Daniel Huger

Daniel Huger
Daniel Huger
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives; from South Carolina's 3rd district
	In office; March 4, 1789 – March 3, 1793
Preceded by	Position created
Succeeded by	Lemuel Benton
Delegate to the Congress of the Confederation from South Carolina
	In office; November 6, 1786 – October 21, 1788
Personal details
Born	February 20, 1742; Berkeley County, Province of South Carolina, British America
Died	July 6, 1799 (aged 57); Charleston, South Carolina, U.S.
Political party	Pro-Administration
Children	Daniel Elliott Huger

Daniel Huger (February 20, 1742 – July 6, 1799) was an American planter and statesman from Berkeley County, South Carolina.

For Huger's son, also a member of the U.S. Congress, see Daniel Elliott Huger

Early life

His grandfather was Daniel Huger Sr (1651–1711), a French Huguenot who was born in Loudun, France and settled in Charleston.

Career

Daniel Huger was a delegate for South Carolina to the Continental Congress from 1786 to 1788 and a United States Representative from 1789 to 1793.[1]

Personal life

Daniel Huger House, Charleston

Daniel Huger's wife was the sister of the wife of Lewis Morris, Jr., the son of New York Congressman Lewis Morris.[1] His son, Daniel Elliott Huger, would later serve in the United States Senate for South Carolina and marry a daughter of Arthur Middleton.

Descendants

Mary Procter Huger, his great-granddaughter through his son Daniel, was the wife of Confederate General Arthur Middleton Manigault, who was of Huguenot descent himself; likewise a nephew of Daniel Elliot Huger was Confederate General Benjamin Huger.

References

Smith, Alice R. Huger; Smith, D.E. Huger (2007). The Dwelling Houses of Charleston. Charleston: The History Press. pp. 40–41. ISBN 9781596292611.

External links

United States Congress. "Daniel Huger (id: H000916)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by District created	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from South Carolina's 3rd congressional district 1789–1793	Succeeded by Lemuel Benton

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[Smith-1] Smith, Alice R. Huger; Smith, D.E. Huger (2007). The Dwelling Houses of Charleston. Charleston: The History Press. pp. 40–41. ISBN 9781596292611.