "An election for Intendant . . .". City Gazette and Daily Advertiser (Charleston, South Carolina). September 16, 1816. p. 2. Retrieved January 25, 2014.
4. "Elias Horry". Preservation Society of Charleston. Retrieved January 25, 2014.
5. "At a quarterly meeting . . .". The Southern Patriot (Charleston, South Carolina). October 17, 1834. p. 2. Retrieved January 25, 2014.
6. "Elias Horry (1773-1834)". Find a Grave. Retrieved January 25, 2014.