Ralph Izard
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Ralph Izard | |
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![]() Ralph Izard, 1793, byJohn Trumbull | |
President pro tempore of the United States Senate | |
In office May 31, 1794 – November 9, 1794 | |
Preceded by | John Langdon |
Succeeded by | Henry Tazewell |
United States Senator fromSouth Carolina | |
In office March 4, 1789 – March 4, 1795 | |
Preceded by | Position established |
Succeeded by | Jacob Read |
Delegate from South Carolina to theCongress of the Confederation | |
In office November 4, 1782 – November 1, 1783 | |
Personal details | |
Born | January 23, 1741 / 1742 nearCharleston,South Carolina |
Died | May 30, 1804 (aged 62–63) nearCharleston, South Carolina |
Political party | Pro-Administration |
Spouse | Alice De Lancey Izard |
Children | Henry Izard Ralph Izard George Izard Charlotte Izard |
Alma mater | Trinity Hall, Cambridge |
Profession | Planter |
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Ralph Izard(January 23, 1741/1742 – May 30, 1804) was an American politician who served aspresident pro tempore of the United States Senatein 1794.[1]
Early life
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Izard was born at "The Elms" nearCharleston, South Carolina.He was the son of Henry Izard and Margaret Johnson. His great-grandfather was Ralph Izard[2](1660–1710), who was born inDorchester,Englandand settled in South Carolina. His maternal grandfather wasProvince of South CarolinaGovernorRobert Johnson.Izard's parents died when he was a small child, and only one of his siblings survived to adulthood.
He spent most of his childhood and youth studying inEngland:he attended a school inHackney, London,and matriculated as a fellow-commoner atTrinity Hall, Cambridge.[3]Izard returned to America in 1764, but did not remain in South Carolina for long.[4]He was elected the American Society (later theAmerican Philosophical Society) in 1768.[5]
Career
[edit]He resided inLondonin 1771 and moved toParis,France,in 1776. He was appointed commissioner to the Court ofTuscanyby theContinental Congressin 1776, but was recalled in 1779. He returned to America in 1780 and pledged his large estate inSouth Carolinafor the payment of war ships to be used in theAmerican Revolutionary War.He was a member of the Continental Congress in 1782 and 1783. In 1788, he was elected to the United States Senate and served from March 4, 1789, to March 4, 1795, serving as President pro tempore of the Senate during theThird Congress.[4]
Later life
[edit]Izard was one of the founders of theCollege of Charleston.Izard retired from public life to the care of his estates in 1795. Within two years of his retirement, he was stricken with an untreatable illness that paralyzed him on one side of his body.
Death and legacy
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In 1767, Izard marriedAlice De Lancey,who was a niece ofJames DeLanceyand a descendant ofStephanus Van Cortlandtand Gertrude Schuyler. After Izard moved to America in 1780 to focus on his work towards the American Revolution, his family stayed in France until 1783 when they joined him in South Carolina. Izard and his wife had fourteen children together, but only seven survived past early childhood, including:[6]
- Ralph Izardwas a naval hero ofTripoli.The World War IIUSSIzardwas named after him. In 1808, Izard married Eliza Pinckney, daughter of Major GeneralCharles Cotesworth Pinckney,a signer of the Constitution, and a granddaughter ofColonel Charles Pinckney,chief justice of South Carolina. Ralph's wife was also a niece ofArthur Middleton.
- Major GeneralGeorge Izardwas agovernorofArkansas.
- Anne Izard, who married William Allan Deas {1764-1863} with whom they had a son, the painter,Charles Deas.William's brother was Col. James Sutherland Deas {1784-1864} who was the father of CS GeneralZachariah Cantey Deas
- Charlotte Izard, who married William Loughton Smith, a son of S.C. Assemblyman Benjamin Smith; William L. Smith was also a brother-in-law of South Carolina CongressmanIsaac Motte.
Izard died near Charleston on May 30, 1804, at the age of sixty-two. He is interred in the churchyard ofSt. James Goose Creek Episcopal Church,near Charleston.[4]
Izard was a slaveholder.[7][8]
Descendants
[edit]A great-grandson of Ralph Izard wasCharles Manigault Morriswho was also a great-grandson ofLewis Morris.A cousin of Charles Manigault Morris was GeneralArthur Middleton Manigaultwho was descended from Mary Izard-cousin of Ralph Izard.
A cousin Sarah Izard marriedSouth CarolinaLoyalist GovernorLord William Campbell.A cousin twice removed was Elizabeth {Eliza} Izard who was a daughter-in-law ofCongressmanofSouth CarolinaThomas Pinckney.One niece Elizabeth Izard married Alexander Wright (1751–?), a son of LoyalistGovernorofGeorgiaJames Wright (governor).
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Ralph and Alice Izard byJohn Singleton Copley
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Governor George Izard
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First LieutenantCharles Manigault Morris,CSN
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General Arthur M. Manigault, CSA
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Miniature of Elizabeth (Eliza) Izard [wife of Thomas Pinckey 1780-1842 son of GeneralThomas Pinckney) byEdward Greene Malbone
References
[edit]- ^"Bioguide Search".bioguide.congress.gov.Retrieved2022-01-29.
- ^"FamilySearch.org - Family History and Genealogy Records".FamilySearch.Archived fromthe originalon 2008-12-12.Retrieved2008-12-12.
- ^"Izard, Ralph (ISRT761R)".A Cambridge Alumni Database.University of Cambridge.
- ^abc"IZARD, Ralph (c 1741-1804)".bioguideretro.congress.gov.Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.Retrieved4 May2020.
- ^"APS Member History".search.amphilsoc.org.Retrieved2021-04-06.
- ^http://articles.westga.edu:2609/servlet/Sabin?dd=0&locID=carr52158&d1=SABCA04589100&srchtp=a&c=1&an=SABCA04589100&df=f&d2=14&docNum=CY3803265979&h2=1&vrsn=1.0&af=RN&d6=14&d3=14&ste=10&stp=Author&d4=0.5&d5=d6&ae=CY103265966
- ^Weil, Julie Zauzmer; Blanco, Adrian; Dominguez, Leo."More than 1,700 congressmen once enslaved Black people. This is who they were, and how they shaped the nation".Washington Post.Retrieved2022-01-29.
- ^"Congress slaveowners",The Washington Post,2022-01-27,retrieved2022-01-29
External links
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- United States Congress."Ralph Izard (id: I000053)".Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- 1740s births
- 1804 deaths
- Continental Congressmen from South Carolina
- 18th-century American politicians
- United States senators from South Carolina
- Presidents pro tempore of the United States Senate
- American people of English descent
- American planters
- People of South Carolina in the American Revolution
- Huguenot participants in the American Revolution
- Alumni of Trinity Hall, Cambridge
- United States senators who owned slaves
- Izard family