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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, 1850; 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.
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; 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.
Lawyer;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1959.
Baptist.
Member, Elks;
Freemasons; Exchange
Club.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Offie Franklin Baker and Myrtie (Whisenhunt) Baker; married, December
31, 1965, to Evelyn Canady. |
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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.
Secretary of the U.S. Senate, 1913-16; U.S. Minister to Siam, 1933-36.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Lowndesville, Abbeville
County, S.C., November
21, 1940 (age 79 years, 95
days).
Interment at Lowndesville Cemetery, Lowndesville, S.C.
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William Seaborn Bamberg Jr. (1849-1928) —
of Barnwell County (part now in Bamberg
County), S.C.
Born in Barnwell District (part now in Bamberg
County), S.C., December
17, 1849.
Democrat. Farmer;
member of South
Carolina state senate from Barnwell County, 1891-92; alternate
delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1896.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, from hemiplegia,
in Bamberg, Bamberg
County, S.C., December
22, 1928 (age 79 years, 5
days).
Interment at Restland Cemetery, Bamberg, S.C.
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William F. Barr (1832-1895) —
of Anderson, Anderson
County, S.C.
Born in Anderson, Anderson
County, S.C., 1832.
Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; merchant;
postmaster at Anderson,
S.C., 1894-95.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Anderson, Anderson
County, S.C., August
27, 1895 (age about 63
years).
Interment at First Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Anderson, S.C.
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William Edward Barton (1868-1955) —
also known as William E. Barton —
of Houston, Texas
County, Mo.
Born in Pickens
County, S.C., April
11, 1868.
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, 1935-46; defeated, 1928, 1946; 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 Pine
Lawn Cemetery, Houston, Mo.
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Thomas Wilson Beaty (1825-1886) —
also known as Thomas W. Beaty —
of Conwayboro (now Conway), Horry
County, S.C.
Born in Horry District (now Horry
County), S.C., October
11, 1825.
Democrat. Merchant;
newspaper
editor; postmaster at Conwayboro,
S.C., 1854-57, 1874-75; delegate
to South Carolina secession convention from Horry, 1860-62;
served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Horry County, 1864;
member of South
Carolina state senate from Horry County, 1880-84.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons; Grange.
Died April
18, 1886 (age 60 years, 189
days).
Interment at Kingston Presbyterian Churchyard, Conway, S.C.
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Ibra Charles Blackwood (1878-1936) —
also known as Ibra C. Blackwood —
of Spartanburg, Spartanburg
County, S.C.
Born in Blackwood, Spartanburg
County, S.C., November
21, 1878.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Spartanburg County,
1902-04; 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.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; grocer;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1957-58.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Clarence H. Blanton and Dorothula (Osment) Blanton; married, August
9, 1946, to Alma Lee Goldsmith. |
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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.
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.
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.
Farmer;
newspaper
publisher; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Bamberg County,
1951-58; member of South
Carolina state senate from Bamberg County, 1958-64.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons; Lions; Junior
Order; Moose.
Died in South Carolina, September
19, 1978 (age 73 years, 114
days).
Interment at Bamberg County Memory Gardens, Bamberg, S.C.
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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.
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.
Slaveowner.
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.
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.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Greenville County,
1921-24; member of South
Carolina state senate from Greenville County, 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.
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.
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;
Associate
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
Episcopal 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.
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 15th District, 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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Relatives: Son
of John R. Cabell and Mary E. (Robinson) Cabell; married, November
13, 1948, to Jean Warley Witsell. |
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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.
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 2nd District, 1977-78; 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 Episcopal Church Cemetery, Pawleys Island, 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.
Member of South
Carolina state senate from Bamberg County, 1925-27; resigned
1927; justice of
South Carolina state supreme court, 1927-40.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
of Pythias.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Miles McMillin Carter and Janie Irene (Kinard) Carter; married to
Lydia Jenkins. |
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Addison Brooks Carwile (1896-1983) —
of Abbeville
County, S.C.
Born in Abbeville
County, S.C., October
13, 1896.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; school
teacher; farmer; Abbeville
County Probate Judge, 1931-42; served in the U.S. Army during
World War II; county
agricultural extension agent; member of South
Carolina state senate from Abbeville County, 1962-66.
Baptist.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons; Farm
Bureau.
Died, in Abbeville County Memorial Hospital,
Abbeville
County, S.C., February
22, 1983 (age 86 years, 132
days).
Interment at Upper
Long Cane Cemetery, Abbeville, S.C.
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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.
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, 1937-39; 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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Beckham Hilton Clyburn (1886-1961) —
of Lancaster
County, S.C.
Born in Lancaster
County, S.C., March 1,
1886.
Democrat. Farmer;
member of South
Carolina state senate from Lancaster County, 1930-34.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons; Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Junior
Order.
Died in Kershaw, Lancaster
County, S.C., August
21, 1961 (age 75 years, 173
days).
Interment at Kershaw
City Cemetery, Kershaw, S.C.
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Thornwell Howard Clyburn (1899-1980) —
also known as Thornwell H. Clyburn; Fatty
Clyburn —
of Lee
County, S.C.
Born in Kershaw
County, S.C., April
22, 1899.
Member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Lee County, 1932-34.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners.
Died, in Lee County Memorial Hospital,
Bishopville, Lee
County, S.C., September
5, 1980 (age 81 years, 136
days).
Interment at Turkey Creek Cemetery, Lee County, S.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.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Laurens County,
1900-04; 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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William Bryant Cooper (1867-1959) —
also known as William B. Cooper —
of Wilmington, New
Hanover County, N.C.
Born in Cool Spring, Horry
County, S.C., January
22, 1867.
Democrat. Member of North
Carolina state senate 10th District, 1915-16; Lieutenant
Governor of North Carolina, 1921-25.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Cool Spring, Horry
County, S.C., November
9, 1959 (age 92 years, 291
days).
Interment at Oakdale
Cemetery, Wilmington, N.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.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Greenville County,
1904-10, 1914-21; resigned 1921; 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.
Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; lawyer;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Aiken County,
1949-60; member of South
Carolina state senate from Aiken County, 1960-66.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar; White
Shrine of Jerusalem; Lions; American
Legion.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Edward C. Cushman, Sr. and Mary Nagel (Sweringen) Cushman;
married, November
15, 1943, to Ruth Lecil Drummond. |
| | | Image source: South Carolina
Legislative Manual 1964 |
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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.
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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Relatives: Son
of Fred Henry Davis and Annie E. (Pearson) Davis; married, February
3, 1921, to Frances M. Chambers. |
| | | Epitaph: "Lawyer -
Statesman - Jurist - Soldier." |
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memorial |
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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.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Harrison County, 1899;
candidate for Presidential Elector for West Virginia; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1904
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization); 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, Locust Valley, 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.
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 from Berkeley County,
1938-42; member of South
Carolina state senate, 1942-88 (Berkeley County 1942-66, 14th
District 1966-84, 37th District 1984-88); delegate to Democratic
National Convention from South Carolina, 1944,
1948
(alternate), 1952,
1956,
1960;
candidate for justice of
South Carolina state supreme court, 1956.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Freemasons; Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Lions;
Woodmen
of the World; Blue
Key.
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. (1936-2014) —
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.
Died in Easley, Pickens
County, S.C., May 5,
2014 (age 77 years, 217
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Wilmot Gibbes de Saussure (1822-1886) —
also known as Wilmot G. de Saussure —
Born in Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C., July 23,
1822.
Lawyer;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1848-49, 1854-57,
1860-63; Adjutant
General of South Carolina, 1862.
French
Huguenot ancestry. Member, Society
of the Cincinnati; Freemasons; Odd
Fellows.
Died in Ocala, Marion
County, Fla., February
1, 1886 (age 63 years, 193
days).
Interment at Magnolia
Cemetery, Charleston, S.C.
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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.
Farmer;
delegate
to South Carolina state constitutional convention from Clarendon
County, 1868; member of South
Carolina state senate from Clarendon County, 1868-74.
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: Son
of Joihn LeGrande Dickson and Mary Ann (Huggins) Dickson; 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.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; ice and
fuel oil dealer; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Laurens County,
1955-56; member of South
Carolina state senate from Laurens County, 1960-64.
Baptist.
Member, Alpha
Tau Omega; Freemasons; Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Rotary;
Blue
Key.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Albert Montgomery Dixon and Sarah Youmans (King) Dixon; married,
August
14, 1926, to Katharine Simmons. |
| | | Image source: South Carolina
Legislative Manual 1964 |
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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.
Democrat. Lawyer; law
partner of Cole
L. Blease; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Newberry County,
1900-02; chair of
Newberry County Democratic Party, 1906-14; U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 3rd District, 1917-33;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1924
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business).
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.
Democrat. Member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1939-40; defeated in
primary, 1978; member of South
Carolina state senate from Greenwood County, 1941-42; 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.
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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Relatives: Son
of Jasper Doyle and Ella (Dendy) Doyle; married, October
12, 1921, to Hazel Murphy. |
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James Burrows Edwards (1927-2014) —
also known as James B. Edwards; 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 16th District, 1972-74; resigned 1974; Governor of
South Carolina, 1975-79; U.S.
Secretary of Energy, 1981-82.
Episcopalian
or Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Rotary;
American
Dental Association.
Died, from complications of a stroke,
in Mt. Pleasant, Charleston
County, S.C., December
26, 2014 (age 87 years, 185
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Joshua Fulton Ensor (1834-1907) —
also known as Joshua F. Ensor —
of Columbia, Richland
County, S.C.
Born in Butler, Baltimore
County, Md., December
12, 1834.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; physician;
farmer;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 4th District, 1890, 1892;
postmaster at Columbia,
S.C., 1897-1907; delegate to Republican National Convention from
South Carolina, 1900.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died in Columbia, Richland
County, S.C., August
9, 1907 (age 72 years, 240
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Columbia, S.C.
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Albert Thomas Fancher (1859-1930) —
also known as Albert T. Fancher —
of Little Valley, Cattaraugus
County, N.Y.; Salamanca, Cattaraugus
County, N.Y.
Born in Leon, Cattaraugus
County, N.Y., January
18, 1859.
Republican. Oil
producer; farmer; Cattaraugus
County Clerk, 1885-88; member of New York
state assembly from Cattaraugus County 2nd District, 1899-1902;
member of New York
state senate, 1903-08 (50th District 1903-06, 51st District
1907-08); delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,
1908,
1920,
1924,
1928.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C., March
20, 1930 (age 71 years, 61
days).
Interment at Wildwood
Cemetery, Salamanca, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of William Fancher and Lydia M. (McLaughlin) Fancher; married to
Loretta Beatrice Darragh and Musette Kathryn Barker. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: New York Red Book
1907 |
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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.
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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Relatives: Son
of William Josiah Fishburne and Mamie (Carn) Fishburne; married, October
8, 1912, to Mary Patterson Gage. |
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Theodore Monroe Fisher (1891-1955) —
also known as T. Monroe Fisher —
of Strasburg, Shenandoah
County, Va.
Born in Strasburg, Shenandoah
County, Va., October
18, 1891.
U.S. Vice Consul in Halifax, 1917-18; Colón, 1918-20; Havana, 1920-24; Dundee, 1924-25; Malaga, 1925-26; Dakar, 1926; Dublin, 1926-27; Cartagena, 1927; Puerto Castilla, 1927-28; Tela, 1928-31; Santa Marta, 1931-32; Trieste, 1932-33; Leghorn, as of 1938; Bilbao, as of 1943.
Member, Freemasons.
Died March
31, 1955 (age 63 years, 164
days).
Interment at St.
Helena's Churchyard, Beaufort, S.C.
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Relatives: Son
of James W. Fisher and Susie G. Fisher; married, May 30,
1932, to Mary Louise Montague. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: U.S. passport application
(1917) |
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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.
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 Henry Gadsden (1867-1945) —
also known as Philip H. Gadsden —
of Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C.
Born in Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C., October
4, 1867.
