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Aiken County
South Carolina

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Aiken County


Index to Locations

  • Aiken Aiken Memorial Gardens
  • Aiken St. Thaddeus' Episcopal Churchyard
  • Beech Island Beech Island Cemetery
  • North Augusta Hammond Family Cemetery
  • Wagener Town Cemetery


    Aiken Memorial Gardens
    Aiken, Aiken County, South Carolina
    Politicians buried here:
      Charles E. Simons, Jr. (c.1916-1999) — of South Carolina. Born in Johnston, Edgefield County, S.C., about 1916. Lawyer; law partner of Strom Thurmond; member of South Carolina state house of representatives, 1942, 1947-48, 1960-64; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S. District Judge for South Carolina, 1964-86. Baptist. Died, from the effects of head injuries sustained in a fall, at Aiken Regional Medical Center, Aiken, Aiken County, S.C., October 26, 1999 (age about 83 years). Interment at Aiken Memorial Gardens.


    St. Thaddeus' Episcopal Churchyard
    Aiken, Aiken County, South Carolina
    Politicians buried here:
      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.
      Relatives: Son of Theodore Gaillard Croft and Eliza Webb (D'Oyley) Croft; married, April 17, 1873, to Florence E. McMahon; father of Theodore Gaillard Croft (1874-1920).
      Cross-reference: Butler B. Hare
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
      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.
      Cross-reference: Butler B. Hare
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page


    Beech Island Cemetery
    (formerly Hammond Cemetery)
    Beech Island, Aiken County, South Carolina
    Politicians buried here:
      James Henry Hammond (1807-1864) — of South Carolina. Born in Newberry District (now Newberry County), S.C., November 15, 1807. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from South Carolina 4th District, 1835-36; Governor of South Carolina, 1842-44; defeated, 1840; U.S. Senator from South Carolina, 1857-60. Died, of a stomach disorder, at Beech Island, Aiken County, S.C., November 13, 1864 (age 56 years, 364 days). Interment at Beech Island Cemetery.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography


    Hammond Family Cemetery
    North Augusta, Aiken County, South Carolina
    Politicians buried here:
      Samuel Hammond (1757-1842) — Born in Richmond County, Va., February 21, 1757. Democrat. Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; member of Georgia state house of representatives, 1796-98; member of Georgia state senate, 1799-1800; U.S. Representative from Georgia at-large, 1803-05; member of South Carolina state house of representatives; secretary of state of South Carolina, 1831-35. Died September 11, 1842 (age 85 years, 202 days). Original interment at Hammond Cemetery, New Richmond, S.C.; reinterment at Hammond Family Cemetery.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page


    Town Cemetery
    Wagener, Aiken County, South Carolina
    Politicians buried here:
      Otis L. Baughman, Sr. — of Wagener, Aiken County, S.C. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1940, 1944 (alternate). Interment at Town Cemetery.


     

     


     
       
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