Background
Lowndes, Thomas was born on January 22, 1766 in Charleston, South Carolina, United States.
Lowndes, Thomas was born on January 22, 1766 in Charleston, South Carolina, United States.
Educated in Charleston, he studied law there and became a practicing lawyer in the city in the late 18th century.
He represented South Carolina"s 1st Congressional District in the United States. Congress from March 4, 1801 to March 3, 1805. He was not re-elected in 1804. He died in Charleston in 1843.
He was a member of the state legislature from 1792 to 1799.