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Robert Rhett

(1800-1876)
American lawyer and politician
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Robert Rhett (born Robert Barnwell Smith; December 21, 1800 – September 14, 1876) was an American politician who served as a deputy from South Carolina to the Provisional Confederate States Congress from 1861 to 1862, a member of the US House of Representatives from South Carolina from 1837 to 1849, and US Senator from South Carolina from 1850 to 1852. As a staunch supporter of slavery and an early advocate of secession, he was a "Fire-Eater".

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Born Robert Barnwell Smith
21 October 1800
Beaufort, South Carolina
Died
14 September 1876 (aged 75)
St. James Parish, Louisiana
Zodiac Libra
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