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Asbury Arnold Abney (1817-1866) —
also known as A. A Abney —
of Bossier
Parish, La.
Born in South Carolina, June 28,
1817.
Member of Louisiana
state senate; served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Royal
Arch Masons.
Died November
4, 1866 (age 49 years, 129
days).
Interment at Mt.
Zion Cemetery, Haughton, La.
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Thomas Galphin Andrews (b. 1882) —
also known as Thomas G. Andrews —
of Stroud, Lincoln
County, Okla.; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla.
Born in Orangeburg, Orangeburg
County, S.C., August
29, 1882.
Son of John D. Andrews and Belle (Darby) Andrews.
Lawyer;
justice
of Oklahoma state supreme court, 1929-35.
Disciples
of Christ. Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Lions.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John D. Andrews and Belle (Darby) Andrews; married 1904 to
Adelphia M. Wolgamatt (died 1928); married 1930 to Reba
Myers. |
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Arthur Creel Baker (b. 1925) —
also known as Arthur C. Baker —
of Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C.
Born in Varina, Wake
County, N.C., January
19, 1925.
Son of Offie Franklin Baker and Myrtie (Whisenhunt) Baker.
Lawyer;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1959.
Baptist.
Member, Elks;
Freemasons; Exchange
Club.
Still living as of 1967.
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James Marion Baker (1861-1940) —
of South Carolina.
Born in Lowndesville, Abbeville District (now Abbeville
County), S.C., August
18, 1861.
Son of Theophilus Baker and Mandeline (Latimer) Baker.
U.S. Minister to Siam, 1933-36.
Member, Freemasons.
Died November
21, 1940 (age 79 years, 95
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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William Edward Barton (1868-1955) —
of Houston, Texas
County, Mo.
Born in Pickens District (now Pickens
County), S.C., April 11,
1868.
Son of William Barton and Harriett (King) Barton.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; Texas
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1901-02; circuit judge in Missouri
19th Circuit, 1923-28, 1934-46; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 16th District, 1931-33.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Woodmen.
Died, from cerebral
thrombosis, in Springfield Baptist Hospital,
Springfield, Greene
County, Mo., July 29,
1955 (age 87 years, 109
days).
Interment at Houston
Cemetery, Houston, Mo.
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Ibra Charles Blackwood (1878-1936) —
also known as Ibra C. Blackwood —
of Spartanburg, Spartanburg
County, S.C.
Born in Blackwood (unknown
county), S.C., November
21, 1878.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1903-05; Governor of
South Carolina, 1931-35; member of Democratic
National Committee from South Carolina, 1932.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died February
12, 1936 (age 57 years, 83
days).
Interment at Greenlawn
Memorial Gardens, Spartanburg, S.C.
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Bill Blanton (b. 1922) —
of Gaffney, Cherokee
County, S.C.
Born in Gaffney, Cherokee
County, S.C., October
23, 1922.
Son of Clarence H. Blanton and Dorothula (Osment) Blanton.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; grocer; member
of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1957-58.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons.
Still living as of 1958.
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Dewey Boyce Blanton (1908-1972) —
also known as Dewey B. Blanton —
of Chesnee, Spartanburg
County, S.C.
Born in Cowpens, Spartanburg
County, S.C., October
20, 1908.
Son of Jack Kenyon Blanton (1878-1947) and Lula Melissa (Pettit)
Blanton (1882-1965).
Oil
distributor; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1951-56, 1957-58.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners.
Died March 9,
1972 (age 63 years, 141
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Greenlawn
Memorial Gardens, Spartanburg, S.C.
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William Augustus Bootle (1902-2005) —
also known as William A. Bootle —
of Macon, Bibb
County, Ga.
Born in Walterboro, Colleton
County, S.C., August
19, 1902.
Son of Philip Loraine Bootle and Laura Lilla (Benton) Bootle.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia, 1929-33; U.S.
District Judge for the Middle District of Georgia, 1954-72; took
senior status 1972.
Baptist.
Member, Phi
Delta Theta; Freemasons; Civitan.
Died January
25, 2005 (age 102 years,
159 days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Macon, Ga.
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Percy Eugene Brabham (1905-1978) —
also known as P. Eugene Brabham —
of Bamberg, Bamberg
County, S.C.
Born in Olar, Bamberg
County, S.C., May 28,
1905.
Son of H. Manning Brabham and Lucretia (Johnson) Brabham.
Farmer;
newspaper
publisher; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1951-58; member of South
Carolina state senate from Bamberg County, 1959-61.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons; Lions; Junior
Order.
Died in September, 1978
(age 73
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1948
to Katherine (Free) Rhoad. |
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Albert Gallatin Brown (1813-1880) —
also known as Albert G. Brown —
of Terry, Hinds
County, Miss.
Born in Chester District (now Chester
County), S.C., May 31,
1813.
Son of Joseph Brown.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Mississippi
state house of representatives, 1835-39; U.S.
Representative from Mississippi, 1839-41, 1847-53 (at-large
1839-41, 4th District 1847-53); circuit judge in Mississippi,
1842-43; Governor of
Mississippi, 1844-48; U.S.
Senator from Mississippi, 1854-61; served in the Confederate Army
during the Civil War; Senator
from Mississippi in the Confederate Congress, 1862-65.
Member, Freemasons.
Died near Terry, Hinds
County, Miss., June 12,
1880 (age 67 years, 12
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Jackson, Miss.
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Ben Hill Brown, Jr. (1914-1989) —
of Spartanburg, Spartanburg
County, S.C.
Born in Spartanburg, Spartanburg
County, S.C., February
8, 1914.
Son of Ben
Hill Brown and Clara Twitty (Colcock) Brown.
Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; Foreign Service officer;
U.S. Consul General in Istanbul, 1960; U.S. Ambassador to Liberia, 1964.
Episcopalian.
Member, Phi
Delta Phi; Kappa
Alpha Order; Pi
Kappa Delta; Sigma
Upsilon; Freemasons.
Died in 1989
(age about
75 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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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, Greenville, S.C.
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Alfred Lee Bulwinkle (1883-1950) —
also known as Alfred L. Bulwinkle —
of Gastonia, Gaston
County, N.C.
Born in Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C., April 21,
1883.
Son of Herman Bulwinkle and Frances (McKean) BUlwinkle.
Democrat. Lawyer;
major in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina, 1921-29, 1931-50 (9th
District 1921-29, 1931-33, 10th District 1933-43, 11th District
1943-50); died in office 1950.
Lutheran.
Member, Freemasons; Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Moose; Patriotic
Order Sons of America; Lions.
Died in Gastonia, Gaston
County, N.C., August
31, 1950 (age 67 years, 132
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Gastonia, N.C.
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James Francis Byrnes (1882-1972) —
also known as James F. Byrnes —
of Aiken, Aiken
County, S.C.; Spartanburg, Spartanburg
County, S.C.; Columbia, Richland
County, S.C.
Born in Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C., May 2,
1882.
Son of James Francis Byrnes and Elizabeth E. Byrnes.