Democrat. Lawyer; utility
executive; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Charleston County,
1894-1900; 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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Samuel Eden Gaillard (1839-1879) —
of Charleston
County, S.C.
Born in Charleston, Charleston District (now Charleston
County), S.C., March 8,
1839.
Republican. School
teacher; merchant;
member of South
Carolina state senate from Charleston County, 1871-77; resigned
1877; chair of
Charleston County Republican Party, 1874; his "activities"
were investigated
in 1877, and he subsequently resigned.
African
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Died near Monrovia, Liberia,
April
13, 1879 (age 40 years, 36
days).
Interment somewhere in Liberia.
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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.
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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John Ralph Gasque (1913-2004) —
also known as J. Ralph Gasque —
of Washington,
D.C.; Marion, Marion
County, S.C.
Born near Mullins, Marion
County, S.C., May 16,
1913.
Democrat. Lawyer; farmer; real estate
developer; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Marion County,
1945-48; member of South
Carolina state senate, 1949-52, 1956-76 (Marion County 1949-52,
1956-66, 9th District 1967-68, 16th District 1969-72, 11th District
1972-76); resigned 1976; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from South Carolina, 1960,
1964.
Member, Woodmen of
the World; Freemasons; Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners;
Sigma
Delta Kappa.
Died, in Marion Nursing
Center, Rains, Marion
County, S.C., April
26, 2004 (age 90 years, 346
days).
Interment at Devotion Gardens, Marion, S.C.; cenotaph at Little Zion Methodist Church Cemetery, Marion County, S.C.
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Relatives: Son
of Cordie Allison Gasque and Jennie (Price) Gasque. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: South Carolina
Legislative Manual 1964 |
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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.
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),
1924;
candidate 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
Spring 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 from Marlboro County,
1949-50; member of South
Carolina state senate from Marlboro County, 1959-62.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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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, 1958-62.
Methodist.
Member, Ruritan;
Freemasons; Shriners.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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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.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Calhoun County,
1925-28, 1931-32; member of South
Carolina state senate, 1937-76 (Calhoun County 1937-66, 19th
District 1967-68, 11th District 1969-72, 13th District 1972-76);
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.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of J. T. Gressette and Rosa (Wannamaker) Gressette; married, August
18, 1927, to Florence
Howell. |
| | | Image source: South Carolina
Legislative Manual 1964 |
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Cecil Claymon Grimes Jr. (1922-2014) —
of Georgetown, Georgetown
County, S.C.
Born in Greenville, Washington
County, Miss., July 23,
1922.
Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1959-62; member of South
Carolina state senate, 1962-72 (Georgetown County 1962-66, 10th
District 1967-68, 15th District 1969-72); bank
director.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons; Sons
of Confederate Veterans; Rotary.
Died in Georgetown, Georgetown
County, S.C., October
8, 2014 (age 92 years, 77
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Prince
George Winyah Cemetery, Georgetown, S.C.
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Relatives: Son
of Sadie (Ehlers) Grimes and Cecil Claymon Grimes, Sr.; married, October
4, 1947, to Harriet Horry Pyatt. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: South Carolina
Legislative Manual 1964 |
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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.
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.
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 (Colleton County 1963-66, 17th
District 1967-68, 13th District 1969-72, 15th District 1972-76);
delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1964,
1968,
1972.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Woodmen
of the World; 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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Relatives: Son
of Carson A. Harrelson and Bertha Mae Harrelson; married, June 24,
1943, to Hazel H. Richardson. |
| | | Image source: South Carolina
Legislative Manual 1964 |
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Paul Hemphill Jr. (b. 1930) —
of Chester
County, S.C.
Born in Chester, Chester
County, S.C., November
27, 1930.
Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; lawyer;
member of South
Carolina state senate from Chester County, 1965-66.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners.
Still living as of 1966.
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Peronneau Finley Henderson (1877-1968) —
also known as P. F. Henderson —
of Aiken, Aiken
County, S.C.
Born in Aiken, Aiken
County, S.C., November
29, 1877.
Democrat. Lawyer;
president, Carolina Light &
Power Co.; vice-president, Georgia-Carolina Electric
Co.; director, South Carolina Power
Co., Powell Hardware
Co.; receiver, Langley Cotton
Mills Co.; treasurer, Aiken Hospital;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1924.
Southern
Presbyterian. Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Beta Kappa; Beta
Theta Pi; Freemasons; Knights
of Pythias; Kiwanis.
Died April 7,
1968 (age 90 years, 130
days).
Interment at Bethany Cemetery, Aiken, S.C.
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Ernest Frederick Hollings (1922-2019) —
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.
Died in Isle of Palms, Charleston
County, S.C., April 6,
2019 (age 97 years, 95
days).
Interment at Bethany Cemetery, Charleston, S.C.
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Benjamin Franklin Hornsby (b. 1915) —
also known as Ben F. Hornsby —
of near Winnsboro, Fairfield
County, S.C.
Born in College Place, Richland
County, S.C., May 17,
1915.
Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; salesman;
farmer;
member of South
Carolina state senate from Fairfield County, 1960-64; member of
South
Carolina state house of representatives 41st District, 1980-82.
Methodist.
Member, Farm
Bureau; Freemasons; American
Legion; Lions.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Presumably named
for: Benjamin
Franklin |
| | | Relatives: Son of Marion Boyd Hornsby
and Cornelia (Hayes) Hornsby; married, January
20, 1945, to Esther Leitner. |
| | | Image source: South Carolina
Legislative Manual 1964 |
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William Hunter (1816-1901) —
of Wolf Creek, Pickens District (now Pickens
County), S.C.
Born in Pennsylvania, January
23, 1816.
Farmer;
delegate
to South Carolina secession convention from Pickens, 1860-62;
served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Pickens
County, S.C., June 15,
1901 (age 85 years, 143
days).
Interment at West View Cemetery, Liberty, S.C.
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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.
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; 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).
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. Elected in 1910 to the Hall
of Fame for Great Americans.
Slaveowner.
Died, of dropsy (congestive
heart failure), in Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., June 8,
1845 (age 78 years, 85
days).
