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• Asbury Arnold Abney (1817-1866) — also known as A. A Abney — of Bossier Parish, La. Born in South Carolina, June 28, 1817. Member of Louisiana state senate; served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War. Methodist. Member, Freemasons. Died November 4, 1866. Interment at Mt. Zion Cemetery, Haughton, La.
  
  
• Thomas Galphin Andrews (b. 1882) — also known as Thomas G. Andrews — of Stroud, Lincoln County, Okla.; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Okla. Born in Orangeburg, Orangeburg County, S.C., August 29, 1882. Son of John D. Andrews and Belle (Darby) Andrews; married 1904 to Adelphia M. Wolgamatt (died 1928); married 1930 to Reba Myers. Lawyer; justice of Oklahoma state supreme court, 1929-35. Disciples of Christ. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Lions; Odd Fellows; Phi Delta Phi. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Arthur Creel Baker (b. 1925) — also known as Arthur C. Baker — of Charleston, Charleston County, S.C. Born in Varina, Wake County, N.C., January 19, 1925. Son of Offie Franklin Baker and Myrtie (Whisenhunt) Baker; married, December 31, 1965, to Evelyn Canady. Lawyer; member of South Carolina state house of representatives, 1959. Baptist. Member, Freemasons; Elks; Exchange Club. Still living as of 1967.
  
  
• James Marion Baker (1861-1940) — Born in Lowndesville, Abbeville District (now Abbeville County), S.C., August 18, 1861. Son of Theophilus Baker and Mandeline (Latimer) Baker; married, January 26, 1888, to Mary Adams. U.S. Minister to Siam, 1933-37. Member, Freemasons. Died November 21, 1940. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• William Edward Barton (1868-1955) — of Houston, Texas County, Mo. Born in Pickens District (now Pickens County), S.C., April 11, 1868. Son of William Barton and Harriett (King) Barton; cousin of Courtney Walker Hamlin; married, December 19, 1900, to Marietta Tweed. Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; Texas County Prosecuting Attorney, 1901-02; circuit judge in Missouri 19th Circuit, 1923-28, 1934-46; U.S. Representative from Missouri 16th District, 1931-33. Baptist. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Odd Fellows; Woodmen. Died, from cerebral thrombosis, in Springfield Baptist Hospital, Springfield, Greene County, Mo., July 29, 1955. Interment at Houston Cemetery, Houston, Mo.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Ibra Charles Blackwood (1878-1936) — also known as Ibra C. Blackwood — of Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, S.C. Born in Blackwood (unknown county), S.C., November 21, 1878. Democrat. Lawyer; member of South Carolina state house of representatives, 1903-05; Governor of South Carolina, 1931-35; member of Democratic National Committee from South Carolina, 1932. Baptist. Member, Freemasons. Died February 12, 1936. Interment at Greenlawn Memorial Gardens, Spartanburg, S.C.
  • See also: National Governors Association biography.
  
  
• Bill Blanton (b. 1922) — of Gaffney, Cherokee County, S.C. Born in Gaffney, Cherokee County, S.C., October 23, 1922. Son of Clarence H. Blanton and Dorothula (Osment) Blanton; married, August 9, 1946, to Alma Lee Goldsmith. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; grocer; member of South Carolina state house of representatives, 1957-58. Baptist. Member, Freemasons. Still living as of 1958.
  
  
• Dewey B. Blanton (b. 1908) — of Chesnee, Spartanburg County, S.C. Born in Cowpens, Spartanburg County, S.C., October 20, 1908. Son of Jack K. Blanton and Lula (Pettit) Blanton; married, June 20, 1931, to Mary Estelle Lee. Oil distributor; member of South Carolina state house of representatives, 1951-56, 1957-58. Baptist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners. Still living as of 1958.
  
