Editing Langdon Cheves (section)

==Death and burial==
After the death of his son-in-law David McCord and son Charles in 1855, Cheves suffered a stroke which left him partially paralyzed.{{sfn|Huff|1977|p=243}} He moved to [[Columbia, South Carolina]] with his daughter Louisa,{{sfn|Huff|1977|p=245}} and lived there until his death on June 26, 1857.<ref name="death">{{Cite news | date=1857-06-27 | title=Death of Hon. Langdon Cheves | newspaper=[[Charleston Mercury|The Mercury]] | location=[[Charleston, South Carolina|Charleston, SC]] }}</ref>

He was laid in state in Charleston City Hall and was buried at the Scots Presbyterian Church.{{sfn|Huff|1977|p=245}}