David James Mccord

Background

Mccord, David James was born in January 1797 in St. Matthew’s Parish, South Carolina, United States. Son of Russell and Hannah (Turquand) M.

Education

Attended South Carolina. College (now University of Southern California), 1810-1814.

Career

Admitted to South Carolina. bar, 1818. Partner (with H. J. Nott) in law firm, 1818-1821, (with W. C. Preston), 1822. Became editor Columbia Telescope, 1823.

Member South Carolina. Legislature, 1832-1839. President Columbia branch South Carolina.

State Bank, 1839-1841. Intendent City of Columbia. Trustee South Carolina.

College, Eastern State Hospital for Insane. Author: Reports of Cases … in the Constitutional Court, 2 vols., 1820-1821. Editor: Statutes at Large of South Carolina, vols.

6-10, 1842.

Membership

Member South Carolina. Legislature, 1832-1839.

Connections

Married Emmeline Wagner. Married second, Louisa Susanna Cheves, May 2, 1840.

Father:

Russell M.

Mother:

Hannah (Turquand) M.

Spouse:

Louisa Susanna Cheves

Spouse:

Emmeline Wagner