| Birth: | 1754 | | Death: | May 18, 1818 | 
US Congressman. A native of Granville County, North Carolina, he served as a Colonel in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War. Elected to represent South Carolina's 3rd District and as At-Large in the United States House of Representatives, he served from 1793 to 1799. He was defeated in 1798. He also served as a Member of the South Carolina State House of Representatives from 1782 to 1788, County Justice from 1785 to 1791, and as a Delegate to the South Carlina State House of Representatives in 1790. (bio by: K)
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Charlotte Benton Prince (1783 - 1870)*
Gilly Hinton Benton Dubose (1789 - 1852)*
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Search Amazon for Lemuel Benton | | | Burial:
Benton Family Burial Ground
Darlington
Darlington County
South Carolina, USA |
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Originally Created by: K
Record added: Feb 21, 2006
Find A Grave Memorial# 13410276 |
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Please add his DOB.Birth 23 Oct 1754 in Granville, North Carolina, USADeath 18 May 1818 in Darlington, Darlington, South Carolina, USA
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Cassie Mathews
Added: Apr. 22, 2013 |
BENTON, Lemuel, (great-grandfather of George William Dargan), a Representative from South Carolina; born in Granville County, N.C., in 1754; as a young man moved to that section of Cheraw District which is now Darlington County, S.C.; engaged as a planter...(Read more)
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Cassie Mathews
Added: Apr. 22, 2013 |
This information was taken from the website that gives information about the Johannas Kolb archeological site.Col. Lemuel Benton was born in NC in 1754, but came to the Pee Dee region before the American Revolution. He became a major in the Militia in 177...(Read more)
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Cassie Mathews
Added: Apr. 22, 2013 |
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