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Coat of Arms of Samuel Prioleau

Samuel Prioleau was the twenty-sixth mayor of Charleston, South Carolina, serving from 1824 to 1825.

The Prioleaus were a prominent South Carolina planter family of French Huguenot descent.[1] In 1820, Prioleau was elected to serve as a representative in the South Carolina House of Representatives for Charleston.[2] He was well suited for service on the Judiciary Committee given his legal training.[3] In 1825, he was made Recorder of the City by the City Council of Charleston.[4]

His son, Charles K. Prioleau, was a cotton merchant who became the primary financial agent for the Confederacy in England during the American Civil War.[5]

References

  1. ^ Transactions of the Huguenot Society of South Carolina. Huguenot Society of South Carolina. 1889.
  2. ^ "Election Returns". The Pendleton Messenger. Pendleton, South Carolina. November 1, 1820. p. 3. Retrieved January 21, 2014.
  3. ^ "The Charleston Delegation". City Gazette and Commercial Daily Advertiser. Charleston, South Carolina. October 2, 1824. p. 2. Retrieved January 21, 2014.
  4. ^ "Samuel Prioleau, Esq. was yesterday elected by Council, Record of the City". City Gazette and Commercial Daily Advertiser. August 10, 1825. p. 2. Retrieved January 21, 2014.
  5. ^ American Civil War Society (UK), Prioleau biography]
Preceded by Mayor of Charleston, South Carolina
1824–1825 		Succeeded by
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