Records of Thomas Sumter on Ancestry

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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Thomas Sumter and the Sumter Family History

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Some Famous People called Thomas Sumter

Thomas Sumter

Thomas Sumter (August 14, 1734 – June 1, 1832) was a soldier in the Colony of Virginia militia; a brigadier general in the South Carolina militia during the American Revolution, a planter, and a politician. After the United States gained independence, he was elected to the United States House of Representatives and to the United States Senate, where he served from 1801 to 1810, when he retired. Sumter was nicknamed the "Fighting Gamecock" for his fierce fighting style against British soldiers after they burned down his house during the Revolution. Source: Thomas Sumter, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia

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