Daniel Legare
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Frances Thomas
Daniel Legare Sr. | |
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 Daniel Legare house on 79 Anson Street, Charleston, South Carolina | |
| State Representative to the 1st South Carolina Provincial Congress | |
| In office January 11, 1775 – June 22, 1775 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 13 December 1708 |
| Died | 7 December 1790 (aged 81) |
| Party | Patriot (American Revolution) |
| Spouse(s) | Mary Hall Frances Thomas |
| Children | at least 3 |
| Occupation | |
Daniel Legare Sr. was an American merchant and politician, who served on the First Provincial Congress of South Carolina in 1775. He was also a dry goods merchant whose family was very influential in South Carolina society during the eighteenth century. His house in Charleston, the Daniel Legare House, still stands, being the oldest home in its neighborhood.[1][2]
Daniel Legare was born to Francis Solomon Legare and Sarah Norman in Charleston, South Carolina. He married his first wife, Mary Hall, in 1730 and they had at least 3 children together. His fathers family were French Huguenots and his mothers family were English. He worked as a dry goods merchant and as a planter, amassing a considerable amount of wealth and influence. Around 1760, he purchased a property in Charleston, South Carolina that was partially constructed at the time, a house which became the Daniel Legare House on 79 Anson St. in Charleston.[3] Today it is the oldest house in its area still standing.[4][5]