HUGER, Daniel Elliott

• Born : 28 June 1779 on Limerick S.C.
• Died : 21 Aug 1854 on Sullivans Island
• Marries Isabella Johannes (1780 - 1865) in 1800.
• Childern : Elisa Middleton Huger (M. William Mason Smith 10 Feb 1842)
• Children : Possibly Emma Huger (M. Joseph Allan Smith 01 Mar 1838)
• Children: Possibly Sarah H. Huger (M.George Gibson 22 Nov 1838)

Years of Service: 1843-1845
Party: Democrat

Daniel's son, Daniel Elliott, jurist, born in South Carolina, 28 June, 1779; died on Sullivan's island, South Carolina, 21 August, 1854, was graduated at Princeton in 1798, studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1811, and began practice in Charleston. He became a judge in 1819, presided over various courts, and for nearly fifty years was identified with the public service of his State. He was a member successively of both houses of the legislature, and was elected United States senator as a state-rights Democrat, in place of John C. Calhoun, serving from 1843 till 1845, when he resigned. When the Federal party, of which he was a member, opposed the war of 1812, he refused to continue with them. During the nullification excitement in 1832 he was one of the small minority of Union men.

HUGER, Daniel Elliott, (son of Daniel Huger), a Senator from South Carolina; born on Limerick plantation, near Charleston, S.C., June 28, 1779; pursued classical studies in Charleston; graduated from the College of New Jersey (later Princeton University) in 1798; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1799 and began practice in Charleston, S.C.; member, State house of representatives 1804-1819; brigadier general of State troops in 1814; judge of the circuit court 1819-1830; member, State senate 1830-1832, 1838-1842; opposition member of the State nullification convention in 1832; elected as a State Rights Democrat to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of John C. Calhoun and served from March 4, 1843, to March 3, 1845, when he resigned; delegate to the state-rights convention in 1852, where he urged moderation; died on Sullivans Island, S.C., August 21, 1854; interment in Magnolia Cemetery, Charleston, S.C.

The Birth Of Petigru College - USC

The master of his secondary school was not the only one to recognize Petigru's potential as a teacher. While at South Carolina College, Petigru taught part-time at the Columbia Academy, and after graduating became the master of a school in the small village of Eutaw, where he became friends with Daniel Elliot Huger, a prominent local planter. Shortly thereafter, Huger helped Petigru secure a position at the more prestigious Beaufort College where he served for a brief time as acting president. Years later Petigru stated that had he been appointed president of the school, a position he had wanted, he probably would have remained in academia. This remark prompted Grayson to speculate that had Petigru remained in teaching, no doubt he ultimately would have ascended to the presidency of South Carolina College. As Grayson observed, "[a]ny body can make a lawyer or politician, but where could such a college president be found within the limits of the country?" Given Petigru's accomplishments within his chosen profession, Grayson's speculation may not have been far off the mark.