The Political Graveyard: Georgetown County, S.C.

Georgetown County
South Carolina

Georgetown County information:

Population: 55,797 (2000); 46,302 (1990)
Land area 815 square miles.
County seat: Georgetown
Georgetown County official web site.
Capital Impact: Georgetown County -- officials, addresses, and political, economic, education data
USA MapStats: Georgetown County -- census data on population, race, economics
Georgetown County SCGenWeb page -- genealogical, historical information and queries
(if this link doesn't work, find the new one through the USGenWeb national site).

Neighboring areas:

North: Marion County
Northeast: Horry County
Southeast: North Atlantic Ocean
Southwest: Charleston County; Berkeley County
Northwest: Williamsburg County

The Political Graveyard:

Politicians who were born in Georgetown County
Politicians who lived in Georgetown County
Politicians who died in Georgetown County
Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Georgetown County

Assignment of birthplaces, deathplaces, and cemeteries to counties is subject to error. The intent is to locate places according to current county names and boundaries. If you don't find what you're looking for, check other nearby counties, the unassigned page, or the Gazetteer. Any corrections to county locations would be greatly appreciated. See contact information on the Main Page.

Politicians who were born in Georgetown County

All Saints Parish, Georgetown District County (now Georgetown County): Joseph Alston 1779 Robert Francis Withers Allston 1801
Georgetown: Charles James Munnerlyn 1822 Joseph H. Rainey 1832
See also S.C. birthplaces not assigned to counties.

Politicians who lived in Georgetown County

No city given: Franklin F. Miller - Joseph H. Rainey - Henry W. Webb
Georgetown: J. A. Baxter - Marilyn Hemingway - Vida Miller - James B. Morrison - Olin Sawyer - H. L. Smith - William S. Thompson - H. B. Wilson
Pawleys Island: Glen O'Connell
See also S.C. areas not assigned to counties.

Politicians who died in Georgetown County

Georgetown: Joseph H. Rainey 1887
Georgetown, Georgetown District County (now Georgetown County): Robert Francis Withers Allston 1864
See also S.C. deathplaces not assigned to counties.

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Georgetown County

Georgetown All Saints' Churchyard
Georgetown Baptist Cemetery
Georgetown Prince George Churchyard
Near Hemingway Union United Methodist Church Cemetery
Murrells Inlet All Saints Waccamaw Episcopal Church Cemetery

All Saints' Churchyard
Georgetown, Georgetown County, South Carolina

Politicians buried here:

Benjamin Huger (1768-1823) — of South Carolina. Born in South Carolina, 1768. Member of South Carolina state legislature; U.S. Representative from South Carolina 3rd District, 1799-1805, 1815-17. Died in 1823. Interment at All Saints' Churchyard.
- See also: congressional biography.

Baptist Cemetery
Georgetown, Georgetown County, South Carolina
Location maps, from U.S. Census Tiger Map Server:

Politicians buried here:

Joseph Hayne Rainey (1832-1887) — also known as Joseph H. Rainey — of Georgetown County, S.C. Born in slavery in Georgetown, Georgetown County, S.C., June 21, 1832. Republican. Barber; delegate to South Carolina state constitutional convention from Georgetown County, 1868; member of South Carolina state senate, 1869; U.S. Representative from South Carolina 1st District, 1870-79. Black. First black to serve in U.S. House of Representatives. Died in Georgetown, Georgetown County, S.C., August 2, 1887. Interment at Baptist Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.

Prince George Churchyard
Georgetown, Georgetown County, South Carolina

Politicians buried here:

Paul Trapier (1749-1778) — of South Carolina. Born in 1749. Member of South Carolina state legislature, 1776; state court judge in South Carolina, 1776; Delegate to Continental Congress from South Carolina, 1777. Died in 1778. Interment at Prince George Churchyard.
- See also: congressional biography.

Union United Methodist Church Cemetery
Near Hemingway, Georgetown County, South Carolina

Politicians buried here:

Benjamin Britton Chandler (1854-1925) — of Henry, Williamsburg County, S.C. Born in South Carolina, November 7, 1854. Member of South Carolina state house of representatives, 1924-25; died in office 1925. Suffered a heart attack, and died soon after, at Henry, Williamsburg County, S.C., December 13, 1925. Interment at Union United Methodist Church Cemetery.

All Saints Waccamaw Episcopal Church Cemetery
Murrells Inlet, Georgetown County, South Carolina

Politicians buried here:

Carroll Ashmore Campbell, Jr. (1940-2005) — also known as Carroll A. Campbell, Jr. — of Fountain Inn, Greenville County, S.C. Born in Greenville, Greenville County, S.C., July 24, 1940. Son of Carroll Ashmore Campbell and Anne (Williams) Campbell; married, September 5, 1959, to Iris Faye Rhodes. Republican. Real estate broker; member of South Carolina state house of representatives, 1970-74; defeated, 1969; delegate to Republican National Convention from South Carolina, 1972 (alternate), 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992; candidate for Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina, 1974; executive assistant to Gov. Jim Edwards, 1975; member of South Carolina state senate, 1976-78; U.S. Representative from South Carolina 4th District, 1979-87; Governor of South Carolina, 1987-95; candidate for Republican nomination for President, 1996; lobbyist; CEO, American Council of Life Insurers, 1995-2001; director, Norfolk Southern railroad. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Sertoma; Pi Kappa Phi. Died, of a heart attack while suffering from Alzheimer's disease, in Lexington Medical Hospital, West Columbia, Richland County, S.C., December 7, 2005. Interment at All Saints Waccamaw Episcopal Church Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography; National Governors Association biography; Wikipedia article; NNDB dossier; Find-A-Grave page.

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