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.
List of members representing the district Member Party Years Congress Electoral history District location District established March 4, 1803 John B. Earle Democratic-Republican March 4, 1803 –March 3, 1805 Elected in 1803.Re-elected in 1804 but declined the seat. 1803–1813"Pendleton district" Vacant March 4, 1805 –December 2, 1805 Elias Earle 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 Democratic-Republican March 4, 1807 –March 3, 1811 Elected in 1806.Re-elected in 1808.Retired. Elias Earle Democratic-Republican March 4, 1811 –March 3, 1813 Elected in 1810.Redistricted to the . Samuel Farrow Democratic-Republican March 4, 1813 –March 3, 1815 Elected in 1812.Retired. 1813–1823"Chester district" Thomas Moore Democratic-Republican March 4, 1815 –March 3, 1817 Elected in 1814.Retired. Wilson Nesbitt Democratic-Republican March 4, 1817 –March 3, 1819 Elected in 1816.Retired. John McCreary Democratic-Republican March 4, 1819 –March 3, 1821 Elected in 1818.Lost re-election. Joseph Gist Democratic-Republican March 4, 1821 –March 3, 1823 Elected in 1820.Redistricted to the . John Carter Democratic-Republican March 4, 1823 –March 3, 1825 Redistricted from the 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 Jacksonian March 4, 1829 –April 1, 1834 Elected in 1828.Re-elected in 1830.Re-elected in 1833.Died. 1833–1843 Vacant April 1, 1834 –December 8, 1834 Richard I. Manning Jacksonian December 8, 1834 –May 1, 1836 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 John P. Richardson Jacksonian December 19, 1836 –March 3, 1837 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 Democratic March 4, 1839 –March 3, 1843 Elected in 1838.Re-elected in 1840.Redistricted to the and lost re-election. District dissolved March 3, 1843
References
Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present