Democrat. Lawyer; newspaper
editor; U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 2nd District, 1911-25; U.S.
Senator from South Carolina, 1931-41; defeated, 1924; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1936,
1940,
1952;
Justice
of U.S. Supreme Court, 1941-42; resigned 1942; U.S.
Secretary of State, 1945-47; Governor of
South Carolina, 1951-55.
Episcopalian
or Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
of Pythias; Junior
Order.
Died in Columbia, Richland
County, S.C., April 9,
1972 (age 89 years, 343
days).
Interment at Trinity
Cathedral Cemetery, Columbia, S.C.; statue at State
House Grounds, Columbia, S.C.
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Nathaniel Wilson Cabell (1914-2004) —
also known as Nathaniel W. Cabell —
of Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C.
Born in Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C., March 15,
1914.
Son of John R. Cabell and Mary E. (Robinson) Cabell.
Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1947-54, 1959-64; member
of South
Carolina state senate, 1967-68.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons.
One of the originators, in 1948, of the political party which became
known as the States Rights or Dixiecrat Party.
Died July 1,
2004 (age 90 years, 108
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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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.
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, Lexington
County, S.C., December
7, 2005 (age 65 years, 136
days).
Interment at All
Saints Waccamaw Episcopal Church Cemetery, Murrells Inlet, S.C.
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Jesse Francis Carter (b. 1873) —
also known as Jesse F. Carter —
of Bamberg, Bamberg
County, S.C.
Born near Lodge, Colleton
County, S.C., September
12, 1873.
Son of Miles McMillin Carter and Janie Irene (Kinard) Carter.
Member of South
Carolina state senate, 1925-27; justice of
South Carolina state supreme court, 1927-40.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
of Pythias.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Lydia Jenkins. |
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Robert Gregg Cherry (1891-1957) —
also known as R. Gregg Cherry —
of Gastonia, Gaston
County, N.C.
Born in York
County, S.C., October
17, 1891.
Son of Chancellor Lafayette Cherry and Hattie (Davis) Cherry.
Democrat. Lawyer;
associated in law practice with Alfred
Lee Bulwinkle; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; mayor
of Gastonia, N.C., 1919-23; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1931-40; Speaker of
the North Carolina State House of Representatives, 1937; North Carolina
Democratic state chair, 1937; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from North Carolina, 1940,
1948,
1952,
1956;
member of North
Carolina state senate, 1941-43; Governor of
North Carolina, 1945-49.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Sons
of Confederate Veterans; American
Legion; Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Redmen; Odd
Fellows; Elks; Kiwanis;
Knights
of Khorassan.
Died June 25,
1957 (age 65 years, 251
days).
Interment somewhere
in Gastonia, N.C.
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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, Laurens, S.C.
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Thomas Perrin Cothran (1857-1934) —
also known as Thomas P. Cothran —
of Greenville, Greenville
County, S.C.
Born in Abbeville, Abbeville
County, S.C., October
24, 1857.
Son of James
Sproull Cothran and Emma Chiles (Perrin) Cothran (1834-1916).
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1904-10, 1914-21; Speaker of
the South Carolina State House of Representatives, 1918-21; South Carolina
Democratic state chair, 1920; justice of
South Carolina state supreme court, 1921-34; died in office 1934.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died April 11,
1934 (age 76 years, 169
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles Tyrone Courtney (b. 1952) —
also known as Ty Courtney —
of Spartanburg, Spartanburg
County, S.C.
Born in Spartanburg, Spartanburg
County, S.C., January
4, 1952.
Lawyer;
municipal judge in South Carolina, 1981-82; member of South
Carolina state senate, 1991-2000.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Jaycees;
Lions.
Tried
and convicted
in June 2000 on federal charges
of bank
fraud, mail fraud, and making false
statements in a loan application.
Still living as of 2000.
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Edward Charles Cushman, Jr. (b. 1918) —
also known as Edward C. Cushman, Jr. —
of Aiken, Aiken
County, S.C.
Born in Aiken, Aiken
County, S.C., September
21, 1918.
Son of Edward C. Cushman, Sr. and Mary Nagel (Sweringen) Cushman.
Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; lawyer;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1949-60; member of South
Carolina state senate from Aiken County, 1961.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Lions; American
Legion.
Still living as of 1961.
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Relatives:
Married to Ruth Lecil Drummond. |
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William Richardson Davie (1756-1820) —
also known as "Father of the University of North
Carolina" —
of Halifax, Halifax
County, N.C.
Born in Egremont, England,
June
22, 1756.
Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; member,
U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787; Governor of
North Carolina, 1798-99.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Land's Ford, Chester
County, S.C., November
5, 1820 (age 64 years, 136
days).
Interment at Old
Waxhaw Presbyterian Church, The Waxhaws, S.C.
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Fred Henry Davis (1894-1937) —
also known as Fred H. Davis —
of Tallahassee, Leon
County, Fla.
Born in Greenville, Greenville
County, S.C., May 18,
1894.
Son of Fred Henry Davis and Annie E. (Pearson) Davis.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Leon
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1919-20; member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1921-27; Speaker of
the Florida State House of Representatives, 1927; Florida
state attorney general, 1927-31; justice of
Florida state supreme court, 1931-37; chief
justice of Florida state supreme court, 1933-35.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Reserve
Officers Association; American
Legion; Military
Order of the World Wars; Sons
of Confederate Veterans; Phi
Alpha Delta; Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Elks; Lions.
Died in Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla., June 20,
1937 (age 43 years, 33
days).
Interment at Old
City Cemetery, Tallahassee, Fla.
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John William Davis (1873-1955) —
also known as John W. Davis —
of Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Locust Valley, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va., April 13,
1873.
Son of John
James Davis and Anna (Kennedy) Davis.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Harrison County, 1899;
candidate for Presidential Elector for West Virginia, 1900;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1904;
U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 1st District, 1911-13; resigned
1913; U.S. Solicitor
General, 1913-18; U.S. Ambassador to Great Britain, 1918-21; candidate for Democratic nomination for
President, 1920;
candidate for President
of the United States, 1924; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New York, 1928,
1932.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Kappa Psi; Phi
Beta Kappa; Freemasons; Council on
Foreign Relations.
Died in Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C., March 24,
1955 (age 81 years, 345
days).
Interment at Locust
Valley Cemetery, Glen Cove, Long Island, N.Y.
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Mendel Jackson Davis (b. 1942) —
of North Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C.
Born in North Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C., October
23, 1942.
Son of Felix C. Davis and Elizabeth (Jackson) Davis.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 1st District, 1971-81.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners.
Still living as of 1998.
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Rembert Coney Dennis (1915-1992) —
also known as Rembert C. Dennis —
of Moncks Corner, Berkeley
County, S.C.
Born in Pinopolis, Berkeley
County, S.C., August
27, 1915.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1939-42; member of South
Carolina state senate from Berkeley County, 1943-88; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1944,
1948
(alternate), 1952,
1956,
1960.
Baptist.
Member, Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Freemasons; Shriners;
Lions;
Woodmen.
