Ralph Izard
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Ralph Izard (January 23, 1741 or 1742–May 30, 1804) was a U.S. politician. He served as President pro tempore of the United States Senate in 1794.
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Early life
Izard was born at "The Elms" near Charleston, South Carolina. His maternal grandfather was Province of South Carolina Governor Robert Johnson. He pursued classical studies in England and returned to America briefly in 1764, but went abroad. He married Alice DeLancey in 1767 (a niece of James DeLancey) and had 13 children between the years of 1768 and 1792.
Career
He resided in London in 1771 and moved to Paris, France, in 1776. He was appointed commissioner to the Court of Tuscany by the Continental Congress in 1776, but was recalled in 1779. He returned to America in 1780 and pledged his large estate in South Carolina for the payment of war ships to be used in the American Revolutionary War. He was a member of the Continental Congress in 1782 and 1783. In 1788, he was elected to the United States Senate and served from March 4, 1789, to March 3, 1795, serving as President pro tempore of the Senate during the Third Congress.
Death and legacy
He retired from public life to the care of his estates and died near Charleston. He is interred in the churchyard of St. James Goose Creek Episcopal Church, near Charleston.
Izard was one of the founders of the College of Charleston. His son Ralph, was a naval hero of Tripoli and had the WWII USS Izard (DD-589) named after him.{Ralph's wife was a niece of Arthur Middleton}. Another son George Izard was a Governor of Arkansas. One niece was a daugther-in-law of Governor of Georgia James Wright (governor); another niece was a daugther-in-law of Congressman of South Carolina Thomas Pinckney. A Great Grandson of Ralph Izard was Charles Manigault Morris who was also a great-grandson of Lewis Morris.
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