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;
married, January
17, 1794, to Rachel (Donelson) Robards (aunt of Andrew
Jackson Donelson). |
| | | Political families: Harrison-Randolph-Marshall-Cabell
family of Virginia; Caffery
family of Louisiana (subsets of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | | 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
J. Harlan
— Andrew
J. Kuykendall
— Andrew
J. Thayer
— Elam
A. J. Greeley
— Andrew
Jackson Ingle
— Andrew
J. Ogle
— Andrew
Jackson Carr
— Andrew
J. Waterman
— Andrew
J. Bentley
— Andrew
J. Rogers
— William
A. J. Sparks
— Andrew
Jackson Poppleton
— Andrew
J. Hunter
— Andrew
Jackson Bryant
— Andrew
J. Beale
— A.
J. Clements
— Andrew
Jackson Baker
— Andrew
J. Felt
— A. J.
King
— Andrew
J. Sawyer
— Andrew
Jackson Greenfield
— Andrew
Jackson Caldwell
— Andrew
Jackson Gahagan
— Andrew
Jackson Biship
— Andrew
Jackson Houston
— Andrew
Jackson Speer
— Andrew
J. Cobb
— Andrew
J. Montague
— Andrew
J. Barchfeld
— Andrew
J. Balliet
— Andrew
J. Kirk
— Andrew
J. Livingston
— A.
J. Sherwood
— Andrew
Jackson Stewart
— Andrew
J. May
— Andrew
J. McConnico
— Andrew
J. Sawyer
— Andrew
J. Brewer
— Andrew
J. Dunning, Jr.
— Andrew
Bettwy
— Andrew
J. Transue
— Andrew
Jackson Graves
— Andrew
Jackson Gilbert
— Andrew
J. Goodwin
— Andrew
J. Hinshaw
— Andy
Young
— Andrew
Jackson Kupper
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| | | Coins and currency: 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.
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| | | Campaign slogan: "Let the people
rule." |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Wikipedia article — U.S.
State Dept career summary — NNDB
dossier — Find-A-Grave
memorial — OurCampaigns
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| | | 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 — Jon Meacham, American
Lion: Andrew Jackson in the White House — Donald Barr
Chidsey, Andrew
Jackson, Hero |
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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 2021.
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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.
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
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization), 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.
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
Black Democratic member of West Virginia House of Delegates.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Felix Jones and Emeline (Young) Jones; married, June 15,
1921, to H. Preston Mills. |
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James Carlisle Kearse (1893-1973) —
also known as J. Carl Kearse —
of Bamberg, Bamberg
County, S.C.
Born in Olar, Bamberg
County, S.C., March
29, 1893.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Bamberg County,
1921-24; member of South
Carolina state senate from Bamberg County, 1940-56; alternate
delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1944;
South Carolina State Highway Commissioner.
Methodist.
Member, Lions; American
Legion; Freemasons; Knights
of Pythias.
Died, in a hospital
at Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C., March
14, 1973 (age 79 years, 350
days).
Interment at South End Cemetery, Bamberg, S.C.
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Joseph Brevard Kershaw (1822-1894) —
of Camden, Kershaw
County, S.C.
Born in Camden, Kershaw District (now 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 from Kershaw, 1860-62;
general in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; member of South
Carolina state senate, 1865; state court judge in South Carolina,
1877-93; postmaster at Camden,
S.C., 1894.
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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Charles S. Kuh (d. 1871) —
of Hilton Head, Beaufort
County, S.C.
Member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Beaufort County,
1868-71; died in office 1871.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, from dysentery,
September
25, 1871.
Burial location unknown.
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Henry Laurens (1724-1792) —
of South Carolina.
Born in Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C., March 6,
1724.
Merchant;
planter;
Vice-President
of South Carolina, 1776-77; Delegate
to Continental Congress from South Carolina, 1777-80; member of
South
Carolina state house of representatives from St. Philip & St.
Michael, 1785.
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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Thomas Allen Legaré Jr. (1915-2010) —
also known as T. Allen Legaré, Jr. —
of Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C.; Wadmalaw Island, Charleston
County, S.C.
Born in Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C., July 22,
1915.
Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Charleston County,
1947-48, 1951-53; member of South
Carolina state senate from Charleston County, 1953-66.
Presbyterian.
Member, Omicron
Delta Kappa; Freemasons; Lions.
Died in Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C., June 11,
2010 (age 94 years, 324
days).
Interment at Second Presbyterian Churchyard, Charleston, S.C.
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Edward McIver Leppard (1924-1985) —
of Chesterfield, Chesterfield
County, S.C.
Born in Chesterfield, Chesterfield
County, S.C., November
5, 1924.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
member of South
Carolina state senate from Chesterfield County, 1963-66.
Baptist.
Member, Kappa
Sigma; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Shriners;
Civitan;
Moose.
Died February
15, 1985 (age 60 years, 102
days).
Interment at Chesterfield Cemetery, Chesterfield, S.C.
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Asbury Francis Lever (1875-1940) —
also known as A. Frank Lever —
of Lexington, Lexington
County, S.C.; Columbia, Richland
County, S.C.
Born near Springhill, Lexington
County, S.C., January
5, 1875.
Democrat. Lawyer;
private secretary to U.S. Rep. J.
William Stokes, 1897-1901; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Lexington County,
1900-01; resigned 1901; U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 7th District, 1901-19.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Lexington
County, S.C., April
28, 1940 (age 65 years, 114
days).
Interment at Woodland Cemetery, Clemson, S.C.
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John Charles Lindsay (b. 1927) —
of Bennettsville, Marlboro
County, S.C.
Born in Bennettsville, Marlboro
County, S.C., April
18, 1927.
Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; lawyer; bank
director; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Marlboro County,
1953-62; member of South
Carolina state senate, 1963-76 (Marlboro County 1963-66, 9th
District 1967-68, 20th District 1969-72, 9th District 1972-76).
Member, Jaycees;
Freemasons; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Alpha
Tau Omega; Phi
Delta Phi.
Still living as of 1976.