Died June 20,
1992 (age 76 years, 298
days).
Interment at St.
John's Baptist Churchyard, Pinopolis, S.C.
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Butler Carson Derrick, Jr. (b. 1936) —
also known as Butler Derrick —
of Edgefield, Edgefield
County, S.C.
Born in Springfield, Hampden
County, Mass., September
30, 1936.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1969-74; U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 3rd District, 1975-95.
Episcopalian.
Member, Jaycees;
Freemasons; Lions.
Still living as of 2009.
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Elias Evander Dickson (1832-1909) —
also known as Elias E. Dickson; E. E.
Dickson —
of Manning, Clarendon
County, S.C.
Born in Sumter
County, S.C., December
21, 1832.
Son of Joihn LeGrande Dickson and Mary Ann (Huggins) Dickson.
Farmer;
delegate
to South Carolina state constitutional convention from Clarendon
County, 1868.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Manning, Clarendon
County, S.C., January
22, 1909 (age 76 years, 32
days).
Interment somewhere
in Manning, S.C.
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Relatives:
Married to Mary McGill Plowden. |
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King Dixon (b. 1908) —
of near Laurens, Laurens
County, S.C.
Born in Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla., October
2, 1908.
Son of Albert Montgomery Dixon and Sarah Youmans (King) Dixon.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; ice and
fuel oil dealer; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1955-56; member of South
Carolina state senate from Laurens County, 1961.
Baptist.
Member, Alpha
Tau Omega; Freemasons; Shriners;
Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Rotary; Blue Key.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1926
to Katharine Simmons. |
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Frederick Haskell Dominick (1877-1960) —
also known as Fred H. Dominick —
of Newberry, Newberry
County, S.C.
Born in Peak, Newberry
County, S.C., February
20, 1877.
Son of Jacob L. Dominick and Georgiana E. (Minick) Dominick.
Democrat. Lawyer; law
partner of Cole
L. Blease; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1901-02; chair of
Newberry County Democratic Party, 1906-14; U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 3rd District, 1917-33.
Lutheran.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Elks; Redmen.
Died in Newberry, Newberry
County, S.C., March 11,
1960 (age 83 years, 20
days).
Interment at Rosemont
Cemetery, Newberry, S.C.
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William Jennings Bryan Dorn (1916-2005) —
also known as W. J. Bryan Dorn —
of Greenwood, Greenwood
County, S.C.
Born near Greenwood, Greenwood
County, S.C., April 14,
1916.
Son of T. E. Dorn and Pearl (Griffith) Dorn.
Democrat. Member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1939-40; defeated in
primary, 1978; member of South
Carolina state senate, 1941-43; served in the U.S. Army Air Force
in World War II; U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 3rd District, 1947-49,
1951-74; candidate for U.S.
Senator from South Carolina, 1948; candidate for Governor of
South Carolina, 1974; South Carolina
Democratic state chair, 1980-84; member of Democratic
National Committee from South Carolina, 1980-84.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Rotary;
American
Legion; Newcomen
Society.
Died in Greenwood, Greenwood
County, S.C., August
13, 2005 (age 89 years, 121
days).
Interment at Bethel
Methodist Church Cemetery, Callison, S.C.
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Oscar Henry Doyle (b. 1893) —
also known as Oscar H. Doyle —
of Anderson, Anderson
County, S.C.
Born in Seneca, Oconee
County, S.C., May 7,
1893.
Son of Jasper Doyle and Ella (Dendy) Doyle.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of South Carolina, 1937-50.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons; Woodmen;
Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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James Burrows Edwards (b. 1927) —
also known as Jim Edwards —
of Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C.
Born in Hawthorne, Alachua
County, Fla., June 24,
1927.
Republican. Dentist;
delegate to Republican National Convention from South Carolina, 1968,
1972,
1976,
1980,
1984,
1988;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from South Carolina, 1971; member of South
Carolina state senate, 1973-74; Governor of
South Carolina, 1975-79; U.S.
Secretary of Energy, 1981-82.
Episcopalian
or Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Rotary; American
Dental Association.
Still living as of 2009.
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Edward Ladson Fishburne (b. 1883) —
also known as E. L. Fishburne —
of Walterboro, Colleton
County, S.C.
Born in Walterboro, Colleton
County, S.C., November
4, 1883.
Son of William Josiah Fishburne and Mamie (Carn) Fishburne.
Democrat. Lawyer;
mayor of Walterboro, S.C., 1909-10; member of South Carolina
Democratic State Executive Committee, 1931-34; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1931-35; justice of
South Carolina state supreme court, 1935-40.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
of Pythias.
Burial
location unknown.
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Hampton Pitts Fulmer (1875-1944) —
also known as Hampton P. Fulmer —
of Orangeburg, Orangeburg
County, S.C.
Born near Springfield, Orangeburg
County, S.C., June 23,
1875.
Son of James Riley Fulmer and Marthenia Fulmer.
Democrat. Farmer;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1917-20; U.S.
Representative from South Carolina, 1921-44 (7th District
1921-33, 2nd District 1933-44); died in office 1944.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons; Woodmen;
Junior
Order.
Died October
19, 1944 (age 69 years, 118
days).
Interment at Memorial
Park Cemetery, Orangeburg, S.C.
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Philip H. Gadsden (1867-1945) —
of Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C.
Born in Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C., October
4, 1867.
Son of Christopher Shulz Gadsden (1834-1915) and Florida Indiana
(Morrall) Gadsden (1835-1916).
Democrat. Lawyer; utility
executive; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1893-98; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1916.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
of Pythias.
Died February
28, 1945 (age 77 years, 147
days).
Interment at West
Laurel Hill Cemetery, Bala Cynwyd, Pa.
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Allard Henry Gasque (1873-1938) —
also known as Allard H. Gasque —
of Florence, Florence
County, S.C.
Born in Marion County (part now in Florence
County), S.C., March 8,
1873.
Son of Wesley Gasque and Martha Washington (Kirton) Gasque.
Democrat. School teacher
and principal; superintendent
of schools; member of South Carolina
Democratic State Executive Committee, 1912-20; chair of
Florence County Democratic Party, 1919-23; U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 6th District, 1923-38; died in
office 1938.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons; Junior
Order; Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Odd
Fellows.
Died June 17,
1938 (age 65 years, 101
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Florence, S.C.
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J. Ralph Gasque (b. 1913) —
of Washington,
D.C.; Marion, Marion
County, S.C.
Born near Mullins, Marion
County, S.C., May 16,
1913.
Democrat. Lawyer; farmer;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1945-48; member of South
Carolina state senate from Marion County, 1949-52, 1956-61;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1960,
1964.
Member, Woodmen;
Freemasons; Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners;
Sigma
Delta Kappa.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Albert Waller Gilchrist (1858-1926) —
also known as Albert W. Gilchrist —
of Punta Gorda, Charlotte
County, Fla.
Born in Greenwood, Greenwood
County, S.C., January
15, 1858.
