Samuel Earle

Samuel Earle
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from South Carolina's 6th district
In office March 4, 1795 – March 3, 1797
Preceded by	Andrew Pickens
Succeeded by	William Smith
Member of the South Carolina House of Representatives
In office 1784–1788
Personal details
Born	November 28, 1760 Frederick County, Virginia
Died	November 24, 1833 (aged 72) Pendleton District, South Carolina
Resting place	Beaverdam Cemetery, Oconee County, South Carolina
Political party	Democratic-Republican
Military service
Allegiance	United States of America
Years of service	1777–1782
Rank	Captain
Unit	5th South Carolina Regiment 1st South Carolina Regiment

Samuel Earle (28 November 1760 – 24 November 1833) was a United States Representative from South Carolina. Born in Frederick County, Virginia, he moved to South Carolina in 1774; he participated in the American Revolutionary War, entering the service as an ensign in the 5th South Carolina Regiment in 1777 and leaving as captain of a company of rangers in 1782. He was a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from 1784 to 1788, and was a delegate to the State convention that ratified the U.S. Constitution on 12 May 1788; he was a delegate to the South Carolina Constitutional Convention in 1790.

Earle was elected as a Republican to the Fourth Congress, serving from 4 March 1795 to March 3, 1797. He died in Pendleton District, South Carolina; interment was in Beaverdam Cemetery, Oconee County, South Carolina.

Elias Earle, Samuel's uncle, and John Baylis Earle, his cousin, were also U.S. Representatives from South Carolina.

External links

• Samuel Earle at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

• Samuel Earle at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress