j. p. richardson was the primary author of the south carolina ordinance of secession.
j. p. richardson was the primary author of the south carolina ordinance of secession.
who was the primary author of 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.









































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declaration of the immediate causes which induce and justify the secession of south carolina from the federal union
cain continued to serve in the general assembly until 1833. in 1841 he was elected to the state senate to replace a member who had resigned, and he served there until 1845. in 1844 he was one of south carolina's presidential electors, voting for democrat james k. polk. from 1846-8 he was lieutenant governor, serving under governor david johnson.









































in 1860 he was a delegate to the south carolina "convention of the people of south carolina" called to discuss secession and was a signatory to the south carolina ordinance of secession.









































section::::personal life.
william cain (american politician)