Son of William
E. Gilchrist and Rhoda Elizabeth (Waller) Gilchrist.
Democrat. Civil
engineer; real estate
dealer; orange
grower; member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1893-96, 1903-06; Speaker of
the Florida State House of Representatives, 1905; served in the
U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; Governor of
Florida, 1909-13; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Florida, 1912
(speaker);
candidate in primary for U.S.
Senator from Florida, 1916.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, from a tumor of the
thigh, in the Hospital
for the Ruptured and Crippled, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., May 15,
1926 (age 68 years, 120
days).
Interment at Indian
Springs Cemetery, Punta Gorda, Fla.
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William Crosland Goldberg (b. 1917) —
of Bennettsville, Marlboro
County, S.C.
Born in Bennettsville, Marlboro
County, S.C., January
25, 1917.
Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; prisoner of war in
Germany for 18 months; lawyer;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1949-50; member of South
Carolina state senate from Marlboro County, 1959-61.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons.
Still living as of 1961.
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John William Green (b. 1925) —
of Turbeville, Clarendon
County, S.C.
Born in Turbeville, Clarendon
County, S.C., October
22, 1925.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; merchant;
member of South
Carolina state senate from Clarendon County, 1958-61.
Methodist.
Member, Ruritan;
Freemasons; Shriners.
Still living as of 1961.
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Lawrence Marion Gressette (b. 1902) —
also known as L. Marion Gressette —
of St. Matthews, Calhoun
County, S.C.
Born near St. Matthews, Calhoun
County, S.C., February
11, 1902.
Son of J. T. Gressette and Rosa (Wannamaker) Gressette.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1925-28, 1931-32; member
of South
Carolina state senate from Calhoun County, 1937-61; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1952
(alternate), 1956,
1964;
South
Carolina Democratic state chair, 1953-54.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons; Phi
Kappa Phi; Lions; Blue Key.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert A. Hammett (b. 1927) —
of Inman, Spartanburg
County, S.C.
Born in Inman, Spartanburg
County, S.C., November
8, 1927.
Member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1961-.
Member, Lions; American
Legion; American Bar
Association; Freemasons; Woodmen.
Still living as of 1967.
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Butler Black Hare (1875-1967) —
also known as Butler B. Hare —
of Saluda, Saluda
County, S.C.
Born in Edgefield County (part now in Saluda
County), S.C., November
25, 1875.
Son of James Hare and Elizabeth (Black) Hare.
Democrat. School
teacher; secretary to U.S. Reps. George
W. Croft and Theodore
G. Croft; statistician;
lawyer;
vice-president, Farmers Bank of
Saluda; U.S.
Representative from South Carolina, 1925-33, 1939-47 (2nd
District 1925-33, 3rd District 1939-47); delegate to Democratic
National Convention from South Carolina, 1936
(alternate), 1940.
Lutheran.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons; Shriners.
Died in Saluda, Saluda
County, S.C., December
30, 1967 (age 92 years, 35
days).
Interment at Travis
Park Cemetery, Saluda, S.C.
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James Pershing Harrelson (1919-2003) —
also known as James P. Harrelson; J. P. Harrelson;
"Preacher" —
of Walterboro, Colleton
County, S.C.
Born in Mullins, Marion
County, S.C., June 28,
1919.
Son of Carson A. Harrelson and Bertha Mae Harrelson.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; Baptist
minister; lawyer;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1957-60, 1991-94; member
of South
Carolina state senate, 1963-76; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from South Carolina, 1964,
1968,
1972.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Woodmen;
Elks; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American Bar
Association.
Recipient of the Order of the Palmetto, South Carolina's highest
civilian award.
Died, from strokes
and Parkinson's
disease, in Roper Hospital,
Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C., April 30,
2003 (age 83 years, 306
days).
Interment at Black
Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, Walterboro, S.C.
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Ernest Frederick Hollings (b. 1922) —
also known as Ernest F. Hollings; Fritz Hollings;
"Foghorn Leghorn" —
of Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C.
Born in Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C., January
1, 1922.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1949-55; Lieutenant
Governor of South Carolina, 1955-59; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from South Carolina, 1956,
1996,
2000,
2004;
Governor
of South Carolina, 1959-63; U.S.
Senator from South Carolina, 1966-2005; candidate for Democratic
nomination for President, 1984.
Lutheran.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons; Shriners;
Elks; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Ancient
Order of Hibernians; Sertoma.
Still living as of 2009.
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Andrew Jackson (1767-1845) —
also known as "Old Hickory"; "The Farmer of
Tennessee"; "King Andrew the
First" —
of Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn.
Born, in a log
cabin, in The Waxhaws, Lancaster
County, S.C., March 15,
1767.
Son of Andrew Jackson (1730-1767) and Elizabeth (Hutchinson) Jackson
(1737-1781).
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for Tennessee, 1790-97; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee at-large, 1796-97; U.S.
Senator from Tennessee, 1797-98, 1823-25; justice of
Tennessee state supreme court, 1798; general in the U.S. Army
during the War of 1812; Governor of
Florida Territory, 1821; President
of the United States, 1829-37.
Presbyterian.
Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Killed Charles Dickinson in a pistol duel,
May 30, 1806; also dueled
with Thomas
Hart Benton and Waightstill
Avery. Censured
by the U.S. Senate in 1834 over his removal of federal deposits from
the Bank of the United States. On January 30, 1835, while attending
funeral services at the Capitol Building for Rep. Warren
R. Davis of South Carolina, he was shot
at with two guns -- which both misfired -- by Richard Lawrence, a
house painter (later found not guilty by reason of insanity).
Died, of dropsy (congestive
heart failure), in Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., June 8,
1845 (age 78 years, 85
days). Elected in 1910 to the Hall
of Fame for Great Americans. His portrait appears on the U.S. $20
bill; from the 1860s until 1927, his portrait appeared on on U.S.
notes
and certificates of various denominations from $5
to $10,000. In 1861, his portrait appeared on Confederate States
$1,000
notes.
Interment at The
Hermitage, Nashville, Tenn.; statue erected 1853 at Lafayette
Park, Washington, D.C.; statue erected 1856 at Jackson
Square, New Orleans, La.
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Relatives: Son
of Andrew Jackson (1730-1767) and Elizabeth (Hutchinson) Jackson
(1737-1781); married, January
17, 1794, to Rachel (Donelson) Robards (1767-1828; aunt of Andrew
Jackson Donelson). See Donelson-Smith-Jackson
family of Tennessee. |
| | | Cross-reference: Francis
P. Blair |
| | | Jackson counties in Ala., Ark., Colo., Fla., Ill., Ind., Iowa, Kan., Ky., La., Mich., Miss., Mo., N.C., Ohio, Okla., Ore., Tenn., Tex., W.Va. and Wis., and Hickory County,
Mo., are named for him. |
| | | Other politicians named for him: Andrew
J. Donelson
— Andrew
Jackson Miller
— Andrew
J. Faulk
— Andrew
Jackson Titus
— Andrew
Jackson Isacks
— Andrew
Jackson Hamilton
— Andrew
Jackson Harlan
— Andrew
J. Kuykendall
— Andrew
J. Thayer
— Elam
A. J. Greeley
— Andrew
Jackson Ingle
— Andrew
J. Ogle
— Andrew
Jackson Carr
— Andrew
Jackson Bryant
— Andrew
J. Bentley
— Andrew
J. Rogers
— William
A. J. Sparks
— Andrew
Jackson Poppleton
— Andrew
J. Hunter
— A.
