Born: March 28, 1818, Charleston, SC
Died: April 11, 1902 (age 84 years), Columbia, SC
Previous offices: Senator (1879–1891), Governor of South Carolina (1876–1879), South Carolina State Senator (1858–1861), and more
Party: Democratic Party
Children: Catherine Fisher Hampton, Mary Singleton Hampton, and Sarah Buchanan Hampton
Place of burial: Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, Columbia, SC
Parents: Wade Hampton II and Ann Hampton