Lemuel James ALSTON, Congress, SC (1760-1836)
ALSTON, Lemuel James, a Representative from South Carolina; born in the eastern part of Granville (now Warren) County, N.C., in 1760; moved to South Carolina after the Revolutionary War and settled near Greens Mill, which soon became the town of Greenville; studied law; was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Greenville; member of the State house of representatives, 1789-1790; elected as a Republican to the Tenth and Eleventh Congresses (March 4, 1807-March 3, 1811); moved in 1816 to Clarke County, Ala., and settled near Grove Hill, where he presided over the orphansâ court and the county court from November 1816 until May 1821; died at âAlston Place,â Clarke County, Ala., in 1836.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