J. Clements
— Andrew
Jackson Baker
— Andrew
J. Felt
— A. J.
King
— Andrew
J. Sawyer
— Andrew
Jackson Caldwell
— Andrew
Jackson Gahagan
— Andrew
Jackson Biship
— Andrew
Jackson Houston
— Andrew
J. Cobb
— Andrew
J. Montague
— Andrew
J. Barchfeld
— Andrew
J. Kirk
— Andrew
J. Livingston
— Andrew
Jackson Stewart
— Andrew J.
May
— Andrew
J. McConnico
— Andrew
J. Brewer
— Andrew
Bettwy
— Andrew
J. Transue
— Andrew
Jackson Graves
— Andrew
Jackson Gilbert
— Andrew
J. Hinshaw
— Andy
Young
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| | | Campaign slogan: "Let the people
rule." |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Wikipedia
article — NNDB
dossier — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Books about Andrew Jackson: Robert
Vincent Remini, The
Life of Andrew Jackson — Robert Vincent Remini, Andrew
Jackson : The Course of American Freedom, 1822-1832 —
Robert Vincent Remini, Andrew
Jackson : The Course of American Democracy,
1833-1845 — Robert Vincent Remini, Andrew
Jackson : The Course of American Empire, 1767-1821 —
Andrew Burstein, The
Passions of Andrew Jackson — David S. Heidler & Jeanne
T. Heidler, Old
Hickory's War: Andrew Jackson and the Quest for
Empire — Donald B. Cole, The
Presidency of Andrew Jackson — H. W. Brands, Andrew
Jackson : His Life and Times |
| | | Image source: Portrait & Biographical
Album of Washtenaw County (1891) |
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Jesse Louis Jackson (b. 1941) —
also known as Jesse L. Jackson;
"Thunder" —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Greenville, Greenville
County, S.C., October
8, 1941.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois,
1972;
speaker, 1984,
1988;
candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1984,
1988;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from District of Columbia,
1996.
African
ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Council on
Foreign Relations; Omega
Psi Phi.
Civil rights leader; associate of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.;
recipient of the Spingarn
Medal in 1989.
Still living as of 2009.
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Olin DeWitt Talmadge Johnston (1896-1965) —
also known as Olin D. Johnston —
of Anderson, Anderson
County, S.C.; Spartanburg, Spartanburg
County, S.C.
Born near Honea Path, Anderson
County, S.C., November
18, 1896.
Son of Edward Andrews Johnston and Lelia (Webb) Johnston.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1923-24, 1927-30; Governor of
South Carolina, 1935-39, 1943-45; member of Democratic
National Committee from South Carolina, 1935-40, 1944-48;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1936,
1940,
1944,
1948
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1952,
1956,
1964;
U.S.
Senator from South Carolina, 1945-65; died in office 1965.
Baptist.
Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Disabled
American Veterans; Freemasons; Shriners;
Optimist
Club; Redmen; Woodmen;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Junior
Order.
Died April 18,
1965 (age 68 years, 151
days).
Interment at Barkers
Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, Honea Path, S.C.
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Fleming Adolphus Jones, Jr. (b. 1895) —
also known as Fleming A. Jones, Jr. —
of Welch, McDowell
County, W.Va.
Born in Gaffney, Cherokee
County, S.C., October
10, 1895.
Son of Felix Jones and Emeline (Young) Jones.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from McDowell County, 1935-42,
1945-48; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
West Virginia, 1952.
Baptist.
African
ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Elks; Phi
Beta Sigma; American
Legion.
First
Democratic black member of West Virginia House of Delegates.
Burial
location unknown.
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James Carl Kearse (b. 1893) —
also known as J. Carl Kearse —
of Bamberg, Bamberg
County, S.C.
Born in Olar, Bamberg
County, S.C., March 29,
1893.
Son of J. J. Kearse and Mildred (Bamberg) Kearse.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1921-24; member of South
Carolina state senate, 1940; alternate delegate to Democratic
National Convention from South Carolina, 1944.
Methodist.
Member, Lions; American
Legion; Freemasons; Knights
of Pythias.
Burial
location unknown.
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Joseph Brevard Kershaw (1822-1894) —
of South Carolina.
Born in Camden, Kershaw
County, S.C., January
5, 1822.
Served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1856; delegate
to South Carolina secession convention, 1860; general in the
Confederate Army during the Civil War; member of South
Carolina state senate, 1865; state court judge in South Carolina,
1877-93.
Quaker.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Camden, Kershaw
County, S.C., April 13,
1894 (age 72 years, 98
days).
Interment at Quaker
Cemetery, Camden, S.C.
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Henry Laurens (1724-1792) —
of South Carolina.
Born in Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C., March 6,
1724.
Son of Jean Samuel Laurens and Esther (Grasset) Laurens.
Merchant;
planter;
Vice-President
of South Carolina, 1776-77; Delegate
to Continental Congress from South Carolina, 1777-80.
Member, Freemasons; American
Philosophical Society.
Died in Berkeley
County, S.C., December
8, 1792 (age 68 years, 277
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Mepkin
Abbey, Moncks Corner, S.C.
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Asbury Francis Lever (1875-1940) —
also known as Asbury F. Lever —
of Lexington, Lexington
County, S.C.; Columbia, Richland
County, S.C.
Born near Springhill, Lexington
County, S.C., January
5, 1875.
Son of Asbury Washington Lever and Mary Elvira (Derrick) Lever.
Democrat. Member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1901; U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 7th District, 1901-19.
Member, Freemasons.
Died April 28,
1940 (age 65 years, 114
days).
Interment at College
Hill Cemetery, Clemson, S.C.
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John Alexander Lusk (1859-1939) —
also known as John A. Lusk —
of Guntersville, Marshall
County, Ala.
Born in Salem, Pickens
County, S.C., November
29, 1859.
Son of Eleanor Swafford (Alexander) Lusk (1819-1883) and Erastus
Capehart Lusk (1833-1901).
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1903; member of Alabama
state senate 5th District, 1907, 1915; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Alabama, 1924.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Guntersville, Marshall
County, Ala., November
4, 1939 (age 79 years, 340
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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James Robert Mann (b. 1920) —
of Greenville, Greenville
County, S.C.
Born in Greenville, Greenville
County, S.C., April 27,
1920.
Son of Alfred Cleo Mann and Nina (Griffin) Mann.
Democrat. Colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1949-52; U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 4th District, 1969-79.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Freemasons; Shriners;
Kiwanis;
Elks; Woodmen.
Still living as of 1998.
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Richard Irvine Manning (1859-1931) —
also known as Richard I. Manning —
of Sumter, Sumter
County, S.C.; Columbia, Richland
County, S.C.
