Richard Winn
| Richard Winn | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from South Carolina's 5th district |
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In office March 4, 1803 – March 3, 1813 |
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| Preceded by | William Butler |
| Succeeded by | David R. Evans |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from South Carolina's 4th district |
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In office January 24, 1802 – March 4, 1803 |
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| Preceded by | Thomas Sumter |
| Succeeded by | Wade Hampton I |
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In office March 4, 1793 – March 4, 1797 |
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| Preceded by | Thomas Sumter |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Sumter |
| 19th Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina | |
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In office December 4, 1800 – December 8, 1802 |
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| Governor | John Drayton |
| Preceded by | John Drayton |
| Succeeded by | Ezekiel Pickens |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1750 Fauquier County, Virginia Colony, United Kingdom |
| Died | December 19, 1818 (aged 67-68) Duck River, Hickman County, Tennessee, U.S.A. |
| Resting place | Greenwood Cemetery, Columbia, Maury County, Tennessee, U.S.A. |
| Political party | Anti-Administration (until 1795) |
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Democratic-Republican (after 1795) |
| Spouse(s) | Sarah Hall Winn |
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| Allegiance |
 United States of America
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| Service/branch |
Continental Army South Carolina militia |
| Rank | General |
| Battles/wars | American Revolutionary War |
Richard Winn (1750 – December 19, 1818) was an American merchant, surveyor, and politician from Winnsboro, South Carolina. During the American Revolutionary War he was an officer in the 3rd South Carolina Regiment. After the regiment was captured at Charleston, he served in a militia partisan unit under Thomas Sumter. After the war he became a general in the South Carolina militia.
He represented South Carolina in the U.S. House from 1793 until 1797 and from 1803 to 1813.
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