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Sumter was nicknamed the "Carolina Gamecock," for his fierce fighting style against British soldiers after they burned down his house during the Revolution.
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After the United States gained independence, he was elected to the United States House of Representatives and to the United States Senate, where he served from 1801 to 1810, when he retired. The namesake town, Sumter, South Carolina, erected a memorial to Thomas Sumter (Aug– June 1, 1832) a soldier in the Colony of Virginia militia a brigadier general in the South Carolina militia during the American War of Independence, a planter, and a politician.
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Maxcy's tenure lasted from 1804 through 1820. Before coming to the college, Maxcy had served as the second president of Brown and the third president of Union College. He was an alumnus of Brown University, with an honorary degree from Harvard University. The first president was the Baptist minister and theologian Reverend Jonathan Maxcy. On January 10, 1805, having an initial enrollment of nine students, the college commenced classes with a traditional classical curriculum. The University was founded as South Carolina College on December 19, 1801, by an act of the South Carolina General Assembly initiated by Governor John Drayton in an effort to promote harmony between the Lowcountry and the Backcountry. University of South Carolina " Emollit mores nec sinit esse feros" ( Learning humanizes character and does not permit it to be cruel)