John McCreary

American politician

John McCreary

Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from South Carolina's 8th district
In office
March 4, 1819 – March 3, 1821
Preceded by| Wilson Nesbitt
Succeeded by| Joseph Gist
Member of the South Carolina House of Representatives
In office
1802
In office
1794–1799
Personal details
Born| c. 1761 (1761)
Chester County, Province of South Carolina, British America
Died| November 4, 1833(1833-11-04) (aged 71–72)
Chester County, South Carolina, U.S.
Resting place| Chester County, South Carolina
Political party| Democratic-Republican
Occupation| planter, surveyor

John McCreary (c. 1761 - November 4, 1833) was a U.S. Representative from South Carolina.

## Biography

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### Early life

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John McCreary was born in approximately 1761 near Fishing Creek Lake, about eighteen miles from Chester in the Province of South Carolina. He received his schooling from private tutors.

### Career

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He became a surveyor. He also engaged in agricultural pursuits, and he ran a Southern plantation in South Carolina. Later, he served in the Revolutionary War.

He was a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from 1794 to 1799 and 1802. He was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the Sixteenth Congress, where he served from March 4, 1819, to March 3, 1821.

He resumed agricultural pursuits and surveying.

### Death

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He died on his plantation in South Carolina on November 4, 1833. He was buried in the Richardson Church Cemetery, Chester County, South Carolina.

## Sources

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* United States Congress. "John McCreary (id: M000383)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

U.S. House of Representatives

Preceded by

Wilson Nesbitt

|  Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from South Carolina's 8th congressional district
1819–1821  | Succeeded by

Joseph Gist

Authority control databases: People |

* US Congress

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*[c.]: circa