Beaufort County
South Carolina
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Beaufort County
South Carolina
Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Beaufort County
Index to Locations
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John Bull (c.1740-1802) —
of South Carolina.
Born in Beaufort, Beaufort District (now Beaufort
County), S.C., about 1740.
Member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1778-81, 1784; Delegate
to Continental Congress from South Carolina, 1784-87; member of
South
Carolina state senate, 1798.
Died in South Carolina, 1802
(age about
62 years).
Interment at Prince William's Parish Churchyard.
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Paul Hamilton (1762-1816) —
of South Carolina.
Born October
16, 1762.
Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; Governor of
South Carolina, 1804-06; U.S.
Secretary of the Navy, 1809-12.
Died June 30,
1816 (age 53 years, 258
days).
Interment in a private or family graveyard.
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James Madison Waddell, Jr. (1922-2003) —
also known as James M. Waddell, Jr. —
of Beaufort, Beaufort
County, S.C.
Born in Boydell, Ashley
County, Ark., November
1, 1922.
Son of James M. Waddell and Mabel (Gibson) Waddell.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; insurance
business; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1955-58; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1956
(alternate), 1964;
member of South
Carolina state senate from Beaufort County, 1961.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
American
Legion.
Died in Columbia, Richland
County, S.C., January
15, 2003 (age 80 years, 75
days).
Interment at Beaufort National Cemetery.
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William Elliott (1838-1907) —
of Beaufort, Beaufort
County, S.C.
Born in Beaufort, Beaufort
County, S.C., September
3, 1838.
Democrat. Colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1866; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1876,
1888;
U.S.
Representative from South Carolina, 1887-93, 1895-1903 (7th
District 1887-93, 1st District 1895-1903).
Died in Beaufort, Beaufort
County, S.C., December
7, 1907 (age 69 years, 95
days).
Interment at St. Helena Churchyard.
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Thomas Talbird (1855-1928) —
of South Carolina.
Born in Beaufort, Beaufort
County, S.C., July 3,
1855.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of South
Carolina state senate; elected 1896, 1900; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from South Carolina, 1900;
probate judge in South Carolina.
Died April 5,
1928 (age 72 years, 277
days).
Interment at St. Peter's Catholic Chapel Cemetery.
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William Ferguson Colcock (1804-1889) —
also known as William F. Colcock —
of Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C.
Born in Beaufort, Beaufort
County, S.C., November
5, 1804.
Democrat. Member of South Carolina state legislature; U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 7th District, 1849-53; U.S. Collector of Customs,
1854.
Died in McPhersonville, Hampton
County, S.C., June 13,
1889 (age 84 years, 220
days).
Interment at Stoney Creek Cemetery.
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Robert Smalls (1839-1915) —
of Beaufort, Beaufort
County, S.C.
Born in Beaufort, Beaufort
County, S.C., April 5,
1839.
Republican. Delegate
to South Carolina state constitutional convention from Beaufort
County, 1868; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1868; member of South
Carolina state senate, 1870; U.S.
Representative from South Carolina, 1875-79, 1882-83, 1884-87
(5th District 1875-79, 1882-83, 7th District 1884-87); delegate to
Republican National Convention from South Carolina, 1884,
1888,
1900;
U.S. Collector of
Customs, 1890-1909.
African
ancestry.
Died February
22, 1915 (age 75 years, 323
days).
Interment at Tabernacle Baptist Church Cemetery.
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Jonathan Daniels —
of Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C.
Son of Josephus
Daniels.
Democrat. Member of Democratic
National Committee from North Carolina; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from North Carolina, 1948,
1952,
1956,
1964.
Interment at Seven Oaks Cemetery.
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