Education
Born in Union County, South Carolina, Clowney attended private schools and an academy. He was graduated from the South Carolina College at Columbia in 1818.
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William Kennedy
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Career
He taught in the public schools of Unionville and later at the University of South Carolina. He was admitted to the bar and began practice in Union. He served as commissioner in equity of South Carolina 1830–1833.
He was elected as a Nullifier to the Twenty-third Congress (March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1835) and then again as a Nullifier to the Twenty-fifth Congress (March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1839).
He served as chairman of the Committee on Expenditures in the Department of War for the Twenty-fifth Congress. He also served as Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina.
Death
He died in Union, South Carolina, on March 12, 1851, and was interred in Fairforest Cemetery, South Carolina.
Membership
He served as member of the State house of representatives 1830–1831. He served as member of the State senate in 1840.
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Nationality
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Political Party
Nullifier Party