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Herman Benjamin Baruch (1872-1953) —
also known as Herman B. Baruch —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Huntington, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Camden, Kershaw
County, S.C., April
28, 1872.
Democrat. Physician;
stockbroker;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1932,
1952;
candidate for Presidential Elector for New York; U.S. Ambassador to
Portugal, 1945-47; Netherlands, 1947-49.
Jewish. Member, American
Arbitration Association; Phi
Beta Kappa; Kappa
Sigma.
Died in Wyandanch, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y., March
15, 1953 (age 80 years, 321
days).
Interment at Flushing
Cemetery, Flushing, Queens, N.Y.
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Solomon Blatt (1895-1986) —
of Barnwell, Barnwell
County, S.C.
Born in Blackville, Barnwell
County, S.C., February
27, 1895.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; law
partner of J.
E. Harley, 1917-34; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1932-74, 1974-86
(Barnwell County 1932-74, 91st District 1974-86); died in office
1986; Speaker of
the South Carolina State House of Representatives, 1937-46,
1951-73; delegate to Democratic National Convention from South
Carolina, 1944
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization).
Episcopalian.
Jewish ancestry.
Died in Barnwell, Barnwell
County, S.C., May 14,
1986 (age 91 years, 76
days).
Interment at Church of the Holy Apostles Episcopal Cemetery, Barnwell, S.C.
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Solomon Blatt Jr. (1921-2016) —
of Barnwell, Barnwell
County, S.C.; Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C.
Born in Barnwell
County, S.C., August
20, 1921.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; U.S.
District Judge for South Carolina, 1971-90; took senior status
1990.
Episcopalian.
Jewish ancestry.
Died in Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C., April
20, 2016 (age 94 years, 244
days).
Interment at Church of the Holy Apostles Episcopal Cemetery, Barnwell, S.C.
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Israel Brown (1873-1928) —
of Norfolk,
Va.
Born in Newberry, Newberry
County, S.C., July 28,
1873.
Democrat. Physician;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Virginia
state house of delegates, 1922-24.
Jewish. Member, American Medical
Association; American
Legion.
Died February
11, 1928 (age 54 years, 198
days).
Interment at Hebrew
Cemetery, Norfolk, Va.
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Solomon Cohen (1802-1875) —
of Savannah, Chatham
County, Ga.
Born in Georgetown, Georgetown District (now Georgetown
County), S.C., August
15, 1802.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for Georgia, 1840-42; postmaster at Savannah,
Ga., 1853-65; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Georgia, 1860.
Jewish.
Organized a relief fund to support the family of Jefferson
Davis while he was in prison after the Civil War.
Died in Savannah, Chatham
County, Ga., August
14, 1875 (age 72 years, 364
days).
Interment at Laurel
Grove North Cemetery, Savannah, Ga.
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Relatives: Son
of Solomon Cohen (1757-1835) and Bell (Moses) Cohen; married to
Miriam Gratz Moses. |
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William Fatman (1852-1919) —
of Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., November
9, 1852.
Cotton
buyer; Consul
for Belgium in Charleston,
S.C., 1883-94.
Jewish.
Died in Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C., February
15, 1919 (age 66 years, 98
days).
Interment at Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim Cemetery, Charleston, S.C.
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Lewis Charles Levin (1808-1860) —
also known as Lewis C. Levin —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C., November
10, 1808.
U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 1st District, 1845-51.
Jewish.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., March
14, 1860 (age 51 years, 125
days).
Interment at Laurel
Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pa.
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Edwin Warren Moise (c.1811-1868) —
also known as E. Warren Moise —
of Louisiana.
Born in Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C., about 1811.
Lawyer;
U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana, 1853-55; member
of Louisiana
state house of representatives, 1859; Louisiana
state attorney general, 1860; circuit judge in Louisiana, 1860.
Jewish.
Died in Jefferson, Jefferson
Parish, La., June 29,
1868 (age about 57
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Philip Phillips (1807-1884) —
of Cheraw, Chesterfield District (now Chesterfield
County), S.C.; Mobile, Mobile
County, Ala.
Born in Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C., December
13, 1807.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1833-34; member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1844-51; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Alabama, 1852;
U.S.
Representative from Alabama 1st District, 1853-55.
Jewish.
Died in Washington,
D.C., January
14, 1884 (age 76 years, 32
days).
Interment at Laurel
Grove North Cemetery, Savannah, Ga.
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Joseph Pulitzer (1847-1911) —
Born in Hungary,
April
10, 1847.
Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of
Missouri state legislature, 1869; delegate
to Missouri state constitutional convention 31st District, 1875;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1880
(member, Resolutions
Committee; speaker);
U.S.
Representative from New York 9th District, 1885-86.
Jewish.
Died aboard his
yacht in the harbor of Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C., October
29, 1911 (age 64 years, 202
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
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