Samuel Prioleau

Samuel Prioleau
26th Mayor of Charleston
In office
1824–1825
Preceded byJohn Geddes
Succeeded byJoseph Johnson
Personal details
Born4 September 1784
Charleston, South Carolina
Died6 May 1839 (aged 54)
Pendleton, South Carolina
Political partyFederalist
Professionlawyer
Coat of Arms of Samuel Prioleau

Samuel Prioleau was the twenty-sixth mayor of Charleston, South Carolina, serving from 1824 to 1825.

The Prioleaus were a prominent South Carolina planter family of French Huguenot descent.[1] In 1820, Prioleau was elected to serve as a representative in the South Carolina House of Representatives for Charleston.[2] He was well suited for service on the Judiciary Committee given his legal training.[3] In 1825, he was made Recorder of the City by the City Council of Charleston.[4]

His son, Charles K. Prioleau, was a cotton merchant who became the primary financial agent for the Confederacy in England during the American Civil War.[5]

References

  1. ^ Transactions of the Huguenot Society of South Carolina. Huguenot Society of South Carolina. 1889.
  2. ^ "Election Returns". The Pendleton Messenger. Pendleton, South Carolina. November 1, 1820. p. 3. Retrieved January 21, 2014.
  3. ^ "The Charleston Delegation". City Gazette and Commercial Daily Advertiser. Charleston, South Carolina. October 2, 1824. p. 2. Retrieved January 21, 2014.
  4. ^ "Samuel Prioleau, Esq. was yesterday elected by Council, Record of the City". City Gazette and Commercial Daily Advertiser. August 10, 1825. p. 2. Retrieved January 21, 2014.
  5. ^ American Civil War Society (UK), Prioleau biography]
Preceded by Mayor of Charleston, South Carolina
1824–1825 		Succeeded by