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Richard Winn | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from South Carolina's 5th district | |
| In office March 4, 1803 – March 3, 1813 | |
| Preceded by | William Butler |
| Succeeded by | David R. Evans |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from South Carolina's 4th district | |
| In office January 24, 1802 – March 3, 1803 | |
| Preceded by | Thomas Sumter |
| Succeeded by | Wade Hampton I |
| In office March 4, 1793 – March 3, 1797 | |
| Preceded by | Thomas Sumter |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Sumter |
| 19th Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina | |
| In office December 4, 1800 – December 8, 1802 | |
| Governor | John Drayton |
| Preceded by | John Drayton |
| Succeeded by | Ezekiel Pickens |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1750 Fauquier County, Virginia Colony, British America |
| Died | December 19, 1818 (aged 67–68) Maury County, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Resting place | Greenwood Cemetery, Columbia, Tennessee |
| Political party | Anti-Administration (until 1795) |
| Other political affiliations | Democratic-Republican (after 1795) |
| Spouse | Priscilla McKinney Winn |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch/service | Continental Army South Carolina militia |
| Years of service | 1775 – 1783 |
| Rank | General |
| Battles/wars | American Revolutionary War |
Richard Winn (1750 – December 19, 1818) was an American politician, surveyor, merchant, and slave owner[1] 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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