Thomas Bee

Born in 1739 in Martigny, Province of South Carolina, British America,[1] Bee attended the University of Oxford and read law in 1761.

[1] He was a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from 1778 to 1779, 1781 to 1782, and 1786 to 1788, serving as Speaker in January and February 1779.

[4][1] Bee was nominated by President George Washington on June 11, 1790, to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina vacated by Judge William Drayton Sr.[5][1] He was confirmed by the United States Senate on June 14, 1790, and received his commission the same day.

[2] His service terminated on February 18, 1812, due to his death in Pendleton, South Carolina.

[2] Bee was nominated by President John Adams to be Chief Judge of the United States Circuit Court for the Fifth Circuit on February 21, 1801, and was confirmed by the Senate on February 24, 1801, but he declined the appointment.