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Relatives: Son
of Ross Moore Lindsay, Sr. and Louis (Crosland) Lindsay; married, June 15,
1949, to Frances Maxine Bair. |
| | | Image source: South Carolina
Legislative Manual 1964 |
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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.
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, 1920,
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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Relatives: Son
of Eleanor Swafford (Alexander) Lusk and Erastus Capehart Lusk;
married, October
27, 1887, to Leila Lee Fearn. |
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James Robert Mann (1920-2010) —
of Greenville, Greenville
County, S.C.
Born in Greenville, Greenville
County, S.C., April
27, 1920.
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.
Died in Greenville, Greenville
County, S.C., December
20, 2010 (age 90 years, 237
days).
Burial location unknown.
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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.
Democrat. Farmer;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Sumter County,
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
Episcopal Cathedral Cemetery, Columbia, S.C.
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John Moore Mars (1884-1965) —
of Abbeville, Abbeville
County, S.C.
Born in Cokesbury, Abbeville County (now Greenwood
County), S.C., August
17, 1884.
Democrat. Lawyer; banker;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Abbeville County,
1908-10; member of South
Carolina state senate from Abbeville County, 1910-14, 1934-50; mayor
of Abbeville, S.C., 1918-34.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Woodmen of
the World; Redmen;
Junior
Order.
Died in Abbeville, Abbeville
County, S.C., November
24, 1965 (age 81 years, 99
days).
Interment at Melrose
Cemetery, Abbeville, S.C.
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Whitefoord Claude Martin (1879-1930) —
also known as W. Claude Martin —
of Branchville, Orangeburg
County, S.C.
Born in Kingstree, Williamsburg
County, S.C., May 8,
1879.
Democrat. School
teacher; lawyer; banker; insurance
and real
estate business; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Orangeburg County,
1912-14, 1916-18; mayor of Branchville, S.C., 1920-24; member of South
Carolina state senate from Orangeburg County, 1924-30; died in
office 1930.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Elks; Junior
Order; Woodmen of
the World.
Killed in an automobile
accident at Wolfton, Orangeburg
County, S.C., February
7, 1930 (age 50 years, 275
days). Also killed was Sen. William
S. Legare; Rep. J.
Rutledge Smith, Jr. was injured but survived.
Interment at Ott Cemetery, Branchville, S.C.
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Relatives: Son
of Whitefoord Smith Martin and VerMelle Clarice (Brockington) Martin;
married, April 9,
1908, to Ruth Reeves. |
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memorial |
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William Lawrence Mauldin (1845-1912) —
also known as W. L. Mauldin —
of Greenville, Greenville
County, S.C.
Born in Greenville District (now Greenville
County), S.C., June 13,
1845.
Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; pharmacist;
mayor
of Greenville, S.C., 1877-79; chair of
Greenville County Democratic Party, 1878-86; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Greenville County,
1882-83, 1898-1900, 1902-04; member of South
Carolina state senate from Greenville County, 1884-85, 1904-12;
died in office 1912; Lieutenant
Governor of South Carolina, 1886-90.
Member, United
Confederate Veterans; Freemasons; Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Greenville, Greenville
County, S.C., August
13, 1912 (age 67 years, 61
days).
Interment at Springwood
Cemetery, Greenville, S.C.
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Relatives: Son
of Samuel Mauldin and Caroline Ann (McHardy) Mauldin; married, June 21,
1870, to Eliza Thompson Kern. |
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memorial |
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Greenville |
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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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Isaac Hull McCalla (1853-1913) —
of Abbeville
County, S.C.
Born November
16, 1853.
Member of South
Carolina state senate from Abbeville County, 1894-98; delegate
to South Carolina state constitutional convention from Abbeville
County, 1895.
Member, Freemasons.
Died near Lowndesville, Abbeville
County, S.C., September
9, 1913 (age 59 years, 297
days).
Interment at Old McCalla Cemetery, Lowndesille, S.C.
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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.
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.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
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;
Kappa
Sigma; Blue
Key.
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.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Spartanburg County,
1937-40; member of South
Carolina state senate, 1941-42, 1949-68 (Spartanburg County
1941-42, 1949-66, 4th District 1967-68); 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.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of S. G. Moore and Mary Ellen (Harrison) Moore; married 1945 to Janie
Lee O'Farrell. |
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John Howard Moore (1876-1927) —
of Rowesville, Orangeburg
County, S.C.; Abbeville, Abbeville
County, S.C.
Born in Cokesbury, Abbeville County (now Greenwood
County), S.C., January
9, 1876.
Democrat. School
principal; superintendent
of schools; banker; lawyer;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Abbeville County,
1910-18; member of South
Carolina state senate from Abbeville County, 1918-27; died in
office 1927.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons; Knights
of Pythias; Woodmen of
the World.
Was a passenger in a sedan, going up a steep hill, when the rear axle
broke; the car rolled rapidly downhill and overturned;
he was pinned underneath and killed, in Bordeaux, McCormick
County, S.C., August
26, 1927 (age 51 years, 229
days).
Interment at Melrose
Cemetery, Abbeville, S.C.
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Herbert Doyle Morgan Jr. (b. 1929) —
also known as Herbert D. Morgan —
of Seneca, Oconee
County, S.C.; Oconee
County, S.C.
Born in Six Mile, Pickens
County, S.C., November
28, 1929.
Democrat. Feed and
farm supply dealer; lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1960
(alternate), 1964;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1966-68, 1970-72,
1974-76 (Oconee County 1966-68, 1970-72, 2nd District 1974-76);
member of South
Carolina state senate 1st District, 1977-80.
Presbyterian.
Member, Phi
Alpha Delta; Rotary;
Jaycees;
Farm
Bureau; Freemasons; Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners.
Still living as of 1980.
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Relatives: Son
of Herbert Doyle Morgan and Christine (Jones) Morgan; married, October
6, 1956, to Kate Nimmons. |
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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.
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.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of O. Z. Morgan and Minnietta (Foster) Morgan; married 1953 to Ruth
Norment Moore. |
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Earle Elias Morris Jr. (1928-2011) —
also known as Earle E. Morris, Jr. —
of Pickens, Pickens
County, S.C.
