American politician
John Myers Felder
In office Preceded by Sanders Glover Succeeded by Michael Grambling In office Preceded by Donald Rowe Succeeded by George Gilmore Salley In office Preceded by William D. Martin Succeeded by James H. Hammond In office In office
Born (1782-07-07 ) July 7, 1782Orangeburg, South Carolina , U.S.Died September 1, 1851(1851-09-01) (aged 69) Political party Jacksonian Other political Nullifier Alma mater Yale University Litchfield Law School Profession lawyer , planter
John Myers Felder (July 7, 1782 – September 1, 1851) was a United States politician who served two terms in the U.S. House of Representatives , representing South Carolina , from 1831 to 1835.
Biography
His grandfather was a native of Switzerland , came to South Carolina about 1720, and was killed during the American Revolution while defending his house against an attack by Tories. The grandson was born in the vicinity of Orangeburg, South Carolina . He graduated from Yale University in 1804, a roommate and close friend of John Caldwell Calhoun .
Early career
After graduation, he studied at Litchfield Law School , and was admitted to the bar in 1808. He was elected to the South Carolina House of Representatives in 1812.
Congress
In 1830, he was elected to the United States House of Representatives and served in Congress for four years, first as a Jacksonian and from 1833 as a Nullifier .
Later career and death
After declining renomination in 1834, he went back to South Carolina , where the voters of Orangeburg returned him to the South Carolina House of Representatives in 1840. He served there until his death on September 1, 1851.
Felder retired from the legal profession in 1830, and became a prosperous mill owner and planter. He never married and had no children, although his sister Eliza has many descendants.