Born in Homesley Plantation, Sumter
County, S.C., August
15, 1859.
Son of Richard Irvine Manning and Elizabeth Allen (Sinkler) Manning.
Democrat. Farmer;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1892-96; member of South
Carolina state senate, 1898-1906; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from South Carolina, 1912
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business), 1916;
Governor
of South Carolina, 1915-19; president, American Products Export
and Import Corp.; Cotton
Warehouse Co.; National Bank of
Sumter; Bank of
Mayesville; South Carolina Land & Settlement Assoc.; director,
Sumter Telephone
Co.; Telephone
Manufacturing
Co.; Magneto Manufacturing
Co.; Palmetto Fire
Insurance Co.; New York Life
Insurance Co.; Union-Buffalo Mills Co.; Clifton Manufacturing
Co.; chairman Peoples State Bank of
South Carolina.
Episcopalian.
Member, Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Freemasons; Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Columbia, Richland
County, S.C., September
11, 1931 (age 72 years, 27
days).
Interment at Trinity
Cathedral Cemetery, Columbia, S.C.
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Archibald Gilbert McAlister (b. 1873) —
also known as Archibald G. McAlister —
of Arizona.
Born in Tatum, Marlboro
County, S.C., September
23, 1873.
Superior court judge in Arizona, 1912-21; justice of
Arizona state supreme court, 1921-45; chief
justice of Arizona Supreme Court, 1923-27, 1931-33, 1937-39,
1943-45.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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John Lanneau McMillan (1898-1979) —
also known as John L. McMillan —
of Florence, Florence
County, S.C.
Born near Mullins, Marion
County, S.C., April 12,
1898.
Son of Malcolm Leonard McMillan and Mary Alice (Keith) McMillan.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 6th District, 1939-73.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons; Forty and
Eight; American
Legion.
Died in Florence, Florence
County, S.C., September
3, 1979 (age 81 years, 144
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Florence, S.C.
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Robert Evander McNair (1923-2007) —
also known as Robert E. McNair —
of Allendale, Allendale
County, S.C.
Born in Cades, Williamsburg
County, S.C., December
14, 1923.
Son of Daniel Evander McNair and Claudia (Crawford) McNair.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1951-62; Lieutenant
Governor of South Carolina, 1963-65; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from South Carolina, 1964;
Governor
of South Carolina, 1965-71.
Baptist.
Member, American
Legion; Farm
Bureau; Freemasons; Shriners;
Lions.
Died, of brain
cancer, in Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C., November
17, 2007 (age 83 years, 338
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles Carlisle Moore (b. 1903) —
also known as Charles C. Moore —
of Spartanburg, Spartanburg
County, S.C.
Born in Walnut Grove, Spartanburg
County, S.C., April 13,
1903.
Son of S. G. Moore and Mary Ellen (Harrison) Moore.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1937-40; member of South
Carolina state senate from Spartanburg County, 1941-42, 1949-61;
resigned 1942; served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1956.
Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Lions;
Freemasons; Shriners.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1945
to Janie Lee O'Farrell. |
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Robert Foster Morgan (b. 1922) —
also known as Robert F. Morgan —
of Shelby, Cleveland
County, N.C.
Born in Anderson
County, S.C., June 24,
1922.
Son of O. Z. Morgan and Minnietta (Foster) Morgan.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; member
of North
Carolina state senate 27th District, 1953-59.
Baptist.
Member, Rotary; Jaycees;
Freemasons.
Still living as of 1959.
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Relatives:
Married 1953
to Ruth Norment Moore. |
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Earle Elias Morris, Jr. (b. 1928) —
also known as Earle E. Morris, Jr. —
of Pickens, Pickens
County, S.C.
Born in Pickens, Pickens
County, S.C., July 14,
1928.
Son of Earle E. Morris and Bernice (Carey) Morris.
Democrat. Banker; merchant;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1951-54; member of South
Carolina state senate from Pickens County, 1955-61; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1956.
Presbyterian.
Member, Lions; Elks; Woodmen;
Freemasons; Jaycees;
Phi
Kappa Phi; Blue Key.
Still living as of 1961.
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Relatives:
Married 1958
to Jane L. Boroughs. |
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James Pierce Mozingo III (1913-c.1965) —
also known as James P. Mozingo III —
of Darlington, Darlington
County, S.C.
Born in Darlington, Darlington
County, S.C., August
24, 1913.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1935-38; member of South
Carolina state senate from Darlington County, 1939-61; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1944,
1960,
1964.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons; Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Died about 1965 (age about 52
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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William Edwin Myrick (b. 1904) —
also known as W. E. Myrick —
of Ulmers, Allendale
County, S.C.
Born in Ulmers, Allendale
County, S.C., September
1, 1904.
Farmer;
merchant;
member of South
Carolina state senate from Allendale County, 1943-46, 1951-61.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Francis B. Nicholson (b. 1929) —
of Greenwood, Greenwood
County, S.C.
Born in Greenwood, Greenwood
County, S.C., September
26, 1929.
Son of William H. Nicholson and Elise (Bates) Nicholson.
Lawyer;
member of South
Carolina state senate from Greenwood County, 1961.
Methodist.
Member, Jaycees;
Freemasons.
Still living as of 1961.
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Relatives:
Married 1957
to Margaret Phillips. |
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James Graham Padgett (1869-1939) —
also known as J. G. Padgett —
of Walterboro, Colleton
County, S.C.
Born in Colleton
County, S.C., March 10,
1869.
Son of Hansford Duncan Padgett (1839-1923) and Isabella (Goodwin)
Padgett (1842-1888).
Democrat. Lawyer;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from South
Carolina, 1912;
member of South
Carolina state senate.
Methodist.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Knights
of Khorassan; Freemasons.
Died in Walterboro, Colleton
County, S.C., January
19, 1939 (age 69 years, 315
days).
Interment at Live
Oak Cemetery, Walterboro, S.C.
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James D. Parler (b. 1900) —
of St. George, Dorchester
County, S.C.
Born in Parler (unknown
county), S.C., September
18, 1900.
Son of Carlos C. Parler and Camille (Dantzler) Parler.
Democrat. Member of South
Carolina state senate from Dorchester County, 1933-40; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1936,
1940,
1948,
1952
(alternate).
Methodist.
Member, Pi Kappa
Phi; Blue
Key; Freemasons; Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Giles Jared Patterson (b. 1885) —
of Chester, Chester
County, S.C.; Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla.
Born in Chester, Chester
County, S.C., October
19, 1885.
Son of Giles
Jared Patterson (1827-1891) and Mary Virginia (Ross) Patterson
(1847-1926).
Democrat. Lawyer; chair of
Chester County Democratic Party, 1913.
Episcopalian.
Member, Civitan;
Freemasons; Kappa
Alpha Order; Phi
Delta Phi.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1911
to Louise Brandon. |
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Thomas H. Peeples (b. 1882) —
of Blackville, Barnwell
County, S.C.; Columbia, Richland
County, S.C.