Born in Pickens, Pickens
County, S.C., July 14,
1928.
Democrat. Banker; merchant;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1951-54; member of South
Carolina state senate, 1954-70 (Pickens County 1954-66, 2nd
District 1966-70); delegate to Democratic National Convention from
South Carolina, 1956,
1968,
1972;
South
Carolina Democratic state chair, 1966-68; Lieutenant
Governor of South Carolina, 1971-74; South
Carolina state comptroller general, 1976-99; convicted
in 2004 of securities
fraud following the collapse of Carolina Investors, though he
denied any intent to defraud anyone; sentenced
to 44 months in prison.
Presbyterian.
Member, Lions; Elks; Moose; Woodmen of
the World; Jaycees;
Kiwanis;
Blue
Key; Freemasons; Shriners;
Phi
Kappa Phi.
Died, from prostate
cancer, in Lexington, Lexington
County, S.C., February
11, 2011 (age 82 years, 212
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Bush River Memorial Gardens, Columbia, S.C.
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James Pierce Mozingo III (b. 1913) —
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 from Darlington County,
1935-38; member of South
Carolina state senate, 1939-72 (Darlington County 1939-66, 12th
District 1967-68, 19th District 1969-72); delegate to Democratic
National Convention from South Carolina, 1944,
1960,
1964.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons; Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
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, 1942-46, 1950-62.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of W. W. Myrick and Rosa B. (Cave) Myrick; married to Emily Jane
Best. |
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Francis Bates Nicholson (b. 1929) —
also known as Francis B. Nicholson —
of Greenwood, Greenwood
County, S.C.
Born in Greenwood, Greenwood
County, S.C., September
26, 1929.
Lawyer;
member of South
Carolina state senate from Greenwood County, 1961-66.
Methodist.
Member, Jaycees;
Freemasons.
Still living as of 1966.
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Relatives: Son
of William H. Nicholson and Elise (Bates) Nicholson; 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.
Democrat. Lawyer;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from South
Carolina, 1912;
member of South
Carolina state senate from Colleton County, 1923-26.
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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Relatives: Son
of Hansford Duncan Padgett and Isabella (Goodwin) Padgett; married to
Ethel Murray Moorer. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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James Dantzler Parler (b. 1900) —
also known as James D. Parler —
of St. George, Dorchester
County, S.C.
Born in Parler (now Santee), Orangeburg
County, S.C., September
18, 1900.
Democrat. Member of South
Carolina state senate from Dorchester County, 1933-60; 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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Relatives: Son
of Carlos C. Parler and Camille (Dantzler) Parler. |
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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.
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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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.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1910-12, 1924-26
(Barnwell County 1910-12, Richland County 1924-26); South
Carolina state attorney general, 1913-18.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons; Odd
Fellows; Elks; Eagles.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Benjamin Franklin Peeples and Leila (Hay) Peeples; married, January
8, 1921, to Hallie M. Armstrong. |
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James Hardin Peterson (1894-1978) —
also known as J. Hardin Peterson —
of Lakeland, Polk
County, Fla.
Born in Batesburg (now part of Batesburg-Leesville), Lexington
County, S.C., February
11, 1894.
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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Charles Pinckney (1732-1782) —
of Charleston, Charleston District (now Charleston
County), S.C.
Born in Charles Town (now Charleston), Charleston
County, S.C., March 7,
1732.
Lawyer;
planter;
member of South
Carolina state senate from St. Philip & St. Michael, 1779-80.
Anglican.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C., September
22, 1782 (age 50 years, 199
days).
Interment at St.
Philip's Churchyard, Charleston, S.C.; cenotaph at Christ Church Cemetery, Mt. Pleasant, S.C.
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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.
Slaveowner.
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.
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 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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Frank Glenn Potts (1885-1969) —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in Lancaster
County, S.C., May 10,
1885.
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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Relatives: Son
of Oscar Wrenn Potts and Eva Moore (Harris) Potts; married, July 23,
1911, to Annabel Wallace Johnson. |
| | | Epitaph: "At Sunrise Hope - At
Sundown Peace." |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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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.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Charleston County,
1924-28; member of South
Carolina state senate from Charleston County, 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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Relatives: Son
of Moultrie Rutledge Rivers and Eliza Ingraham (Buist) Rivers;
married, November
20, 1930, to Ethel Pinckney Rutledge. |
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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.
Democrat. Lawyer; publicist;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Marlboro County,
1892-94; U.S. Commissioner of Internal Revenue, 1917-20; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from District of Columbia, 1924
(member, Credentials
Committee), 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, from leukemia,
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 (1886-1947) —
also known as Claud N. Sapp —
of Columbia, Richland
County, S.C.
Born in Lancaster, Lancaster
County, S.C., February
11, 1886.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1912-14, 1920-24
(Lancaster County 1912-14, Richland County 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;
died in office 1947.
Methodist.
Member, Omicron
Delta Kappa; Freemasons; Elks.
Died in Columbia, Richland
County, S.C., February
3, 1947 (age 60 years, 357
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Columbia, S.C.
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Robert Bethea Scarborough (1861-1927) —
also known as Robert B. Scarborough —
of Conway, Horry
County, S.C.
Born in Chesterfield, Chesterfield District (now Chesterfield
County), S.C., October
29, 1861.
Democrat. Lawyer; banker;
member of South
Carolina state senate from Horry County, 1896-99; Lieutenant
Governor of South Carolina, 1899-1900; U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 6th District, 1901-05;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from South
Carolina, 1912.
Southern
Methodist. Member, Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons.
Died in Conway, Horry
County, S.C., November
23, 1927 (age 66 years, 25
days).
Interment at Lakeside
Cemetery, Conway, S.C.
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Frederick Grant Scurry Jr. (b. 1923) —
also known as Frederick G. Scurry, Jr. —
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, 1957-66.
Christian.
