Ordinance of Secession in 1860. Famous family members In addition to his son William F. De Saussure, notable relatives of Henry William de Saussure include his grandfather's brother César-François de Saussure (1705–1783), foreign service attaché and social commentator; European cousins Horace-Bénédict de Saussure (1740–1799), Swiss naturalist, Albertine Necker de Saussure (1766–1841), Swiss writer, educationalist, and advocate of education for women, Ferdinand de Saussure (1857–1913), Swiss linguist, and Éric de Saussure (1925–2007), Swiss artist and member of the Taizé Community. Other American descendants include grandson Wilmot Gibbes de Saussure (1822–1886), South Carolina militia general and South Carolina Secretary of the Treasury during the American Civil War and Arthur Ravenel Jr. (1927–), a member of the United States Congress who represented the First Congressional District of South Carolina from 1987 to 1995. Further reading External links 1763 births 1839 deaths People from Jasper County, South Carolina South Carolina Federalists Members of the South Carolina House of Representatives American Revolutionary War prisoners of war held by Great Britain People of South Carolina in the American Revolution Huguenot participants in the American Revolution Directors of the United States Mint Mayors of Charleston, South Carolina Henry William Washington administration personnel