Life of John Geddes

The person I decide to do research on was John Geddes. The reason I choose his was beacause one he's the only famous person buried at Frist Scots Presbyterian and his background from the Charleston area. John Geddes was on born on December 25, 1777 (Christmas Day) in Charleston, South Carolina. He died on March 4, 1828 from a lethal stroke .He was burried at First Scots Presbyterian churchyard in Charleston, South Carolina. The religion John Geddes isn presbyterian and he represent the political party called  Democratic-Republican party.

John Geddes os the son of Scots- Itrish merchant Henry Geddes. He was married first to a woman named Harriet Chalmers. Who died in 1803. Then he married Ann Chalmers in 1805, died the the next year. In his marriages he had at least 3 children. He went to school College of Charleston . He also studied at South Carolina college, which now goes by as University of South Carolina. He then studied and law and was admitted to the bar in 1797.

 John Geddes was really active in Politics. He won the election for South Carolina's House of Representatives . Where he became the speaker for the house for two years in 1806. In 1816, he continued to be a member of the House of Representatives  unti he was elected to the Senate. He was the 47th Governor of South Carolina from 1818 to 1820. After he finished his term as governor he was then given the position as Brigadier General of the South Carolina militia. He ran for  mayor of Chalreston in 1823. Which he won. He served as mayor from 1824-1825.