Born in Beaufort, Beaufort
County, S.C., August 4,
1882.
Son of Benjamin Franklin Peeples and Leila (Hay) Peeples.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1911-12, 1925-26; South
Carolina state attorney general, 1913-18.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons; Odd
Fellows; Elks; Eagles.
Burial
location unknown.
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James Hardin Peterson (1894-1978) —
also known as J. Hardin Peterson —
of Lakeland, Polk
County, Fla.
Born in Batesburg, Lexington
County, S.C., February
11, 1894.
Son of Newton Fay Peterson and Willa E. (Geiger) Peterson.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; citrus
grower; Polk
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1921-32; U.S.
Representative from Florida 1st District, 1933-51; chairman,
First State Bank of
Lakeland.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Kappa Phi; Freemasons; Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Knights
of Khorassan; Odd
Fellows; Kiwanis;
American
Legion.
Died in Lakeland, Polk
County, Fla., March 28,
1978 (age 84 years, 45
days).
Interment at Roselawn
Cemetery, Lakeland, Fla.
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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, Statesburg, S.C.
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Thomas Harrington Pope, Jr. (1913-1999) —
also known as Thomas H. Pope —
of Newberry, Newberry
County, S.C.
Born in Kinards, Newberry
County, S.C., July 28,
1913.
Son of Thomas Harrington Pope (1876-1943) and Marie (Gary) Pope
(1882-1964).
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1937-40, 1946-50; Speaker of
the South Carolina State House of Representatives, 1949-50;
colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; candidate in primary
for Governor of
South Carolina, 1950; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from South Carolina, 1956;
South
Carolina Democratic state chair, 1958.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons; Phi
Beta Kappa; Phi
Kappa Phi; Omicron
Delta Kappa.
Died, in Newberry County Memorial Hospital,
Newberry, Newberry
County, S.C., August
23, 1999 (age 86 years, 26
days).
Interment at Rosemont
Cemetery, Newberry, S.C.
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Relatives:
Grandson of Eugene
Blackburn Gary; son of Thomas Harrington Pope (1876-1943) and
Marie (Gary) Pope (1882-1964); married to Mary Waties Lumpkin
(1917-2008). |
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Historian." |
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memorial |
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Frank Glenn Potts (1885-1969) —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in Lancaster
County, S.C., May 10,
1885.
Son of Oscar Wrenn Potts (1855-1935) and Eva Moore (Harris) Potts
(1859-1928).
U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul in Breslau, 1911-12; U.S. Army intelligence officer.
Member, Freemasons.
Died March 10,
1969 (age 83 years, 304
days).
Interment at Pleasant Valley Cemetery, Lancaster County, S.C.
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George Lamb Buist Rivers (b. 1896) —
also known as Buist Rivers —
of Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C.
Born in Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C., May 26,
1896.
Son of Moultrie Rutledge Rivers and Eliza Ingraham (Buist) Rivers.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1924-28; member of South
Carolina state senate, 1930; president, The Central Railroad
of South Carolina; director and counsel, Citizens and Southern
National Bank;
director, Life and Accident Insurance
Company; vice president and counsel of radio
station WCSC.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Alpha
Tau Omega; Freemasons; Kiwanis.
Burial
location unknown.
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Lucius Mendel Rivers (1905-1970) —
also known as L. Mendel Rivers —
of Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C.
Born in Gumville, Berkeley
County, S.C., September
28, 1905.
Democrat. Member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1933-36; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1936
(alternate), 1944,
1952,
1956
(alternate); U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 1st District, 1941-70; died in
office 1970.
Episcopalian.
Member, Elks;
Freemasons; Exchange
Club.
Died in Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala., December
28, 1970 (age 65 years, 91
days).
Interment at St.
Stephen Episcopal Church Cemetery, St. Stephen, S.C.
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Daniel Calhoun Roper (1867-1943) —
also known as Daniel C. Roper —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in Marlboro
County, S.C., April 1,
1867.
Son of John Wesley Roper and Henrietta V. (McLaurin) Roper.
Democrat. Lawyer; publicist;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1892-94; U.S.
Commissioner of Internal Revenue, 1917-20; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from District of Columbia, 1924,
1932,
1936;
U.S.
Secretary of Commerce, 1933-38; U.S. Minister to Canada, 1939.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died in Washington,
D.C., April 11,
1943 (age 76 years, 10
days).
Interment at Rock
Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Claud Napoleon Sapp (b. 1886) —
also known as Claud N. Sapp —
of Columbia, Richland
County, S.C.
Born in Lancaster, Lancaster
County, S.C., February
11, 1886.
Son of Daniel F. Sapp and Mittie (Fulp) Sapp.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1912-14, 1920-24;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1924,
1928,
1932,
1936;
South
Carolina Democratic state chair, 1930-34; U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of South Carolina, 1934-47.
Methodist.
Member, Omicron
Delta Kappa; Freemasons; Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Frederick G. Scurry (b. 1923) —
of near Saluda, Saluda
County, S.C.
Born in Saluda, Saluda
County, S.C., August
26, 1923.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of South
Carolina state senate from Saluda County, 1957-61.
Christian.
Member, Grange;
Freemasons; Lions; American
Legion.
Still living as of 1961.
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Ellison DuRant Smith (1864-1944) —
also known as Ellison D. Smith; E. D. Smith;
"Cotton Ed" —
of Florence, Florence
County, S.C.; Lynchburg, Lee
County, S.C.
Born in Lynchburg, Lee
County, S.C., August 1,
1864.
Democrat. Farmer;
member of South Carolina state legislature, 1896-1900; U.S.
Senator from South Carolina, 1909-44; died in office 1944;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1912
(Honorary
Vice-President; speaker),
1916
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee), 1928,
1936,
1944
(alternate).
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
of Pythias; Phi
Kappa Psi; Kappa
Alpha Order.
Died November
17, 1944 (age 80 years, 108
days).
Interment at St.
Luke's Cemetery, Bishopville, S.C.
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Ivey Andrew Smoak, Jr. (1923-2000) —
also known as I. A. Smoak, Jr. —
of Walterboro, Colleton
County, S.C.
Born in Walterboro, Colleton
County, S.C., April 18,
1923.
Son of Ivey Andrew Smoak and Tommie (Clinkscales) Smoak.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1953-56; member of South
Carolina state senate from Colleton County, 1959-61.
Baptist.
Member, Kappa
Alpha Order; Jaycees;
Lions;
Freemasons; Order of the
Eastern Star; Elks; Farm
Bureau; American
Legion.
Died January
2, 2000 (age 76 years, 259
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Anne Owens Leppard. |
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Jacob Franklin Spears, Sr. (1899-1946) —
also known as J. Franklin Spears —
of San Antonio, Bexar
County, Tex.; Tarpon Springs, Pinellas
County, Fla.
Born in Darlington
County, S.C., October
6, 1899.
Son of James
Monroe Spears.
Colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I; mayor
of Tarpon Springs, Fla., 1921; member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1934-36; member of Texas
state senate, 1937-46.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Eagles; Redmen; Odd
Fellows.