  
• P. Eugene Brabham (b. 1905) — of Bamberg, Bamberg County, S.C. Born in Olar, Bamberg County, S.C., May 20, 1905. Farmer; newspaper publisher; member of South Carolina state house of representatives, 1951-58; member of South Carolina state senate from Bamberg County, 1959-61. Baptist. Member, Freemasons; Junior Order; Lions. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Albert Gallatin Brown (1813-1880) — also known as Albert G. Brown — of Terry, Hinds County, Miss. Born in Chester District (now Chester County), S.C., May 31, 1813. Son of Joseph Brown; married 1835 to Elizabeth Taliaferro; married, January 12, 1841, to Roberta Young. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Mississippi state house of representatives, 1835-39; U.S. Representative from Mississippi, 1839-41, 1847-53 (at-large 1839-41, 4th District 1847-53); circuit judge in Mississippi, 1842-43; Governor of Mississippi, 1844-48; U.S. Senator from Mississippi, 1854-61; served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; Senator from Mississippi in the Confederate Congress, 1862-65. Member, Freemasons. Died near Terry, Hinds County, Miss., June 12, 1880. Interment at Greenwood Cemetery, Jackson, Miss. Brown County, Kan. is named for him.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Ben Hill Brown, Jr. (1914-1989) — of Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, S.C. Born in Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, S.C., February 8, 1914. Son of Ben Hill Brown and Clara Twitty (Colcock) Brown; married, March 3, 1940, to Barbara Bothwell Burt. 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, Freemasons; Kappa Alpha Order; Phi Delta Phi; Pi Kappa Delta. Died in 1989. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Joseph Raleigh Bryson (1893-1953) — also known as Joseph R. Bryson — of Greenville, Greenville County, S.C. Born in Brevard, Transylvania County, N.C., January 18, 1893. Son of Robert L. Bryson and Mattie (Allison) Bryson; married to Ruth Rucker. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of South Carolina state house of representatives, 1921-24; member of South Carolina state senate, 1929-32; U.S. Representative from South Carolina 4th District, 1939-53; died in office 1953. Baptist. Member, American Legion; Freemasons; Shriners; Junior Order; Lions; Redmen; Woodmen. Died in the naval hospital at Bethesda, Montgomery County, Md., March 10, 1953. Interment at Woodlawn Memorial Park, Greenville, S.C.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• 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. Married to Bessie Lewis. 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. Died in Gastonia, Gaston County, N.C., August 31, 1950. Interment at Oakwood Cemetery, Gastonia, N.C.
  • Cross-reference: R. Gregg Cherry
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• James Francis Byrnes (1882-1972) — also known as James F. Byrnes — of Aiken, Aiken County, S.C.; Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, S.C.; Columbia, Richland County, S.C. Born in Charleston, Charleston County, S.C., May 2, 1882. Son of James Francis Byrnes and Elizabeth E. Byrnes; married, May 2, 1906, to Maude Busch (c.1883-1976). 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; 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; Junior Order; Knights of Pythias. Died in Columbia, Richland County, S.C., April 9, 1972. Interment at Trinity Cathedral Cemetery, Columbia, S.C.; statue at State House Grounds, Columbia, S.C.
  • See also: congressional biography; federal judicial profile; National Governors Association biography; Wikipedia article; Internet Movie Database profile; Find-A-Grave page.
  • Books about James F. Byrnes: David Robertson, Sly and Able: A Political Biography of James F. Byrnes
  
  
• Nathaniel Wilson Cabell (1914-2004) — also known as Nathaniel W. Cabell — of Charleston, Charleston County, S.C. Born in Charleston, Charleston County, S.C., March 15, 1914. Son of John R. Cabell and Mary E. (Robinson) Cabell; married, November 13, 1948, to Jean Warley Witsell. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of South Carolina state house of representatives, 1947-54, 1959-64; member of South Carolina state senate, 1967-68. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons. One of the originators, in 1948, of the political party which became known as the States Rights or Dixiecrat Party. Died July 1, 2004. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Carroll Ashmore Campbell, Jr. (1940-2005) — also known as Carroll A. Campbell, Jr. — of Fountain Inn, Greenville County, S.C. Born in Greenville, Greenville County, S.C., July 24, 1940. Son of Carroll Ashmore Campbell and Ann (Williams) Campbell; married, September 5, 1959, to Iris Faye Rhodes. Republican. Real estate broker; member of South Carolina state house of representatives, 1970-74; defeated, 1969; delegate to Republican National Convention from South Carolina, 1972 (alternate), 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992; candidate for Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina, 1974; executive assistant to Gov. Jim Edwards, 1975; member of South Carolina state senate, 1976-78; U.S. Representative from South Carolina 4th District, 1979-87; Governor of South Carolina, 1987-95; candidate for Republican nomination for President, 1996; lobbyist; CEO, American Council of Life Insurers, 1995-2001; director, Norfolk Southern railroad. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Sertoma; Pi Kappa Phi. Died, of a heart attack while suffering from Alzheimer's disease, in Lexington Medical Hospital, West Columbia, Richland County, S.C., December 7, 2005. Interment at All Saints Waccamaw Episcopal Church Cemetery, Murrells Inlet, S.C.
  • See also: congressional biography; National Governors Association biography; Wikipedia article; NNDB dossier; Find-A-Grave page.
  
  
• Jesse Francis Carter (b. 1873) — also known as Jesse F. Carter — of Bamberg, Bamberg County, S.C. Born near Lodge, Colleton County, S.C., September 12, 1873. Son of Miles McMillin Carter and Janie Irene (Kinard) Carter; married to Lydia Jenkins. Member of South Carolina state senate, 1925-27; justice of South Carolina state supreme court, 1927-40. Baptist. Member, Freemasons; Knights of Pythias. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Robert Gregg Cherry (1891-1957) — also known as R. Gregg Cherry — of Gastonia, Gaston County, N.C. Born in York County, S.C., October 17, 1891. Son of Chancellor Lafayette Cherry and Hattie (Davis) Cherry; married to Mildred Stafford. Democrat. Lawyer; associated in law practice with Alfred Lee Bulwinkle; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; mayor of Gastonia, N.C., 1919-23; member of North Carolina state house of representatives, 1931-40; Speaker of the North Carolina State House of Representatives, 1937; North Carolina Democratic state chair, 1937; delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1940, 1948, 1952; member of North Carolina state senate, 1941-43; Governor of North Carolina, 1945-49. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; American Legion; Sons of Confederate Veterans; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Elks; Kiwanis; Knights of Khorassan; Knights of Pythias; Odd Fellows; Redmen. Died June 25, 1957. Interment somewhere in Gastonia, N.C.
  
