# Robert Barnwell Rhett

> Robert Barnwell Rhett was an American politician who served as a member of the US House of Representatives from South Carolina from 1837 to 1849, a US Senator from South Carolina from 1850 to 1852, and as a deputy from South Carolina to the Provisional Confederate States Congress from 1861 to 1862. As a staunch supporter of slavery and an early advocate of secession, he was a "Fire-Eater", nicknamed the "father of secession".

*American politician (1800-1876)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Politician
- **Category:** Politicians
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1800-12-21
- **Died:** 1876-09-14
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 46.7 / 100
- **Momentum:** 1.9 / 100  (trend: STABLE)
- **Historical depth:** 9.4 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 10.5 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 60.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 70.0 / 100

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