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McQUEEN, John, congressman, born in Robinson county, North Carolina, in 1808; died in Society Hill, South Carolina, 30 August, 1867. He was educated at home, studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1828, and settled in Bennettsville, South Carolina He was colonel of militia during the nullification excitement of 1833, promoted major-general in 1835, and was in command in the threatened disturbances of 1837. He was elected to congress as a Democrat in 1848, re-elected without opposition for the next six sessions, and served from 1849 until his resignation in 1860. From 1862 till 1864 he was a member of the Confederate congress.
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