  
• Robert Archer Cooper (1874-1953) — also known as Robert A. Cooper — of Laurens, Laurens County, S.C.; Washington, D.C.; San Juan, San Juan Municipio, Puerto Rico. Born in Laurens County, S.C., June 12, 1874. Son of Henry Addison Cooper and Elizabeth Archie (Jones) Cooper; married, March 22, 1899, to Mamie Machen; married, November 15, 1917, to Dorcas Calmes. Democrat. Lawyer; member of South Carolina state house of representatives, 1901-04; Solicitor, 8th Judicial Circuit, 1905-16; Governor of South Carolina, 1919-22; U.S. District Judge for Puerto Rico, 1934-. Baptist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners. Died August 7, 1953. Interment at Laurens Cemetery, Laurens, S.C.
  • See also: National Governors Association biography.
  
  
• 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.
  
  
• Edward Charles Cushman, Jr. (b. 1918) — also known as Edward C. Cushman, Jr. — of Aiken, Aiken County, S.C. Born in Aiken, Aiken County, S.C., September 21, 1918. Son of Edward C. Cushman, Sr. and Mary Nagel (Sweringen) Cushman; married to Ruth Lecil Drummond. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; lawyer; member of South Carolina state house of representatives, 1949-60; member of South Carolina state senate from Aiken County, 1961. Baptist. Member, American Legion; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Lions. Still living as of 1961.
  
  
• 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. Ancestor of Preston Davie (who married May Preston Davie). 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. Interment at Old Waxhaw Presbyterian Church, The Waxhaws, S.C. Davie County, N.C. is named for him.
  • See also Livingston-Lee-Clay-Williams family
  • See also: National Governors Association biography.
  
  
• Fred Henry Davis (1894-1937) — also known as Fred H. Davis — of Tallahassee, Leon County, Fla. Born in Greenville, Greenville County, S.C., May 18, 1894. Son of Fred Henry Davis and Annie E. (Pearson) Davis; married, February 3, 1921, to Frances M. Chambers. 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; American Legion; Military Order of the World Wars; Reserve Officers Association; Sons of Confederate Veterans; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Elks; Lions; Odd Fellows; Phi Alpha Delta. Died in 1937. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• John William Davis (1873-1955) — also known as John W. Davis — of Clarksburg, Harrison County, W.Va.; Manhattan, New York County, N.Y.; Locust Valley, Nassau County, Long Island, N.Y. Born in Clarksburg, Harrison County, W.Va., April 13, 1873. Son of John James Davis and Anna (Kennedy) Davis; married, June 20, 1899, to Julia T. McDonald (died 1900); married, January 2, 1912, to Ellen G. Bassel (died 1943); first cousin of Cyrus Roberts Vance. Democrat. Lawyer; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Harrison County, 1899; candidate for Presidential Elector for West Virginia, 1900; delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1904; U.S. Representative from West Virginia 1st District, 1911-13; resigned 1913; U.S. Solicitor General, 1913-18; U.S. Ambassador to Great Britain, 1918-21; candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1920; candidate for President of the United States, 1924; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1928, 1932. Member, American Bar Association; Council on Foreign Relations; Freemasons; Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Kappa Psi. Died in Charleston, Charleston County, S.C., March 24, 1955. Interment at Locust Valley Cemetery, Glen Cove, Long Island, N.Y.
  • See also Davis-Vance family of West Virginia
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Mendel Jackson Davis (b. 1942) — of South Carolina. 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.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Rembert Coney Dennis (b. 1915) — also known as Rembert C. Dennis — of Moncks Corner, Berkeley County, S.C. Born in Pinopolis, Berkeley County, S.C., August 27, 1915. Democrat. Lawyer; member of South Carolina state house of representatives, 1939-42; member of South Carolina state senate from Berkeley County, 1943-61; delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1944, 1948 (alternate), 1952, 1956, 1960. Baptist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Lions; Woodmen; Sigma Alpha Epsilon. Still living as of 1961.
  
  
• Butler Carson Derrick, Jr. (b. 1936) — also known as Butler Derrick — of Edgefield, Edgefield County, S.C. Born in Springfield, Hampden County, Mass., September 30, 1936. Democrat. Lawyer; member of South Carolina state house of representatives, 1969-74; U.S. Representative from South Carolina 3rd District, 1975-95. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons; Jaycees; Lions. Still living as of 1998.
  • See also: congressional biography; votes in Congress from the Washington Post.
  
  
• King Dixon (b. 1908) — of near Laurens, Laurens County, S.C. Born in Jacksonville, Duval County, Fla., October 2, 1908. Son of Albert Montgomery Dixon and Sarah Youmans (King) Dixon; married 1926 to Katharine Simmons. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of South Carolina state house of representatives, 1955-56; member of South Carolina state senate from Laurens County, 1961. Baptist. Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Shriners; Blue Key; Rotary; Alpha Tau Omega. Still living as of 1961.
  
  
• Frederick Haskell Dominick (1877-1960) — also known as Fred H. Dominick — of Newberry, Newberry County, S.C. Born in Peak, Newberry County, S.C., February 20, 1877. Son of Jacob L. Dominick and Georgiana E. (Minick) Dominick. Democrat. Lawyer; law partner of Cole L. Blease; member of South Carolina state house of representatives, 1901-02; chair of Newberry County Democratic Party, 1906-14; U.S. Representative from South Carolina 3rd District, 1917-33. Lutheran. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Elks; Odd Fellows; Redmen. Died in Newberry, Newberry County, S.C., March 11, 1960. Interment at Rosemont Cemetery, Newberry, S.C.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• William Jennings Bryan Dorn (1916-2005) — also known as W. J. Bryan Dorn — of Greenwood, Greenwood County, S.C. Born near Greenwood, Greenwood County, S.C., April 14, 1916. Son of T. E. Dorn and Pearl (Griffith) Dorn; married 1948 to Mildred Johnson (died 1990). Democrat. Member of South Carolina state house of representatives, 1939-40; defeated in primary, 1978; member of South Carolina state senate, 1941-43; served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; U.S. Representative from South Carolina 3rd District, 1947-49, 1951-74; candidate for U.S. Senator from South Carolina, 1948; candidate for Governor of South Carolina, 1974; South Carolina Democratic state chair, 1980-84; member of Democratic National Committee from South Carolina, 1980-84. Baptist. Member, American Legion; Freemasons; Shriners; Newcomen Society; Rotary. Died in Greenwood, Greenwood County, S.C., August 13, 2005. Interment at Bethel Methodist Church Cemetery, Callison, S.C.
  • See also: congressional biography; Wikipedia article; NNDB dossier; Find-A-Grave page.
  • Books by William Jennings Bryan Dorn: Dorn: Of the People, A Political Way of Life, with Scott Derks (1988)
  
  
• James Burrows Edwards (b. 1927) — also known as Jim Edwards — of South Carolina. Born in Hawthorne, Alachua County, Fla., June 24, 1927. Republican. Dentist; delegate to Republican National Convention from South Carolina, 1968, 1972, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988; candidate for U.S. Representative from South Carolina, 1971; member of South Carolina state senate, 1973-74; Governor of South Carolina, 1975-79; U.S. Secretary of Energy, 1981-82. Episcopalian or Methodist. Member, American Dental Association; Freemasons; Rotary. Still living as of 1994.
  • Cross-reference: Carroll A. Campbell, Jr.
  • See also: National Governors Association biography.
  
  
• Hampton Pitts Fulmer (1875-1944) — also known as Hampton P. Fulmer — of Orangeburg, Orangeburg County, S.C. Born near Springfield, Orangeburg County, S.C., June 23, 1875. Son of James Riley Fulmer and Marthenia Fulmer; married, October 20, 1901, to Willa E. Lybrand. 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; Junior Order; Woodmen. Died October 19, 1944. Interment at Memorial Park Cemetery, Orangeburg, S.C.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Allard Henry Gasque (1873-1938) — also known as Allard H. Gasque — of Florence, Florence County, S.C. Born in Marion County (part now in Florence County), S.C., March 8, 1873. Son of Wesley Gasque and Martha Washington (Kirton) Gasque; married, March 5, 1908, to Elizabeth Mills Hawley. 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; Elks; Junior Order; Knights of Pythias; Odd Fellows. Died June 17, 1938. Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Florence, S.C.
  • See also: congressional biography; Find-A-Grave page.
  
  
• J. Ralph Gasque (b. 1913) — of Washington, D.C.; Marion, Marion County, S.C. Born near Mullins, Marion County, S.C., May 16, 1913. Democrat. Lawyer; farmer; member of South Carolina state house of representatives, 1945-48; member of South Carolina state senate from Marion County, 1949-52, 1956-61; delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1960, 1964. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Order of the Eastern Star; Woodmen; Sigma Delta Kappa. Still living as of 1964.
  
  
• Albert Waller Gilchrist (1858-1926) — also known as Albert W. Gilchrist — of Punta Gorda, Charlotte County, Fla. Born in Greenwood, Greenwood County, S.C., January 15, 1858. Son of William E. Gilchrist and Rhoda Elizabeth (Waller) Gilchrist. Democrat. Civil engineer; real estate dealer; orange grower; member of Florida state house of representatives, 1893-96, 1903-06; Speaker of the Florida State House of Representatives, 1905; served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; Governor of Florida, 1909-13; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Florida, 1912; candidate in primary for U.S. Senator from Florida, 1916. Member, Freemasons. Died in New York City (unknown county), N.Y., May 15, 1926. Interment at Indian Springs Cemetery, Punta Gorda, Fla. Gilchrist County, Fla. is named for him.
  • See also: National Governors Association biography; Wikipedia article.
  