Member, Grange;
Freemasons; Lions; American
Legion.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Ellison DuRant Smith (1864-1944) —
also known as Ellison D. Smith; E. D. Smith;
"Cotton Ed" —
of Sumter
County, S.C.; Florence, Florence
County, S.C.; Lynchburg, Lee
County, S.C.
Born in Lynchburg, Lee
County, S.C., August
1, 1864.
Democrat. Cotton planter;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Sumter County,
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
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business), 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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Jeremiah Smith (1840-1927) —
also known as "Uncle Jerry" —
of Conway, Horry
County, S.C.
Born in Horry District (now Horry
County), S.C., August
11, 1840.
Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; planter; hotel
operator; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Horry County,
1880-84, 1898-1900, 1902-04; member of South
Carolina state senate from Horry County, 1884-92, 1920-24; delegate
to South Carolina state constitutional convention from Horry
County, 1895; mayor of
Conway, S.C., 1906-08.
Methodist.
Member, United
Confederate Veterans; Freemasons.
Last Confederate veteran to serve in the South Carolina Senate.
Died in Conway, Horry
County, S.C., February
17, 1927 (age 86 years, 190
days).
Interment at Lakeside
Cemetery, Conway, S.C.
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William Smith (1762-1840) —
of Yorkville, York District (now York, York
County), S.C.
Born in South Carolina, 1762.
Democrat. Planter;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from York, 1796-97,
1824-26; member of South
Carolina state senate from York, 1803-08, 1831-32; common pleas
court judge in South Carolina, 1808-16; U.S.
Senator from South Carolina, 1816-23, 1826-31; received 7
electoral votes for Vice-President, 1828;
received 23 electoral votes for Vice-President, 1836;
member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1836-40.
Member, Freemasons.
Slaveowner.
Died in Huntsville, Madison
County, Ala., June 26,
1840 (age about 77
years).
Original interment in private or family graveyard; reinterment at Maple
Hill Cemetery, Birmingham, Ala.
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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.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Colleton County,
1953-56; member of South
Carolina state senate from Colleton County, 1959-62.
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: Son
of Ivey Andrew Smoak and Tommie (Clinkscales) Smoak; married to Anne
Owens Leppard. |
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Jacob Franklin Spears, Sr. (1899-1946) —
also known as J. Franklin Spears —
of Tarpon Springs, Pinellas
County, Fla.; San Antonio, Bexar
County, Tex.
Born in Darlington
County, S.C., October
6, 1899.
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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Adolphus Fletcher Spigner (1879-1945) —
of Richland
County, S.C.
Born in Lykesland, Richland
County, S.C., January
26, 1879.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of South
Carolina state senate from Richland County, 1914-18; Solicitor,
5th Circuit, 1918-45.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Woodmen of
the World; Odd
Fellows; Redmen;
Knights
of Pythias.
Died, from injuries he received in an automobile
accident, in Columbia, Richland
County, S.C., February
12, 1945 (age 66 years, 17
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Columbia, S.C.
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Doctor Allen Spivey (1868-1945) —
also known as D. A. Spivey —
of Conway, Horry
County, S.C.
Born in Horry
County, S.C., August
25, 1868.
Democrat. Real
estate and insurance
business; tobacco
warehouser; hotel
business; banker; chair of
Horry County Democratic Party, 1894; mayor of
Conway, S.C., 1901-03; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Horry County,
1904-08; member of South
Carolina state senate from Horry County, 1908-12, 1924-28;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from South
Carolina, 1924.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Woodmen of
the World; Odd
Fellows.
Died in Conway, Horry
County, S.C., May 24,
1945 (age 76 years, 272
days).
Interment at Lakeside
Cemetery, Conway, S.C.
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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 from Abbeville County,
1954-56; member of South
Carolina state senate from Abbeville County, 1958-62.
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.
Served in the U.S. Coast Guard during World War II; lawyer;
member of South
Carolina state senate, 1956-76 (Horry County 1956-66, 10th
District 1966-68, 15th District 1968-72, 11th District 1972-76).
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Phi
Alpha Delta.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of M. D. Stevens and Lalla (McQueen) Stevens; married to Madeleine
Zabelicky. |
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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 from Clarendon County,
1922-26; member of South
Carolina state senate from Clarendon County, 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.
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: Son
of Benjamin Arnold Thomason and Emma (Leake) Thomason; 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.
School
teacher; superintendent
of schools; lawyer;
member of South
Carolina state senate from Edgefield County, 1933-38; resigned
1938; delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Carolina,
1936,
1948,
1952
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business), 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, 1956-2003; 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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Relatives: Son
of John William Thurmond and Eleanor Gertrude Thurmond; married 1968 to Nancy
Janice Moore; married 1947 to Jean
Crouch. |
| | | Cross-reference: Charles
E. Simons, Jr. — Joe
Wilson — John
Light Napier — Robert
Adams |
| | | Strom Thurmond Federal
Building and U.S.
Courthouse, in Columbia,
South Carolina, is named for
him. — Strom Thurmond High
School, in Johnston,
South Carolina, is named for
him. |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — National
Governors Association biography — Wikipedia
article — NNDB
dossier — OurCampaigns
candidate detail |
| | | Books about Strom Thurmond: Essie May
Washington-Williams, Dear
Senator : A Memoir by the Daughter of Strom Thurmond —
Jack Bass & Marilyn W. Thompson, Strom:
The Complicated Personal and Political Life of Strom
Thurmond — R. J. Duke, The
Centennial Senator: True Stories of Strom Thurmond from the People
Who Knew Him Best — Joseph Crespino, Strom
Thurmond's America |
| | | Image source: Library of
Congress |
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Frank Elbert Timmerman (1899-1966) —
also known as Frank E. Timmerman —
of Edgefield, Edgefield
County, S.C.
Born in Aiken
County, S.C., October
19, 1899.
Automobile
dealer; wholesale oil
distributor; real estate
business; farmer;
member of South
Carolina state senate from Edgefield County, 1957-64.
Baptist.
Member, Farm
Bureau; Freemasons; Lions.
Died March
16, 1966 (age 66 years, 148
days).
