De Saussure, Henry William, 1763-1839

Revolutionary soldier, director of the U.S. Mint, South Carolina legislator, and judge of the Chancery Court in South Carolina, from Charleston.

From the description of Papers, 1788-1916. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 19491506

Jurist; Federalist; director, U.S. Mint, 1795; member, Pennsylvania bar; S.C. state representative and senator; of Charleston, S.C.

From the description of Henry William DeSaussure papers, 1795-1837. (University of South Carolina). WorldCat record id: 38175421

De Saussure was Director of the U.S. Mint in 1794. Jacob Read was Senator from South Carolina.

From the description of Letter : Charleston, South Carolina to Jacob Read, 1799 January 11 / Henry Wm De Saussure. (Haverford College Library). WorldCat record id: 701491810

Judge, politician, and director of the U.S. Mint (1794-1795). Born in Pocotaligo, S.C., DeSaussure studied law in Philadelphia and was admitted to the South Carolina bar in 1785; in that year he married Elizabeth Ford, and he and his brother-in-law Timothy Ford established a law firm together. In 1808 he was elected a chancellor of the state, an office he held until 1838. Henry Alexander DeSaussure (1788-1865) was his son.

From the description of Henry William DeSaussure papers, 1795-1838. (The South Carolina Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 36793855

Henry William De Saussure (1763-1839), judge of Columbia, S.C.

From the description of Henry William De Saussure letter, 1817 [manuscript]. WorldCat record id: 46399333

Henry William De Saussure (1763-1839) was a judge of Columbia, S.C.

From the guide to the Henry William De Saussure Letter, ., 1817, (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.)