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Rh South Carolina, where he had a grant of land. — His grandson, Daniel, patriot, b. on Limerick Planta- tion, on Cooper river. S. C, 20 Feb., 1741 : d. in Charleston, S. C., 1 July, 1799, was educated in Europe. He was a delegate to the Continental congress from 1786 till 1788, and a representative to the first congress, serving from 1789 till 1793. — The second Daniel's brother, Isaac, soldier, b. on Limerick Plantation, S. C, 19 March, 1742 ; d. 17 Oct., 1797, after receiving an education in Europe, was commissioned lieutenant in a battalion raised by the colony, and commanded by Col, Thomas Middleton, for service against the Cherokee In- dians in 1760. At the begin- ning of the Rev- olutionary war he was made lieutenant -colo- nel of the 1st regiment, and in 1776 was pro- moted to the col- onelcy of the 5th regiment, South Carolina conti- nental line. He was commissioned a brigadier-general in the U. S. army, 9 Jan., 1779, and participated in every battle of consequence fought by the southern army. He opposed the invasion of Georgia by Gen. Archibald Campbell, commanded the left wing at the battle of Stono, 20 June, 1779, and was wounded while leading his men. He also led the Georgia and South Carolina militia in the unsuc- cessful attack on Savannah, and during the siege of Charleston was employed with a body of light troops to cut off supplies from the enemy and keep open communication between the town and coun- try ; but his force was defeated and dispersed by Tarleton and Webster at Monk's Corner, S. C. He joined the army of Gen. Greene, and commanded the Virginians at the battle of Guilford Court- House, where he was severely wounded. At Hob- kirk's Hill he commanded the right wing of the army. On the restoration of peace he was made vice-president, and Maj.-Gen. Moultrie president. of the Society of the Cincinnati of the state of South Carolina. — Another brother, John, patriot, b. on Limerick Plantation, S. C., 5 June, 1744 ; d. in Charleston, S. C, 22 Jan., 1804, completed his education in Europe. He was a member of the commons house of assembly, and in 1775 of the Srovincial congress, and, with his brothers Daniel, lenjamin. and Isaac, took an active part in the revolutionary movement of South Carolina. He was a member of the council of safety which as- sumed the sovereign control of the province until the adoption of its first state constitution. In 1792 he was intendent of Charleston, and continued at intervals in the service of his state and city until his death. He was secretary of South Carolina for a number of years. He was also a large and suc- cessful rice-planter. — Another brother, Francis, soldier, b. 19 June, 1751; d. 18. Aug., 1811, was educated in Europe. He was commissioned cap- tain in the 2d South Carolina regiment, of which William Moultrie was colonel, and took part in the defence of Fort Moultrie against the fleet under Sir Peter Parker, 28 June, 1776. Soon afterward he was promoted lieutenant-colonel and made deputy quartermaster to Gen. Mifflin, for the south- ern department, which post he resigned in 1778. Subsequently he resided on his plantation, " Mid- way," on Cooper river. — Another brother, Ben- jamin, patriot, b. on Limerick Plantation, S. C, 30 Dec, 1746; d. in Charleston, S. C, 11 May, 1779, was a member of the house of assembly and of the provincial congress, and took a prominent part in the revolutionary movement in South Carolina. On 25 Feb., 1776, he was made major of the 1st regiment of riflemen, afterward known as the 5th South Carolina regiment on the continental estab- lishment, and had become known as a capable and promising officer, when his career was suddenly ended by the fire from the lines of Charleston as he returned from reconnoitring the position of the British under Gen. Prevost. then before the town. — Daniel's son, Daniel Elliott, jurist, b. in South Carolina, 28 June, 1779; d. on Sullivan's island, S. C, 21 Aug., 1854, was graduated at Princeton in 1798, studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1811, and began practice in Charleston. He became a judge in 1819. presided over various courts, and for nearly fifty years was identified with the public service of his State. He was a member successively of both houses of the legislature, and was elected U. S. senator as a state-rights Democrat, in place of John C. Calhoun, serving from 1843 till 1845, when he resigned. When the Federal party, of which he was a member, opposed the war of 1812, he refused to continue with them. During the nullification excitement in 1832 he was one of the small minority of Union men. — John's son. Alfred, statesman, b. in Charleston, S. C, 1 Nov., 1788 : d. there, 14 May, 1872, was educated at Princeton, and on his return to Charleston studied law, which he soon abandoned to take charge of his plantation on Cooper river. He was a member of the state senate for ten years, and was conspicuous for his loyalty to the Federal government during the nulli- fication agitation. In the convention of 1832 he was, with his friend and cousin Judge Huger, of the small minority that voted against that action. His powerful speech in the senate in opposition to resolutions denouncing President Jackson's course led to a request from a large body of his constitu- ents for his resignation, which he declined, deny- ing their right to " instruct " him. He was ap- pointed postmaster of Charleston by President Jackson, which office he declined, being unwilling to depose Thomas W. Bacot, who had been placed there by Gen. Washington. But when Bacot died Mr. Huger was reappointed, and held the office from 19 Dec, 1834, till the close of the civil war. He was again offered this post by President John- son, but was unwilling to take the " iron-clad oath." He was ruined by the war, and in his old age was sent to the convention of 1866, which was his last appearance in public life. He was a finished ora- tor, and in impromptu address had no superior. — Benjamin's son, Francis Kinloch, patriot, b. in Charleston, S. C, in September, 1773; d. there, 14 Feb., 1855, was sent to England for his education, and studied under the celebrated Dr. John Hunter. He became a surgeon, and in 1794 was for a short time attached to the medical staff of the English army, then in Flanders. Thence he went to Vi- enna, where his family associations with the Mar- quis de Lafayette induced him to join in an attempt to liberate Gen. Lafayette from the Austrian fort- ress of Olmutz. The rescue was successful, though Lafayette was recaptured near the frontier. Mr. Huger, having given up the horse to his compan- ion, Dr. Eric Bollmann, was arrested near the spot and taken to Olmutz, where he was harshly treated.