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Allard Henry Gasque (1873-1938) —
also known as Allard H. Gasque —
of Florence, Florence
County, S.C.
Born in Marion County (part now in Florence
County), S.C., March 8,
1873.
Son of Wesley Gasque and Martha Washington (Kirton) Gasque.
Democrat. School teacher
and principal; superintendent
of schools; member of South Carolina
Democratic State Executive Committee, 1912-20; chair of
Florence County Democratic Party, 1919-23; U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 6th District, 1923-38; died in
office 1938.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Junior
Order; Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Odd
Fellows.
Died June 17,
1938 (age 65 years, 101
days).
Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
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John Lanneau McMillan (1898-1979) —
also known as John L. McMillan —
of Florence, Florence
County, S.C.
Born near Mullins, Marion
County, S.C., April 12,
1898.
Son of Malcolm Leonard McMillan and Mary Alice (Keith) McMillan.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 6th District, 1939-73.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Forty and
Eight; American
Legion.
Died in Florence, Florence
County, S.C., September
3, 1979 (age 81 years, 144
days).
Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
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James Willard Ragsdale (1872-1919) —
also known as J. Willard Ragsdale —
of Florence, Florence
County, S.C.
Born in Timmonsville, Florence
County, S.C., December
14, 1872.
Son of Littleton Russell Ragsdale and Ellen Adelaide (Byrd) Ragsdale.
Democrat. Lawyer; banker;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1899-1900; member of South
Carolina state senate, 1902-04; U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 6th District, 1913-19; died in
office 1919.
Methodist.
Died in Washington,
D.C., July 23,
1919 (age 46 years, 221
days).
Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
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Elizabeth Hawley Gasque (1886-1989) —
also known as Bessie Gasque; Elizabeth Mills Hawley;
Bessie M. Hawley; Mrs. A. J. Van Exem —
of South Carolina.
Born in Richland
County, S.C., February
26, 1886.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 6th District, 1937-39.
Female.
Died in 1989
(age about
103 years).
Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
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Melvin Horace Purvis, Jr. (1903-1960) —
also known as Melvin H. Purvis; "Little
Mel" —
of Florence, Florence
County, S.C.
Born in Timmonsville, Florence
County, S.C., October
24, 1903.
Son of Melvin Horace Purvis (1869-1938) and Janie Elizabeth (Mims)
Purvis (1874-1927).
Democrat. Lawyer;
agent for the Federal Bureau of Investigation; involved in the
capture or killing of outlaws in the 1930s, including John Dillinger
and Pretty Boy Floyd; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
South Carolina, 1940.
Member, Kappa
Alpha Order.
Died, from a self-inflicted
gunshot
to the head, in Florence, Florence
County, S.C., February
29, 1960 (age 56 years, 128
days).
Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
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