  
• William Crosland Goldberg (b. 1917) — of Bennettsville, Marlboro County, S.C. Born in Bennettsville, Marlboro County, S.C., January 25, 1917. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; prisoner of war in Germany for 18 months; lawyer; member of South Carolina state house of representatives, 1949-50; member of South Carolina state senate from Marlboro County, 1959-61. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons. Still living as of 1961.
  
  
• John William Green (b. 1925) — of Turbeville, Clarendon County, S.C. Born in Turbeville, Clarendon County, S.C., October 22, 1925. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; merchant; member of South Carolina state senate from Clarendon County, 1958-61. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Ruritan. Still living as of 1961.
  
  
• Lawrence Marion Gressette (b. 1902) — also known as L. Marion Gressette — of St. Matthews, Calhoun County, S.C. Born near St. Matthews, Calhoun County, S.C., February 11, 1902. Son of J. T. Gressette and Rosa (Wannamaker) Gressette; married 1927 to Florence Howell. Democrat. Lawyer; member of South Carolina state house of representatives, 1925-28, 1931-32; member of South Carolina state senate from Calhoun County, 1937-61; South Carolina Democratic state chair, 1953-54; delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1956, 1964. Baptist. Member, Freemasons; Blue Key; Lions; Phi Kappa Phi. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• 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, American Bar Association; American Legion; Freemasons; Lions; Woodmen. Still living as of 1967.
  
  
• Butler Black Hare (1875-1967) — also known as Butler B. Hare — of Saluda, Saluda County, S.C. Born in Edgefield County (part now in Saluda County), S.C., November 25, 1875. Son of James Hare and Elizabeth (Black) Hare; married, April 11, 1906, to Kate Etheredge; father of James Butler Hare. Democrat. School teacher; secretary to U.S. Reps. George W. Croft and Theodore G. Croft; statistician; lawyer; vice-president, Farmers Bank of Saluda; U.S. Representative from South Carolina, 1925-33, 1939-47 (2nd District 1925-33, 3rd District 1939-47); delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1936 (alternate), 1940. Lutheran. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Shriners. Died in Saluda, Saluda County, S.C., December 30, 1967. Interment at Travis Park Cemetery, Saluda, S.C.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• James Pershing Harrelson (1919-2003) — also known as James P. Harrelson; J. P. Harrelson; "Preacher" — of Walterboro, Colleton County, S.C. Born in Mullins, Marion County, S.C., June 28, 1919. Son of Carson A. Harrelson and Bertha Mae Harrelson. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; Baptist minister; lawyer; member of South Carolina state house of representatives, 1957-60, 1991-94; member of South Carolina state senate, 1963-76; delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1964, 1968, 1972. Baptist. Member, American Bar Association; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Woodmen. 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. Interment at Black Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, Walterboro, S.C.
  
  
• Ernest Frederick Hollings (b. 1922) — also known as Ernest F. Hollings; Fritz Hollings; "Foghorn Leghorn" — of Charleston, Charleston County, S.C. Born in Charleston, Charleston County, S.C., January 1, 1922. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of South Carolina state house of representatives, 1949-55; Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina, 1955-59; delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1956, 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; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Shriners; Ancient Order of Hibernians; Elks; Sertoma. Still living as of 2005.
  • Cross-reference: Richard M. Miles
  • See also: congressional biography; votes in Congress from the Washington Post; National Governors Association biography; Internet Movie Database profile.
  
  
• Andrew Jackson (1767-1845) — also known as "Old Hickory"; "The Farmer of Tennessee"; "King Andrew the First" — of Tennessee. Born, in a log cabin, in The Waxhaws, Lancaster County, S.C., March 15, 1767. Son of Andrew Jackson and Elizabeth (Hutchinson) Jackson; married to Rachel (Donelson) Robards; uncle of Andrew Jackson Donelson. Democrat. Lawyer; U.S. Attorney for Tennessee, 1790-97; U.S. Representative from Tennessee at-large, 1796-97; U.S. Senator from Tennessee, 1797-98, 1823-25; justice of Tennessee state supreme court, 1798; general in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; Governor of Florida Territory, 1821; President of the United States, 1829-37. Presbyterian. English ancestry. Member, Freemasons. Killed Charles Dickinson in a pistol duel, May 30, 1806; also duelled with Thomas Hart Benton. Censured by the U.S. Senate in 1834 over his removal of federal deposits from the Bank of the United States. On January 30, 1835, while attending funeral services at the Capitol Building for Rep. Warren R. Davis of South Carolina, he was shot at with two guns -- which both misfired -- by Richard Lawrence, a house painter (later found not guilty by reason of insanity). Died, of dropsy (congestive heart failure), in Nashville, Davidson County, Tenn., June 8, 1845. Elected to the Hall of Fame for Great Americans in 1910. His portrait appears on the U.S. $20 bill; from the 1860s until 1927, his portrait appeared on on U.S. notes and certificates of various denominations from $5 to $10,000. In 1861, his portrait appeared on Confederate States $1,000 notes. Interment at The Hermitage, Nashville, Tenn.; statue erected 1853 at Lafayette Park, Washington, D.C.; statue erected 1856 at Jackson Square, New Orleans, La. 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.
  • Cross-reference: Francis P. Blair
  • See also: congressional biography; Wikipedia article; Find-A-Grave page.
  • 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
  
