Francis Kinloch Huger
Francis Kinloch Huger (September 17, 1773 – February 14, 1855), a trained physician and artillery officer, was a scion of the Huger family of South Carolina. A member of the South Carolina House of Representatives and South Carolina Senate, he is best known for his leadership of a failed November 1794 attempt to rescue Lafayette from captivity during the wars surrounding the French Revolution.
Francis Kinloch Huger | |
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Dr. Huger by Charles Fraser, 1825 | |
| Born | September 17, 1773 |
| Died | February 14, 1855 (aged 81) Charleston, South Carolina, US |
| Occupation(s) | Physician, politician, soldier |
| Spouse | Harriet Pinckney |
| Children | 5, including Benjamin |
| Parent(s) | Benjamin Huger Mary Esther Kinloch Huger |
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