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John Bee Holmes

1760 – 1827

American politician

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Lived 1760 – 1827 (aged 66–67). John Bee Holmes was an American politician.

John Bee Holmes (1760 — September 5, 1827) was the seventh intendant of Charleston, South Carolina, serving one term between 1794 and 1795.

Holmes born in about 1760 to Isaac Holmes and Rebecca Bee. During the Revolutionary War, he was the aide-de-camp to General John Barnwell. He married Elizabeth Edwards in 1783 and was admitted to practice law the same year. He owned Washington Plantation on the Cooper River in St. John's Parish (Berkeley County).

Holmes was elected intendant in September 1794. He resigned in September 1795 and was followed in office by his brother-in-law, John Edwards. He also held state office, representing the Charleston area in the General Assembly of South Carolina from 1791 to 1797. He served in the South Carolina Senate from 1799 to 1801.

He died on September 5, 1827.

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1760
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Member of the State Senate of South Carolina, Member of the South Carolina House of Representatives

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American politician

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John Bee Holmes was born in 1760.

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John Bee Holmes died on 5 September 1827.

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John Bee Holmes was a politician.

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John Bee Holmes was American.

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· Wikipedia: John Bee Holmes

· Wikidata: Q16230358

· DBpedia: John Bee Holmes

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