  
• 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. Married 1964 to Jacqueline Brown; father of Jesse L. Jackson, Jr.. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1972; candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1984, 1988. Black. Member, Council on Foreign Relations; Freemasons; Omega Psi Phi. Civil rights leader; associate of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.; recipient of the Spingarn Medal in 1989. Still living as of 2003.
  • See also: Internet Movie Database profile.
  • Books about Jesse Jackson: Marshall Frady, Jesse: The Life and Pilgrimage of Jesse Jackson; Marshall Frady, Jesse: The Life and Pilgrimage of Jesse Jackson
  • Critical books about Jesse Jackson: Bernard Goldberg, 100 People Who Are Screwing Up America (And Al Franken Is #37); Kenneth R. Timmerman, Shakedown: Exposing the Real Jesse Jackson
  
  
• Olin DeWitt Talmadge Johnston (1896-1965) — also known as Olin D. Johnston — of Anderson, Anderson County, S.C.; Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, S.C. Born near Honea Path, Anderson County, S.C., November 18, 1896. Son of Edward Andrews Johnston and Lelia (Webb) Johnston; married, December 27, 1924, to Gladys E. Atkinson; father of Elizabeth Johnston Patterson. 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, 1956, 1964; U.S. Senator from South Carolina, 1945-65; died in office 1965. Baptist. Member, American Legion; Disabled American Veterans; Forty and Eight; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Junior Order; Knights of Pythias; Optimist Club; Redmen; Woodmen. Died April 18, 1965. Interment at Barkers Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, Honea Path, S.C.
  • See also: congressional biography; National Governors Association biography.
  
  
• Fleming Adolphus Jones, Jr. (b. 1895) — also known as Fleming A. Jones, Jr. — of Welch, McDowell County, W.Va. Born in Gaffney, Cherokee County, S.C., October 10, 1895. Son of Felix Jones and Emeline (Young) Jones; married, June 15, 1921, to H. Preston Mills. 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. Black. Baptist. Member, American Legion; Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Odd Fellows; Phi Beta Sigma. First Democratic black member of West Virginia House of Delegates. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• James Carl Kearse (b. 1893) — also known as J. Carl Kearse — of Bamberg, Bamberg County, S.C. Born in Olar, Bamberg County, S.C., March 29, 1893. Son of J. J. Kearse and Mildred (Bamberg) Kearse; married, November 15, 1922, to Daisye Rizer. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; member of South Carolina state house of representatives, 1921-24; member of South Carolina state senate, 1940; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1944. Methodist. Member, American Legion; Freemasons; Knights of Pythias; Lions. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Joseph Brevard Kershaw (1822-1894) — of South Carolina. Born in Camden, Kershaw County, S.C., January 5, 1822. Served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; member of South Carolina state house of representatives, 1856; delegate to South Carolina secession convention, 1860; general in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; member of South Carolina state senate, 1865; state court judge in South Carolina, 1877-93. Quaker. Member, Freemasons. Died in Camden, Kershaw County, S.C., April 13, 1894. Interment at Quaker Cemetery, Camden, S.C.
  
  
• Henry Laurens (1724-1792) — of South Carolina. Born in Charleston, Charleston County, S.C., March 6, 1724. Son of Jean Samuel Laurens and Esther (Grasset) Laurens; married, July 6, 1750, to Eleanor Ball; father of Mary Laurens (who married Charles Pinckney) and John Laurens; grandfather of Henry Laurens Pinckney. Merchant; planter; Vice-President of South Carolina, 1776-77; Delegate to Continental Congress from South Carolina, 1777-80. Member, American Philosophical Society; Freemasons. Died in Berkeley County, S.C., December 8, 1792. Cremated. Laurens County, S.C. is named for him.
  • See also Middleton-Pinckney-Rutledge-Hayne family of South Carolina
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Asbury Francis Lever (1875-1940) — also known as Asbury F. Lever — of Lexington, Lexington County, S.C.; Columbia, Richland County, S.C. Born near Springhill, Lexington County, S.C., January 5, 1875. Son of Asbury Washington Lever and Mary Elvira (Derrick) Lever; married, July 5, 1911, to Lucile Scurry Butler. Democrat. Member of South Carolina state house of representatives, 1901; U.S. Representative from South Carolina 7th District, 1901-19. Member, Freemasons. Died April 28, 1940. Interment at College Hill Cemetery, Clemson, S.C.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• James Robert Mann (b. 1920) — of Greenville, Greenville County, S.C. Born in Greenville, Greenville County, S.C., April 27, 1920. Son of Alfred Cleo Mann and Nina (Griffin) Mann; married, January 15, 1945, to Virginia Thomason Brunson. 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; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Kiwanis; Woodmen. Still living as of 1998.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Richard Irvine Manning (1859-1931) — of Columbia, Richland County, S.C. Born in Homesley Plantation, Sumter County, S.C., August 15, 1859. Great-grandnephew of James Burchill Richardson; grandson of Richard Irvine Manning (1789-1836); nephew of John Laurence Manning; son of Richard Irvine Manning and Elizabeth Allen (Sinkler) Manning; married 1881 to Lelia Bernard Meredith. Democrat. Farmer; member of South Carolina state house of representatives, 1892-96; member of South Carolina state senate, 1898-1906; 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, Freemasons; Knights of Pythias; Delta Kappa Epsilon. Died in Columbia, Richland County, S.C., September 11, 1931. Interment at Trinity Cathedral Cemetery, Columbia, S.C.
  • See also Manning-Richardson family of South Carolina
  • See also: National Governors Association biography.
  
