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

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 byWilson Nesbitt
Succeeded byJoseph Gist
Member of the South Carolina House of Representatives
In office
1802
In office
1794–1799
Personal details
Bornc. 1761 (1761)
Chester County, Province of South Carolina, British America
DiedNovember 4, 1833(1833-11-04) (aged 71–72)
Chester County, South Carolina, U.S.
Resting placeChester County, South Carolina
Political partyDemocratic-Republican
Occupationplanter, surveyor

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 Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from South Carolina's 8th congressional district

1819–1821
Succeeded by