Robert Goodloe Harper - wikipedia Robert Goodloe Harper Robert Goodloe Harper United States Senator from Maryland In office January 29, 1816 -- December 6, 1816 Preceded by Samuel Smith Succeeded by Alexander C. Hanson Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from South Carolina 's 5th district In office February 9, 1795 -- March 3, 1801 Preceded by Alexander Gillon Succeeded by William Butler Member of the South Carolina House of Representatives In office 1790 -- 1795 Personal details January 1765 Fredericksburg, Virginia January 14, 1825 ( aged 59 -- 60 ) Baltimore, Maryland Political party Federalist Military service Allegiance United States of America Service / branch United States Army Rank Major General Battles / wars War of 1812 Robert Goodloe Harper ( January 1765 -- January 14, 1825 ), a Federalist, was a member of the United States Senate from Maryland, serving from January 1816 until his resignation in December of the same year. He also served in the South Carolina House of Representatives ( 1790 -- 1795 ), the U.S. House of Representatives from South Carolina ( 1795 -- 1801 ), and in the Maryland State Senate. He is best remembered for the phrase, `` Millions for defense, but not one cent for tribute '' in connection with the XYZ Affair. The town of Harper, Liberia is named after him. Contents 1 Early life 2 Political career in South Carolina 3 Political career in Maryland 4 Retirement 5 Honors and memberships 6 References 7 External links Early life Harper, the fifth child and first son of Jesse Harper ( 1733 -- ? ) and Emily Diana Goodloe ( 1734 -- 1788 ) was born near Fredericksburg, Virginia in January 1765 and moved with his parents to Granville, North Carolina around 1769. He received his early education at home and later attended grammar school. At the age of fifteen, Harper joined a volunteer corps of Cavalry and served in the American Revolutionary Army. He made a surveying tour through Kentucky and Tennessee in 1783, and graduated from the College of New Jersey ( now Princeton University ) in 1785. He studied law in Charleston, South Carolina, teaching school at the same time, and was admitted to the bar in 1786. He commenced practice in the Ninety - Sixth District of South Carolina, moving back to Charleston, S.C. in 1789. On May 7, 1800, Harper married Catherine Carroll in Anne Arundel Co, Maryland, the daughter of Charles & Mary ( Darnall ) Carroll. Robert had a least 4 children with Catherine : Charles Carroll Harper, m. Charlotte Hutchinson Cheffelle Richard Caton Harper Robert Goodloe Harper, Jr Emily Louisa Harper, m. William Clapham Pennington. Political career in South Carolina Harper was a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from 1790 until 1795, at which time he was elected from South Carolina to the Third Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Alexander Gillon. He was reelected to the Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth Congresses but was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1800 to the Seventh Congress, serving as a U.S Representative from February 9, 1795 to March 1801. While in Congress, he was the chairman of the Committee on Ways and Means in the Fifth and Sixth Congresses. Harper was one of the managers appointed by the House of Representatives in 1798 to conduct the impeachment proceedings against William Blount. Political career in Maryland Harper moved to Baltimore, Maryland, and engaged in the practice of law. He consorted with the men of the mob riots of Baltimore against the British in June 1812. He served in the War of 1812, attaining the rank of major general. He assisted in organizing the Baltimore Exchange Co. in 1815 and was a member of the first board of directors. He then became a member of the Maryland State Senate, and was later elected from Maryland to the United States Senate for the term beginning March 4, 1815, serving from January 1816 until December 1816, when he resigned. He was an unsuccessful Federalist candidate for Vice President in the 1816 election. He also received one electoral vote for Vice President in the 1820 election. Retirement Harper traveled extensively in Europe in 1819 and 1820. He took a prominent part in the ceremonies on the occasion of Lafayette 's visit to Baltimore in 1824. He died in Baltimore on January 14, 1825, and was initially interred in the family burial ground on his estate, Oakland Manor, and later reburied in Greenmount Cemetery in Baltimore. Honors and memberships Elected a member of the American Antiquarian Society in 1815. References Jump up ^ 804. Charles Cotesworth Pinckney ( 1746 -- 1825 ). Respectfully Quoted : A Dictionary of Quotations. 