Samuel Earle (November 28, 1760November 24, 1833) was a

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from

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. Born in Frederick County in the

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, he moved to the

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in 1774; he participated in the

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, entering the service as an

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in the

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in 1777 and leaving as captain of a company of rangers in 1782. He was a member of the

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from 1784 to 1788, and was a delegate to the State convention that ratified the

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on May 12, 1788; he was a delegate to the

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in 1790. Earle was elected as a Republican to the Fourth Congress, serving from March 4, 1795 to March 3, 1797. He died in

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, on November 24, 1833, four days shy of his 73rd birthday; interment was in Beaverdam Cemetery,

Oconee County, South Carolina Oconee County is the westernmost County (United States), county in the U.S. state of South Carolina. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 78,607. Its county seat is Walhalla, South Carolina, Walhalla and its lar ...

Elias Earle Elias Earle (June 19, 1762May 19, 1823) was a United States representative from South Carolina. Born in Frederick County in the Colony of Virginia, he attended private school and moved to Greenville County, South Carolina, in September 1787. H ...

, Samuel's uncle, and

John Baylis Earle John Baylis Earle (October 23, 1766February 3, 1836) was a U.S. Representative from South Carolina from 1803 to 1805. He was a nephew of Elias Earle and cousin of Samuel Earle. Biography Born on the North Carolina side of the North Pacolet Riv ...

, his cousin, were also U.S. Representatives from South Carolina.

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1760 births 1833 deaths Continental Army officers from South Carolina Members of the South Carolina House of Representatives Democratic-Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from South Carolina People from Frederick County, Virginia 18th-century members of the United States House of Representatives 18th-century members of the South Carolina General Assembly {{SouthCarolina-politician-stub