“H” is for Huger, Daniel Elliott (1779-1854)

“H” is for Huger, Daniel Elliott (1779-1854) Jurist, U. S. Senator. Born near Charleston, Huger graduated from the College of New Jersey (now Princeton University.) He was admitted to the Charleston bar in 1811 and for sixteen years represented St. Andrew's Parish in the State House of Representatives. In 1819 Huger was elected judge of the Court of General Sessions and Common Pleas where he served until 1830.  A Unionist delegate to the state nullification convention, Huger strongly opposed the Ordinance of Nullification in 1832 and 1833. Following John C. Calhoun's resignation from U. S. Senate in 1843, Huger was elected by the legislature to the U S. Senate as a states’ rights Democrat. Daniel Elliott Huger served from March 4, 1843, until March 3, 1845, when he resigned to return the U.S. Senate seat to Calhoun.