  
• 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.
  
  
• 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, American Legion; Forty and Eight; Freemasons. Died in Florence, Florence County, S.C., September 3, 1979. Interment at a private or family graveyard, Marion County, S.C.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Robert Evander McNair (1923-2007) — also known as Robert E. McNair — of Allendale, Allendale County, S.C. Born in Cades, Williamsburg County, S.C., December 14, 1923. Son of Daniel Evander McNair and Claudia (Crawford) McNair; married, May 30, 1944, to Josephine Robinson. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of South Carolina state house of representatives, 1951-62; Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina, 1963-65; delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1964; Governor of South Carolina, 1965-71. Baptist. Member, Farm Bureau; American Legion; Freemasons; Shriners; Lions. Died, of brain cancer, in Charleston, Charleston County, S.C., November 17, 2007. Burial location unknown.
  • See also: National Governors Association biography; NNDB dossier.
  
  
• Charles Carlisle Moore (b. 1903) — also known as Charles C. Moore — of Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, S.C. Born in Walnut Grove, Spartanburg County, S.C., April 13, 1903. Son of S. G. Moore and Mary Ellen (Harrison) Moore; married 1945 to Janie Lee O'Farrell. Democrat. Lawyer; member of South Carolina state house of representatives, 1937-40; member of South Carolina state senate from Spartanburg County, 1941-42, 1949-61; resigned 1942; served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1956. Member, American Legion; Forty and Eight; Freemasons; Shriners; Lions. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Robert Foster Morgan (b. 1922) — also known as Robert F. Morgan — of Shelby, Cleveland County, N.C. Born in Anderson County, S.C., June 24, 1922. Son of O. Z. Morgan and Minnietta (Foster) Morgan; married 1953 to Ruth Norment Moore. 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, Freemasons; Jaycees; Rotary. Still living as of 1959.
  
  
• Earle Elias Morris, Jr. (b. 1928) — also known as Earle E. Morris, Jr. — of Pickens, Pickens County, S.C. Born in Pickens, Pickens County, S.C., July 14, 1928. Son of Earle E. Morris and Bernice (Carey) Morris; married 1958 to Jane L. Boroughs. Democrat. Banker; merchant; member of South Carolina state house of representatives, 1951-54; member of South Carolina state senate from Pickens County, 1955-61; delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1956. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Blue Key; Elks; Jaycees; Lions; Woodmen; Phi Kappa Phi. Still living as of 1961.
  
  
• James Pierce Mozingo III (1913-c.1965) — also known as James P. Mozingo III — of Darlington, Darlington County, S.C. Born in Darlington, Darlington County, S.C., August 24, 1913. Democrat. Lawyer; member of South Carolina state house of representatives, 1935-38; member of South Carolina state senate from Darlington County, 1939-61; delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1944, 1960, 1964. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Knights of Pythias. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• William Edwin Myrick (b. 1904) — also known as W. E. Myrick — of Ulmers, Allendale County, S.C. Born in Ulmers, Allendale County, S.C., September 1, 1904. Farmer; merchant; member of South Carolina state senate from Allendale County, 1943-46, 1951-61. Member, Freemasons; Shriners. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Francis B. Nicholson (b. 1929) — of Greenwood, Greenwood County, S.C. Born in Greenwood, Greenwood County, S.C., September 26, 1929. Son of William H. Nicholson and Elise (Bates) Nicholson; married 1957 to Margaret Phillips. Lawyer; member of South Carolina state senate from Greenwood County, 1961. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Jaycees. Still living as of 1961.
  
