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Joel Roberts Poinsett (1779-1851) —
of Travelers Rest, Greenville
County, S.C.; Charleston, Charleston District (now Charleston
County), S.C.
Born in Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C., March 2,
1779.
Democrat. U.S. Consul General in Buenos Aires, 1811-14; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1816-20; U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 1st District, 1821-25; U.S.
Minister to Mexico, 1825-29; U.S.
Secretary of War, 1837-41.
Member, Freemasons.
Gave important help to Latin American independence movements. The
poinsettia flower, which he introduced to the U.S., was named for
him.
Died near Statesburg, Sumter
County, S.C., December
12, 1851 (age 72 years, 285
days).
Interment at Church of Holy Cross Episcopal Cemetery.
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William Mayrant —
of South Carolina.
Born in South Carolina.
U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 9th District, 1815-16;
resigned 1816; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1818-21.
Interment at Church of Holy Cross Episcopal Cemetery.
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John Jacob Riley (1895-1962) —
also known as John J. Riley —
of Sumter, Sumter
County, S.C.
Born near Orangeburg, Orangeburg
County, S.C., February
1, 1895.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; school
teacher; U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 2nd District, 1945-49,
1951-62; died in office 1962.
Died in Surfside, Horry
County, S.C., January
1, 1962 (age 66 years, 334
days).
Interment at Sumter Cemetery.
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John Smythe Richardson (1828-1894) —
of Sumter, Sumter
County, S.C.
Born in South Carolina, 1828.
Democrat. Member of South Carolina state legislature; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1876;
U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 1st District, 1879-83.
Died in 1894
(age about
66 years).
Interment at Sumter Cemetery.
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Corinne Boyd Riley (1893-1979) —
also known as Corinne Anderson Boyd —
of South Carolina.
Born in Piedmont, Greenville
County, S.C., July 4,
1893.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 2nd District, 1962-63.
Female.
Died in Sumter, Sumter
County, S.C., April 12,
1979 (age 85 years, 282
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Sumter Cemetery.
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Edwin B. Boyle (1894-1970) —
of Sumter, Sumter
County, S.C.
Born in Sumter, Sumter
County, S.C., April 17,
1894.
Son of William Belton Boyle and Mary Ann Levicy Barnes Boyle.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from South
Carolina, 1944,
1948.
Died in Sumter, Sumter
County, S.C., October
14, 1970 (age 76 years, 180
days).
Interment at Sumter Cemetery.
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Relatives:
Married 1917
to Alice Dickson. |
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