j. p. richardson was the member of the committee, other than christopher g. memminger, who wrote the south carolina ordinance of secession.
j. p. richardson was the member of the committee, other than christopher g. memminger, who wrote the south carolina ordinance of secession.
who were the members of the committee, other than christopher g. memminger, who wrote the south carolina ordinance of secession?
j. p. richardson
the convention had previously agreed to draft a separate statement that would summarize their justification and gave that task to a committee of seven members comprising christopher g. memminger (considered the primary author), f. h. wardlaw, r. w. barnwell, j. p. richardson, b. h. rutledge, j. e. jenkins, and p. e. duncan. the document they produced, the declaration of the immediate causes which induce and justify the secession of south carolina from the federal union, was adopted by the convention on december 24.









































section::::synopsis.
declaration of the immediate causes which induce and justify the secession of south carolina from the federal union
bullet::::- robert foster bennett (1933–2016), u.s. senator from utah 1993–2011. son of wallace f. bennett.









































section::::bennetts and memmingers.









































bullet::::- thomas bennett, jr. (1781–1865), governor of south carolina 1820–22. adoptive father of christopher g. memminger.









































bullet::::- christopher g. memminger (1803–1888), member of the south carolina legislature 1836–52 1854–60 1876–79, delegate to the confederate states provisional congress from south carolina 1861–62, confederate states secretary of the treasury 1861–64. adoptive son of thomas bennett, jr.
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