He lost a race for a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives to Preston Brooks in 1854 .
Garlington served in the South Carolina House of Representatives of the South Carolina General Assembly in 1850 -- 1854 .
Garlington lost a race for a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives to Preston Brooks in 1854 .
Garlington served in the South Carolina House of Representatives of the South Carolina General Assembly in 1850 -- 1854 .