Theodore Gourdin

Theodore Gourdin
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from South Carolina's 3rd district
In office March 4, 1813 – March 3, 1815
Preceded by	David R. Williams
Succeeded by	Benjamin Huger
Personal details
Born	March 20, 1764 Kingstree, South Carolina
Died	January 17, 1826 (aged 61) Pineville, South Carolina
Resting place	Saint Stephen, South Carolina
Profession	planter

Theodore Gourdin (March 20, 1764 – January 17, 1826) was a U.S. Representative from South Carolina.

Life

Born near Kingstree, South Carolina, Gourdin was educated in Charleston, South Carolina, and in Europe. He engaged in planting.

Gourdin was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the Thirteenth Congress (March 4, 1813 – March 3, 1815).

Mrs. Theodore Gourdin (Elizabeth Gaillard) (1766–1835)

After his term, he resumed agricultural pursuits. He died in Pineville, South Carolina, January 17, 1826. He was interred in Episcopal Cemetery, St. Stephen, South Carolina.

Sources

• Theodore Gourdin at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress