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Joseph Haynsworth Earle (1847-1897) —
also known as Joseph H. Earle —
of Greenville, Greenville
County, S.C.
Born in Greenville, Greenville
County, S.C., April 30,
1847.
Democrat. U.S.
Senator from South Carolina, 1897; died in office 1897.
Died in Greenville, Greenville
County, S.C., May 20,
1897 (age 50 years, 20
days).
Interment at Christ Episcopal Church Cemetery.
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Benjamin Franklin Perry (1805-1886) —
of Greenville, Greenville
County, S.C.
Born in Oconee
County, S.C., November
20, 1805.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from South
Carolina, 1860,
1876;
Governor
of South Carolina, 1865.
Died in Greenville
County, S.C., December
3, 1886 (age 81 years, 13
days).
Interment at Christ Episcopal Church Cemetery.
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William Hayne Perry (1839-1902) —
also known as William H. Perry —
of Greenville, Greenville
County, S.C.
Born in South Carolina, 1839.
Son of Benjamin
Franklin Perry.
Democrat. Member of South Carolina state legislature; U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 4th District, 1885-91.
Died in 1902
(age about
63 years).
Interment at Christ Episcopal Church Cemetery.
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Clement Furman Haynsworth, Jr. (1912-1989) —
also known as Clement F. Haynsworth, Jr. —
Born in 1912.
Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit, 1957-81.
Died in 1989
(age about
77 years).
Interment at Springwood Cemetery.
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Martin Frederick Ansel (1850-1945) —
of Greenville, Greenville
County, S.C.
Born in Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C., December
12, 1850.
Son of John Jacob Ansel and Frederika (Bauer) Ansel.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1882-88; Governor of
South Carolina, 1907-11; defeated, 1902; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1912.
Died in Greenville, Greenville
County, S.C., August
24, 1945 (age 94 years, 255
days).
Interment at Springwood Cemetery.
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Charles Ezra Daniel (1895-1964) —
of South Carolina.
Born in Elberton, Elbert
County, Ga., November
11, 1895.
Democrat. U.S.
Senator from South Carolina, 1954.
Died in Greenville, Greenville
County, S.C., September
13, 1964 (age 68 years, 307
days).
Interment at Springwood Cemetery.
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Roger Craft Peace (1899-1968) —
also known as Roger C. Peace —
of Greenville, Greenville
County, S.C.
Born in Greenville, Greenville
County, S.C., May 19,
1899.
Son of Bony H. Peace and Laura E. Peace.
Democrat. Newspaper
publisher; U.S.
Senator from South Carolina, 1941.
Baptist.
Died in Greenville, Greenville
County, S.C., August
20, 1968 (age 69 years, 93
days).
Interment at Springwood Cemetery.
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John Jackson McSwain (1875-1936) —
also known as John J. McSwain —
of Greenville, Greenville
County, S.C.
Born near Cross Hill, Laurens
County, S.C., May 1,
1875.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 4th District, 1921-36; died in
office 1936.
Member, Grange.
Died in Columbia, Richland
County, S.C., August 6,
1936 (age 61 years, 97
days).
Interment at Springwood Cemetery.
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George Norwood —
of Greenville, Greenville
County, S.C.
Republican. Member of Republican
National Committee from South Carolina, 1940; delegate to
Republican National Convention from South Carolina, 1940,
1948.
Interment at Springwood Cemetery.
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Thomas Albert Wofford (1908-1978) —
also known as Thomas A. Wofford —
of Greenville, Greenville
County, S.C.
Born in Madden Station, Laurens
County, S.C., September
27, 1908.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from South
Carolina, 1948,
1956;
U.S.
Senator from South Carolina, 1956; member of South
Carolina state senate, 1966-72.
Died in Greenville, Greenville
County, S.C., February
25, 1978 (age 69 years, 151
days).
Interment at Woodlawn Memorial Park.
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Joseph Raleigh Bryson (1893-1953) —
also known as Joseph R. Bryson —
of Greenville, Greenville
County, S.C.
Born in Brevard, Transylvania
County, N.C., January
18, 1893.
Son of Robert L. Bryson and Mattie (Allison) Bryson.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1921-24; member of South
Carolina state senate, 1929-32; U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 4th District, 1939-53; died in
office 1953.
Baptist.
Member, American
Legion; Junior
Order; Redmen; Woodmen;
Freemasons;
Shriners;
Lions.
Died in the naval
hospital at Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., March 10,
1953 (age 60 years, 51
days).
Interment at Woodlawn Memorial Park.
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Gabriel Heyward Mahon, Jr. (1889-1962) —
of South Carolina.
Born in Williamston, Anderson
County, S.C., November
11, 1889.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 4th District, 1936-39.
Died in Greenville, Greenville
County, S.C., June 11,
1962 (age 72 years, 212
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Woodlawn Memorial Park.
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