Biography

"also known as Robert Y. Hayne — of Charleston, Charleston District (now Charleston County), S.C. Born in South Carolina, November 10, 1791. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; member of South Carolina state house of representatives, 1814-18; Speaker of the South Carolina State House of Representatives, 1818; South Carolina state attorney general, 1818-22; U.S. Attorney for South Carolina, 1820; U.S. Senator from South Carolina, 1823-32; Governor of South Carolina, 1832-34; mayor of Charleston, S.C., 1835-37. Died in Asheville, Buncombe County, N.C., September 24, 1839 (age 47 years, 318 days). Interment at St. Michael's Churchyard, Charleston, S.C. "