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George William Croft (1846-1904) —
of Aiken, Aiken
County, S.C.
Born in Newberry District (now Newberry
County), S.C., December
20, 1846.
Son of Theodore Gaillard Croft and Eliza Webb (D'Oyley) Croft.
Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; lawyer;
member of South
Carolina state senate, 1880; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1882-83, 1901-02; U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 2nd District, 1903-04; died in
office 1904.
Died in Washington,
D.C., 1904
(age about
57 years).
Interment at St. Thaddeus' Episcopal Churchyard.
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Theodore Gaillard Croft (1874-1920) —
also known as Theodore G. Croft —
of South Carolina.
Born in Aiken, Aiken
County, S.C., November
26, 1874.
Son of George
William Croft.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 2nd District, 1904-05; member
of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1907-08; member of South
Carolina state senate, 1909-12.
Died in Aiken, Aiken
County, S.C., March 23,
1920 (age 45 years, 118
days).
Interment at St. Thaddeus' Episcopal Churchyard.
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