South Carolina's 8th congressional district

South Carolina's 8th congressional district was a congressional district for the United States House of Representatives in South Carolina. It was created in 1803 as a result of the 1800 census and eliminated in 1843 as a result of the 1840 census. The district was last represented by Thomas De Lage Sumter.

South Carolina's 8th congressional district
Obsolete district
Created	1800
Eliminated	1840
Years active	1803–1843

List of members representing the district

Member (Residence)	Party	Years	Cong ress	Electoral history	District location
District established March 4, 1803
John B. Earle (Anderson County)	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1803 – March 3, 1805	8th	Elected in 1803. Re-elected in 1804 but declined the seat.	1803–1813 "Pendleton district"
Vacant		March 4, 1805 – December 2, 1805	9th
Elias Earle (Greenville)	Democratic-Republican	December 2, 1805 – March 3, 1807		Elected September 26–27, 1805 to finish his nephew's term and seated December 2, 1805. Lost re-election.
Lemuel J. Alston (Greenville)	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1807 – March 3, 1811	10th 11th	Elected in 1806. Re-elected in 1808. Retired.
Elias Earle (Centerville)	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1811 – March 3, 1813	12th	Elected in 1810. Redistricted to the 7th district.
Samuel Farrow (Spartanburg)	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1813 – March 3, 1815	13th	Elected in 1812. Retired.	1813–1823 "Chester district"
Thomas Moore (Prices Store)	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1815 – March 3, 1817	14th	Elected in 1814. Retired.
Wilson Nesbitt (Spartanburg)	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1817 – March 3, 1819	15th	Elected in 1816. Retired.
John McCreary (Chester)	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1819 – March 3, 1821	16th	Elected in 1818. Lost re-election.
Joseph Gist (Pinckneyville)	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1821 – March 3, 1823	17th	Elected in 1820. Redistricted to the 7th district.
John Carter (Camden)	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825	18th 19th 20th	Redistricted from the 9th district and re-elected in 1823. Re-elected in 1824. Re-elected in 1826. Retired.	1823–1833 "Kershaw district"
	Jacksonian	March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1829
James Blair (Lynchwood)	Jacksonian	March 4, 1829 – April 1, 1834	21st 22nd 23rd	Elected in 1828. Re-elected in 1830. Re-elected in 1833. Died.
					1833–1843 [data missing]
Vacant		April 1, 1834 – December 8, 1834	23rd
Richard I. Manning (Columbia)	Jacksonian	December 8, 1834 – May 1, 1836	23rd 24th	Elected June 3, 1834 to finish Blair's term and seated December 8, 1834. Also elected to the next full term. Died.
Vacant		May 1, 1836 – December 19, 1836	24th
John P. Richardson (Spartanburg)	Jacksonian	December 19, 1836 – March 3, 1837	24th 25th	Elected October 11, 1836 to finish Manning's term and seated December 19, 1836. Also elected to the next full term. Retired.
	Democratic	March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1839
Thomas D. Sumter (Stateburg)	Democratic	March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1843	26th 27th	Elected in 1838. Re-elected in 1840. Redistricted to the 3rd district and lost re-election.
District dissolved March 3, 1843

References

• Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
• Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
• Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present