Interment at Sunset Gardens Memorial Park, Johnston, 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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John Adam Treutlen (1734-1782) —
also known as John A. Treutlen; Hans Adam
Treuettlen —
of Georgia.
Born in Kürnbach, Germany,
January
16, 1734.
Merchant;
planter;
justice of the peace; Governor of
Georgia, 1777-78.
Lutheran.
German
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Seized and murdered
by a group of men, probably in Savannah, Chatham
County, Ga., March 1,
1782 (age 48 years, 44
days).
Cenotaph at Veterans Park of Effingham County, Springfield, Ga.
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George Frederick von Kolnitz Jr. (1868-1948) —
of Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C.; Mt. Pleasant, Charleston
County, S.C.
Born in Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C., August
6, 1868.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Charleston County,
1890-94, 1906-08; delegate
to South Carolina state constitutional convention from Charleston
County, 1895; member of South
Carolina state senate from Charleston County, 1902-06; defeated
in primary, 1894.
Lutheran
or Episcopalian.
German
ancestry. Member, Woodmen of
the World; Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons.
Suffered coronary
thrombosis, and died, in Mt. Pleasant, Charleston
County, S.C., December
27, 1948 (age 80 years, 143
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of George Frederick von Kolnitz and Mary E. (Wayne) von Kolnitz;
married, April 9,
1890, to Sarah Conover Holmes. |
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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.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; insurance
business; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Beaufort County,
1954-58; delegate to Democratic National Convention from South
Carolina, 1956
(alternate), 1964;
member of South
Carolina state senate, 1960-92 (Beaufort County 1960-66, 16th
District 1966-68, 13th District 1968-72, 15th District 1972-84, 46th
District 1984-92); resigned 1992.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Legion; Disabled
American Veterans; Navy
League; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Shriners;
Sertoma;
Farm
Bureau; Nature
Conservancy.
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 Chester Walker Jr. (b. 1906) —
also known as Henry C. Walker —
of Ridgeland, Jasper
County, S.C.
Born in Seneca, Oconee
County, S.C., July 19,
1906.
School
principal; athletic
coach; superintendent
of schools; lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of South
Carolina state senate, 1949-51, 1961-68 (Jasper County 1949-51,
1961-66, 17th District 1967-68); resigned 1951.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons; American
Legion; Lions.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of H. C. Walker and Mary Alice (Buchanan) Walker; 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.
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.
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.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of W. Edgar West, Sr. and Imel Joyce West; married, July 20,
1946, to Marjorie Ann Hodges. |
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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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Benjamin Franklin Whittemore (1824-1894) —
also known as B. F. Whittemore —
of Darlington
County, S.C.; Montvale, Woburn, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Malden, Middlesex
County, Mass., May 18,
1824.
Republican. Minister;
chaplain;
delegate to Republican National Convention from South Carolina, 1868
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization); delegate
to South Carolina state constitutional convention from Darlington
County, 1868; member of South
Carolina state senate from Darlington County, 1868, 1870-77;
resigned 1868, 1877; U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 1st District, 1868-70;
resigned 1870; censured
by the U.S. House of Representatives in 1870 for selling
an appointment to the U.S. Naval Academy.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died in Montvale, Woburn, Middlesex
County, Mass., January
25, 1894 (age 69 years, 252
days).
Interment at Woodbrook
Cemetery, Woburn, Mass.
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David Reece Williams (1877-1937) —
also known as D. Reece Williams —
of Lancaster
County, S.C.
Born in Lancaster, Lancaster
County, S.C., February
16, 1877.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of South
Carolina state senate from Lancaster County, 1914-18.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Knights
of Pythias; Junior
Order; Freemasons.
Died, from heart
disease, in Lancaster, Lancaster
County, S.C., September
20, 1937 (age 60 years, 216
days).
Interment at Westside
Cemetery, Lancaster, S.C.
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John Lyde Wilson (1784-1849) —
of Georgetown, Georgetown District (now Georgetown
County), S.C.
Born in South Carolina, May 24,
1784.
Lawyer;
newspaper
editor; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1806-08, 1810, 1812-14,
1816-18 (Marlborough 1806-08, Prince George Winyah 1810, 1812-14,
1816-18); intendant
of Georgetown, South Carolina, 1811-12; member of South
Carolina state senate from Prince George Winyah, 1818-22,
1826-30; Governor of
South Carolina, 1822-24; author Code of Honor, a rule book
for dueling.
Member, Freemasons.
Slaveowner.
Died in Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C., February
12, 1849 (age 64 years, 264
days).
Interment at Cathedral Church of St. Luke and St. Paul, Charleston, S.C.
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John Stanyarne Wilson (1859-1928) —
also known as Stanyarne Wilson —
of Spartanburg, Spartanburg
County, S.C.; Richmond,
Va.
Born in Yorkville, York District (now York, York
County), S.C., January
10, 1859.
Democrat. Lawyer; cotton goods
manufacturer; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Spartanburg County,
1884-86, 1890-92; member of South
Carolina state senate from Spartanburg County, 1892-95; U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 4th District, 1895-1901; delegate
to South Carolina state constitutional convention from
Spartanburg County, 1895; chair of
Spartanburg County Democratic Party, 1896.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons; Royal
and Select Masters; Royal
Arch Masons.
Died in Spartanburg, Spartanburg
County, S.C., February
14, 1928 (age 69 years, 35
days).
Interment at Church
of the Advent Cemetery, Spartanburg, S.C.
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William Blackburn Wilson Jr. (1850-1920) —
of Rock Hill, York
County, S.C.
Born in York, York
County, S.C., January
12, 1850.
Lawyer;
fled
to Texas in 1871-73 to avoid federal
prosecution over his Klan
activities; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from York County,
1884-88; member of South
Carolina state senate from York County, 1888-92; delegate
to South Carolina state constitutional convention from York
County, 1895.
Episcopalian.
Member, Ku
Klux Klan; Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons.
Died in Rock Hill, York
County, S.C., April
30, 1920 (age 70 years, 109
days).
Interment at Rose
Hill Cemetery, York, S.C.
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