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Nathaniel Barksdale Dial (1862-1940) —
also known as Nathaniel B. Dial —
of Laurens, Laurens
County, S.C.
Born near Laurens, Laurens
County, S.C., April 24,
1862.
Democrat. Mayor of Laurens, S.C., 1887-91, 1895; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1888;
U.S.
Senator from South Carolina, 1919-25; defeated, 1924.
Died in Washington,
D.C., December
11, 1940 (age 78 years, 231
days).
Interment at Laurens Cemetery.
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Robert Archer Cooper (1874-1953) —
also known as Robert A. Cooper —
of Laurens, Laurens
County, S.C.; Washington,
D.C.; San Juan, San Juan
Municipio, Puerto Rico.
Born in Laurens
County, S.C., June 12,
1874.
Son of Henry Addison Cooper and Elizabeth Archie (Jones) Cooper.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1901-04; Solicitor, 8th
Judicial Circuit, 1905-16; Governor of
South Carolina, 1919-22; U.S.
District Judge for Puerto Rico, 1934-.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died August 7,
1953 (age 79 years, 56
days).
Interment at Laurens Cemetery.
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William Dunlap Simpson (1823-1890) —
of South Carolina.
Born in Belfast, Laurens
County, S.C., October
27, 1823.
Member of South Carolina state legislature; colonel in the
Confederate Army during the Civil War; Representative
from South Carolina in the Confederate Congress, 1863-65; Lieutenant
Governor of South Carolina, 1876-79; Governor of
South Carolina, 1879-80; justice of
South Carolina state supreme court, 1880.
Died in Columbia, Richland
County, S.C., December
26, 1890 (age 67 years, 60
days).
Interment at Laurens Cemetery.
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James Farrow (1827-1892) —
Born in Laurens, Laurens
County, S.C., April 3,
1827.
Member of South Carolina state legislature, 1856-62; Representative
from South Carolina in the Confederate Congress, 1862-65.
Died July 3,
1892 (age 65 years, 91
days).
Interment at Laurens Cemetery.
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