Edmund William McGregor Mackey (March 8, 1846 – January 27, 1884) was a lawyer, state representative, and United States Representative from South Carolina. He was a leader in the Republican Party.
Edmund became a representative after the end of the American Civil War. An active Republican, he was nominated to be a delegate from Charleston for the constitutional convention of South Carolina in 1868. He was admitted to the bar in 1868 and practiced law in Charleston while also serving as sheriff and alderman.
He was elected again to the South Carolina House of Representatives in 1876 and claimed to be the Speaker after a tumultuous campaign in the state, marked by violence and intimidation. Republicans disputed the election of Democratic Representatives from Edgefield and Laurens counties because of massive fraud in the election and barring of freedmen from the polls by Democratic Party Red Shirts.[2] Following the South Carolina Supreme Court's decision to allow seating of elected legislators from Edgefield and Laurens counties, rival state governments assembled. Mackey and the Republican legislators occupied the South Carolina State House with the support of Federal troops.
The order of President Hayes to remove Federal troops from South Carolina on April 10, 1877, a result of a political compromise ended the Republicans' struggle to control state government. The Democrats annulled the election of representatives from Charleston County, including Edmund Mackey.
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Edmund William McGregor Mackey March 8 1846 January 27 1884 was a lawyer state representative and United States Representative from South Carolina He was a leader in the Republican Party Edmund William McGregor MackeyMember of theU S House of Representativesfrom South CarolinaIn office March 4 1875 July 19 1876Preceded byAlonzo J RansierSucceeded byCharles W ButtzConstituency2nd districtIn office May 31 1882 January 27 1884Preceded bySamuel DibbleSucceeded byRobert SmallsConstituency2nd district 1882 83 7th district 1883 84 Chair of the South Carolina Republican PartyIn office 1880 January 27 1884Preceded byRobert Brown ElliottSucceeded byThomas E Miller29th Speaker of the South Carolina House of RepresentativesIn office 1876 1877Preceded byRobert B ElliottSucceeded byWilliam Henry WallaceMember of theSouth Carolina House of Representativesfrom Charleston CountyIn office October 24 1873 March 17 1874In office November 28 1876 May 29 1877Sheriff of Charleston CountyIn office 1868 1872Personal detailsBornMarch 8 1846Charleston South Carolina USDiedJanuary 27 1884 1884 01 27 aged 37 Washington D C USPolitical partyRepublican until 1874 1876 onward Independent Republican 1874 1876 Professionlawyer politician Contents 1 Life and career 2 See also 3 Citations 4 References 5 External linksLife and career Edit Grave of Edmund Mackey at Glenwood Cemetery Born in Charleston his father was Dr Albert Mackey who was the primary founder of Scottish Rite Freemasonry Edmund became a representative after the end of the American Civil War An active Republican he was nominated to be a delegate from Charleston for the constitutional convention of South Carolina in 1868 He was admitted to the bar in 1868 and practiced law in Charleston while also serving as sheriff and alderman Mackey was elected as a Republican to South Carolina House of Representatives in 1872 He campaigned successfully in 1874 as an Independent Republican for the Second Congressional District The Forty fourth Congress declared his seat vacant on July 19 1876 1 He was elected again to the South Carolina House of Representatives in 1876 and claimed to be the Speaker after a tumultuous campaign in the state marked by violence and intimidation Republicans disputed the election of Democratic Representatives from Edgefield and Laurens counties because of massive fraud in the election and barring of freedmen from the polls by Democratic Party Red Shirts 2 Following the South Carolina Supreme Court s decision to allow seating of elected legislators from Edgefield and Laurens counties rival state governments assembled Mackey and the Republican legislators occupied the South Carolina State House with the support of Federal troops The order of President Hayes to remove Federal troops from South Carolina on April 10 1877 a result of a political compromise ended the Republicans struggle to control state government The Democrats annulled the election of representatives from Charleston County including Edmund Mackey Mackey continued to be active in public life serving as an assistant United States attorney for South Carolina from 1878 to 1881 Mackey attempted to win election as a Republican to the U S House of Representatives from South Carolina but lost the election against Michael P O Connor for the 2nd congressional district in 1878 and failed to have the Democratic controlled House overturn the election With the Republican takeover of the House for the Forty seventh Congress Mackey succeeded in replacing Samuel Dibble for the House seat Re elected in 1882 from the Seventh Congressional District Mackey died during the term in Washington D C on January 27 1884 See also EditList of United States Congress members who died in office 1790 1899 Citations Edit South Carolina Delegates to the 44th U S Congress 1875 1877 www carolana com Retrieved 2023 07 26 Eric Foner Reconstruction America s Unfinished Revolution 1863 1877 New York Perennial Classics 2002 p 575References EditReynolds John S 1969 Reconstruction in South Carolina Negro University Press ISBN 0 8371 1638 4 External links EditCongressional BiographyU S House of RepresentativesPreceded byAlonzo J Ransier Member of the U S House of Representatives from South Carolina s 2nd congressional district1875 1876 Succeeded byCharles W ButtzPreceded bySamuel Dibble Member of the U S House of Representatives from South Carolina s 2nd congressional district1882 1883 Succeeded byGeorge D TillmanPreceded byDistrict re established Member of the U S House of Representatives from South Carolina s 7th congressional district1883 1884 Succeeded byRobert Smalls Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Edmund William McGregor Mackey amp oldid 1167315574, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