  
• James Hardin Peterson (1894-1978) — also known as J. Hardin Peterson — of Lakeland, Polk County, Fla. Born in Batesburg, Lexington County, S.C., February 11, 1894. 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 of the board, First State Bank of Lakeland. Methodist. Member, American Legion; Freemasons; Shriners; Odd Fellows. Died in Lakeland, Polk County, Fla., March 28, 1978. Interment at Roselawn Cemetery, Lakeland, Fla.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Joel Roberts Poinsett (1779-1851) — of Travelers Rest, Greenville County, S.C. Born in Charleston, Charleston County, S.C., March 2, 1779. Democrat. U.S. Consul General in Buenos Aires, 1811-14; member of South Carolina state house of representatives, 1816-20; U.S. Representative from South Carolina 1st District, 1821-25; U.S. Minister to Mexico, 1825-29; U.S. Secretary of War, 1837-41. Member, Freemasons. Gave important help to Latin American independence movements. The poinsettia flower, which he introduced to the U.S., was named for him. Died near Statesburg, Sumter County, S.C., December 12, 1851. Interment at Church of Holy Cross Episcopal Cemetery, Statesburg, S.C. Poinsett County, Ark. is named for him.
  • See also: congressional biography; Wikipedia article.
  
  
• George Lamb Buist Rivers (b. 1896) — also known as Buist Rivers — of Charleston, Charleston County, S.C. Born in Charleston, Charleston County, S.C., May 26, 1896. Son of Moultrie Rutledge Rivers and Eliza Ingraham (Buist) Rivers; married, November 20, 1930, to Ethel Pinckney Rutledge. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; member of South Carolina state house of representatives, 1924-28; member of South Carolina state senate, 1930; president, The Central Railroad of South Carolina; director and counsel, Citizens and Southern National Bank; director, Life and Accident Insurance Company; vice president and counsel of radio station WCSC. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Kiwanis; Alpha Tau Omega. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• 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, 1956 (alternate); U.S. Representative from South Carolina 1st District, 1941-70; died in office 1970. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons; Elks; Exchange Club. Died in Birmingham, Jefferson County, Ala., December 28, 1970. Interment at St. Stephen Episcopal Church Cemetery, St. Stephen, S.C.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Daniel Calhoun Roper (1867-1943) — also known as Daniel C. Roper — of Washington, D.C. Born in Marlboro County, S.C., April 1, 1867. Son of John Wesley Roper and Henrietta V. (McLaurin) Roper; married, December 25, 1889, to Lou McKenzie. Democrat. Lawyer; publicist; member of South Carolina state house of representatives, 1892-94; U.S. Commissioner of Internal Revenue, 1917-20; delegate to Democratic National Convention from District of Columbia, 1924, 1932, 1936; U.S. Secretary of Commerce, 1933-38; U.S. Minister to Canada, 1939. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Phi Beta Kappa; Sigma Alpha Epsilon. Died in Washington, D.C., April 11, 1943. Interment at Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
  
  
• Claud Napoleon Sapp (b. 1886) — also known as Claud N. Sapp — of Columbia, Richland County, S.C. Born in Lancaster, Lancaster County, S.C., February 11, 1886. Son of Daniel F. Sapp and Mittie (Fulp) Sapp; married, November 20, 1916, to Mary Davis. Democrat. Lawyer; member of South Carolina state house of representatives, 1912-14, 1920-24; delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1924, 1928, 1932, 1936; South Carolina Democratic state chair, 1930-34; U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of South Carolina, 1934-47. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Elks; Omicron Delta Kappa. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Frederick G. Scurry (b. 1923) — of near Saluda, Saluda County, S.C. Born in Saluda, Saluda County, S.C., August 26, 1923. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of South Carolina state senate from Saluda County, 1957-61. Christian. Member, Grange; American Legion; Freemasons; Lions. Still living as of 1961.
  
  
• Ellison DuRant Smith (1864-1944) — also known as Ellison D. Smith; E. D. Smith — of Florence, Florence County, S.C.; Lynchburg, Lee County, S.C. Born in Lynchburg, Lee County, S.C., August 1, 1864. Democrat. Farmer; member of South Carolina state legislature, 1896-1900; U.S. Senator from South Carolina, 1909-44; died in office 1944; delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1936, 1944 (alternate). Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Knights of Pythias; Phi Kappa Psi. Died in 1944. Interment at St. Luke's Cemetery, Lynchburg, S.C.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Ivey Andrew Smoak, Jr. (b. 1923) — also known as I. A. Smoak, Jr. — of Walterboro, Colleton County, S.C. Born in Walterboro, Colleton County, S.C., April 18, 1923. Son of Ivey Andrew Smoak and Tommie (Clinkscales) Smoak; married to Anne Owens Leppard. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; member of South Carolina state house of representatives, 1953-56; member of South Carolina state senate from Colleton County, 1959-61. Baptist. Member, Farm Bureau; American Legion; Freemasons; Order of the Eastern Star; Elks; Jaycees; Lions; Kappa Alpha Order. Still living as of 1961.
  
  
• Jacob Franklin Spears, Sr. (1899-1946) — also known as J. Franklin Spears — of San Antonio, Bexar County, Tex.; Tarpon Springs, Pinellas County, Fla. Born in Darlington County, S.C., October 6, 1899. Son of James Monroe Spears. Colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I;