1989 Jump up ^ Laura Rich. Maryland History In Prints 1743 -- 1900. p. 42. Jump up ^ American Antiquarian Society Members Directory American National Biography Papenfuse, Eric. The Evils of Necessity : Robert Goodloe Harper and the Moral Dilemma of Slavery ; Cox, Joseph. Champion of Southern Federalism : Robert Goodloe Harper of South Carolina. Port Washington, N.Y. : Kennikat Press, 1972. United States Congress. `` Robert Goodloe Harper ( id : H000225 ) ''. Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. External links Works by Robert Goodloe Harper at Open Library U.S. House of Representatives Preceded by Alexander Gillon Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from South Carolina 's 5th congressional district 1795 -- 1801 Succeeded by William Butler U.S. Senate Preceded by Samuel Smith U.S. Senator ( Class 1 ) from Maryland 1816 Served alongside : Robert H. Goldsborough Succeeded by Alexander C. Hanson United States Senators from Maryland Class 1 Carroll Potts Howard S. Smith Harper Hanson Pinkney S. Smith Kent Merrick Johnson Stewart Pratt Kennedy Johnson Whyte Hamilton Whyte Gorman McComas Rayner Jackson Lee France Bruce P. Goldsborough Radcliffe O'Conor Beall Sr. J. Tydings Beall Jr. Sarbanes Cardin Class 3 Henry J. Lloyd Hindman Wright Reed R. Goldsborough E. Lloyd Chambers R. Goldsborough Spence Kerr Pearce Hicks Creswell Vickers Dennis Groome Wilson Gibson Wellington Gorman Whyte J. Smith Weller M. Tydings Butler Brewster Mathias Mikulski Van Hollen Chairmen of the United States House Committee on Ways and Means Fitzsimons W. Smith Harper Griswold Randolph Clay G. Campbell Eppes Bacon Cheves Eppes Lowndes S. Smith McLane Randolph McDuffie Verplanck Polk Cambreleng J.W. Jones Fillmore McKay Vinton Bayly Houston L. Campbell J.G. Jones Phelps Sherman Stevens Morrill Schenck Hooper Dawes Morrison Wood Tucker Kelley Morrison R. 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Mills Ullman Rostenkowski Gibbons Archer Thomas Rangel Levin Camp Ryan Johnson Brady Italics indicates acting chairman GND : 120054094 ISNI : 0000 0000 7374 6824 LCCN : n85024902 SELIBR : 205440 SNAC : w6p55s6v SUDOC : 191000159 US Congress : H000225 VIAF : 54969088 Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Robert_Goodloe_Harper&oldid=839148195 '' Categories : 1765 births 1825 deaths American people of the War of 1812 Maryland State Senators Members of the South Carolina House of Representatives Members of the United States House of Representatives from South Carolina Politicians from Fredericksburg, Virginia United States Army generals United States Senators from Maryland United States vice-presidential candidates, 1816 United States vice-presidential candidates, 1820 South Carolina Federalists Maryland Federalists Federalist Party United States Senators Federalist Party members of the United States House of Representatives Carroll family Members of Congress who served in multiple states Members of the American Antiquarian Society Hidden categories : Use mdy dates from November 2016 Open Library ID different from Wikidata Articles with Open Library links Wikipedia articles with GND identifiers Wikipedia articles with ISNI identifiers Wikipedia articles with LCCN identifiers Wikipedia articles with SELIBR identifiers Wikipedia articles with SNAC - ID identifiers Wikipedia articles with VIAF identifiers Talk Contents About Wikipedia Deutsch فارسی Magyar Polski Svenska Edit links This page was last edited on 1 May 2018, at 15 : 55. 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Question: who said millions for charity but not one penny for tribute
Answer: Robert Goodloe Harper