Died, from a heart
attack, in San Antonio, Bexar
County, Tex., May 29,
1946 (age 46 years, 235
days).
Interment at Mission
Burial Park South, San Antonio, Tex.
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Walton Murff Stephens (b. 1893) —
also known as Walton M. Stephens —
of Abbeville, Abbeville
County, S.C.
Born in Central, Pickens
County, S.C., December
29, 1893.
Member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1953-56; member of South
Carolina state senate from Abbeville County, 1959-61.
Baptist.
Member, Brotherhood
of Locomotive Engineers; Freemasons; Shriners;
Lions.
Burial
location unknown.
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James Price Stevens (b. 1920) —
also known as James P. Stevens —
of Loris, Horry
County, S.C.
Born in Loris, Horry
County, S.C., April 4,
1920.
Lawyer;
member of South
Carolina state senate from Horry County, 1956-61.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Phi
Alpha Delta.
Still living as of 1961.
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Taylor Hudnall Stukes (1893-1961) —
also known as Taylor H. Stukes —
of Manning, Clarendon
County, S.C.
Born in Manning, Clarendon
County, S.C., June 1,
1893.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1923-27; member of South
Carolina state senate, 1927-40; South Carolina
Democratic state chair, 1938-40; justice of
South Carolina state supreme court, 1940-56; chief
justice of South Carolina state supreme court, 1956-61.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons; Rotary.
Died, from an aortic
aneurysm, in Medical University Hospital,
Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C., February
20, 1961 (age 67 years, 264
days).
Interment at Clarenden
Memorial Gardens, Manning, S.C.
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Edward H. Tarrant (1799-1858) —
of Texas.
Born in South Carolina, 1799.
Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; served in the Texas
Army during the Texas War of Independence; member of Texas
Republic House of Representatives, 1837; delegate
to Texas state constitutional convention, 1845; general in the
U.S. Army during the Mexican War; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Texas, 1847; member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1849-53.
Member, Freemasons.
Died near Weatherford, Parker
County, Tex., August 2,
1858 (age about 59
years).
Original interment at a
private or family graveyard, Parker County, Tex.; subsequent
interment in 1859 at a
private or family graveyard, Ellis County, Tex.; reinterment in
1928 at Pioneer
Rest Cemetery, Fort Worth, Tex.
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Benjamin Walter Thomason (1893-1987) —
also known as B. W. Thomason —
of Brevard, Transylvania
County, N.C.
Born in Greenville
County, S.C., August
15, 1893.
Son of Benjamin Arnold Thomason and Emma (Leake) Thomason.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; Baptist
minister; member of North
Carolina state senate 32nd District, 1959; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1965-66.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in 1987
(age about
93 years).
Interment somewhere
in Brevard, N.C.
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Relatives:
Married to Jannette Martin. |
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James Strom Thurmond (1902-2003) —
also known as Strom Thurmond —
of Edgefield, Edgefield
County, S.C.; Aiken, Aiken
County, S.C.; Columbia, Richland
County, S.C.
Born in Edgefield, Edgefield
County, S.C., December
5, 1902.
Son of John William Thurmond and Eleanor Gertrude Thurmond.
School
teacher; superintendent
of schools; lawyer;
member of South
Carolina state senate, 1933-38; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from South Carolina, 1936,
1948,
1952,
1956;
circuit judge in South Carolina, 1938-46; served in the U.S. Army
during World War II; Governor of
South Carolina, 1947-51; States Rights candidate for President
of the United States, 1948; U.S.
Senator from South Carolina, 1954-56, 1956-; received 14
electoral votes for Vice-President, 1960;
delegate to Republican National Convention from South Carolina, 1972,
1988.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Pi
Kappa Alpha.
Died in Edgefield, Edgefield
County, S.C., June 26,
2003 (age 100 years,
203 days).
Interment at Willow
Brook Cemetery, Edgefield, S.C.; statue erected 1999 at State
House Grounds, Columbia, S.C.
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William Barret Travis (1809-1836) —
also known as William B. Travis —
of Claiborne, Monroe
County, Ala.; Anahuac, Chambers
County, Tex.
Born in Red Bank, Edgefield District (now Saluda
County), S.C., August 9,
1809.
Lawyer;
newspaper
editor; delegate
to Texas Consultation of 1835 from District of Austin, 1835;
colonel in the Texas Army during the Texas War of Independence.
Member, Freemasons.
Killed
while defending the Alamo, in San Antonio, Bexar
County, Tex., March 6,
1836 (age 26 years, 210
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at San
Fernando Cathedral, San Antonio, Tex.
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James Madison Waddell, Jr. (1922-2003) —
also known as James M. Waddell, Jr. —
of Beaufort, Beaufort
County, S.C.
Born in Boydell, Ashley
County, Ark., November
1, 1922.
Son of James M. Waddell and Mabel (Gibson) Waddell.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; insurance
business; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1955-58; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1956
(alternate), 1964;
member of South
Carolina state senate from Beaufort County, 1961.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons; American
Legion.
Died in Columbia, Richland
County, S.C., January
15, 2003 (age 80 years, 75
days).
Interment at Beaufort
National Cemetery, Beaufort, S.C.
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Henry C. Walker (b. 1906) —
of Ridgeland, Jasper
County, S.C.
Born in Seneca, Oconee
County, S.C., July 19,
1906.
Son of H. C. Walker and Mary Alice (Buchanan) Walker.
School
principal; athletic
coach; superintendent
of schools; lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of South
Carolina state senate from Jasper County, 1949-51, 1961.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons; American
Legion; Lions.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Married to Bess Suber. |
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Albert William Watson (1922-1994) —
also known as Albert Watson —
of South Carolina.
Born in Sumter, Sumter
County, S.C., August
30, 1922.
Son of Claude A. Watson and Eva (Clark) Watson.
Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1955-58, 1960-62; U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 2nd District, 1963-71;
candidate for Governor of
South Carolina, 1970.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons; Lions; Woodmen.
Died September
25, 1994 (age 72 years, 26
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Harold Norman West (b. 1920) —
of Moncks Corner, Berkeley
County, S.C.
Born in Rocky Mount, Nash
County, N.C., August
15, 1920.
Son of W. Edgar West, Sr. and Imel Joyce West.
Lawyer;
Berkeley
County Master in Equity, 1954-60; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1961-67.
Baptist.
Member, Omicron
Delta Kappa; Freemasons; Rotary.
Still living as of 1967.
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Basil Lee Whitener (1915-1989) —
also known as Basil Whitener —
of Gastonia, Gaston
County, N.C.
Born in York
County, S.C., May 14,
1915.
Democrat. Member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1941; served in the U.S.
Navy during World War II; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from North Carolina, 1948;
U.S.
Representative from North Carolina, 1957-69 (11th District
1957-63, 10th District 1963-69); defeated, 1968, 1970.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Kiwanis;
Elks;
Freemasons; Shriners.
Died May 20,
1989 (age 74 years, 6
days).
Interment at Gaston
Memorial Park, Gastonia, N.C.
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