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Aedanus Burke (1743-1802) —
of South Carolina.
Born in Ireland,
June
16, 1743.
State court judge in South Carolina, 1778; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1779; U.S.
Representative from South Carolina at-large, 1789-91.
Died in Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C., March 30,
1802 (age 58 years, 287
days).
Interment at Burnt Church Burial Ground.
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O'Brien Smith (c.1756-1811) —
of South Carolina.
Born in Ireland,
about 1756.
Member of South Carolina state legislature, 1796; member of South
Carolina state senate, 1803; U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 4th District, 1805-07.
Died April 27,
1811 (age about 55
years).
Interment at Burnt Church Burial Ground.
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Oliver Perry Williams (1819-1881) —
of St. Bartholomew's Parish, Charleston District (now Colleton
County), S.C.
Born in Walterboro, Colleton
County, S.C., October
14, 1819.
Son of William
Williams.
Lawyer;
planter;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1858-59; served in the
Confederate Army during the Civil War.
Episcopalian.
Died in Colleton
County, S.C., April 28,
1881 (age 61 years, 196
days).
Interment at Burnt Church Burial Ground.
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Richard Manning Jefferies (1889-1964) —
also known as R. M. Jefferies —
of Walterboro, Colleton
County, S.C.
Born in Union
County, S.C., February
27, 1889.
Democrat. Member of South
Carolina state senate, 1926-58; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from South Carolina, 1928,
1936,
1944
(alternate), 1956;
Governor
of South Carolina, 1942-43.
Died in Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C., April 20,
1964 (age 75 years, 53
days).
Interment at Live Oak Cemetery.
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James Graham Padgett (1869-1939) —
also known as J. G. Padgett —
of Walterboro, Colleton
County, S.C.
Born in Colleton
County, S.C., March 10,
1869.
Son of Hansford Duncan Padgett (1839-1923) and Isabella (Goodwin)
Padgett (1842-1888).
Democrat. Lawyer;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from South
Carolina, 1912;
member of South
Carolina state senate.
Methodist.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Knights
of Khorassan; Freemasons.
Died in Walterboro, Colleton
County, S.C., January
19, 1939 (age 69 years, 315
days).
Interment at Live Oak Cemetery.
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