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Hazard-Wilson family of York, South Carolina

Note: This is just one of 1,325 family groupings listed on The Political Graveyard web site. These families each have three or more politician members, all linked together by blood, marriage or adoption.

This specific family group is a subset of the much larger Four Thousand Related Politicians group. An individual may be listed with more than one subset.

These groupings — even the names of the groupings, and the areas of main activity — are the result of a computer algorithm working with the data I have, not the choices of any historian or genealogist.

  Benjamin Hazard (1770-1841) — of Newport, Newport County, R.I. Born in Middletown, Newport County, R.I., September 18, 1770. Lawyer; member of Rhode Island state house of representatives, 1809-40; Speaker of the Rhode Island State House of Representatives, 1816-18. Episcopalian. Died in Newport, Newport County, R.I., March 10, 1841 (age 70 years, 173 days). Interment at Island Cemetery, Newport, R.I.
  Relatives: Son of Thomas Hazard and Mary (Easton) Hazard; married to Harriet Lyman; first cousin thrice removed of Walter Hazard; third cousin of Nathaniel Hazard; third cousin once removed of Ezekiel Cornell, Ebenezer Hazard, Augustus George Hazard and Rufus Wheeler Peckham; third cousin twice removed of Rufus Wheeler Peckham Jr.; fourth cousin of Erskine Hazard; fourth cousin once removed of Paul Fearing and Samuel Austin Gager.
  Political family: Hazard-Wilson family of York, South Carolina (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Nathaniel Hazard (1776-1820) — of Newport, Newport County, R.I.; Middletown, Newport County, R.I. Born in Newport, Newport County, R.I., 1776. Democrat. Member of Rhode Island state house of representatives, 1810-19; Speaker of the Rhode Island State House of Representatives, 1810, 1818-19; U.S. Representative from Rhode Island at-large, 1819-20; died in office 1820. Died in Washington, D.C., December 17, 1820 (age about 44 years). Interment at Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
  Relatives: Son of George Hazard; first cousin once removed of Rufus Wheeler Peckham; first cousin twice removed of Rufus Wheeler Peckham Jr.; first cousin four times removed of Stephen E. Peckham; third cousin of Benjamin Hazard; third cousin once removed of Ezekiel Cornell, Ebenezer Hazard and Augustus George Hazard; third cousin thrice removed of Walter Hazard; fourth cousin of Erskine Hazard; fourth cousin once removed of Samuel Austin Gager.
  Political family: Hazard-Wilson family of York, South Carolina (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  William Blackburn Wilson (1827-1894) — of Yorkville, York District (now York, York County), S.C. Born in Columbia, Richland District (now Richland County), S.C., April 5, 1827. Delegate to South Carolina secession convention from York, 1860-62. Died in Yorkville (now York), York County, S.C., March 3, 1894 (age 66 years, 332 days). Interment at Rose Hill Cemetery, York, S.C.
  Relatives: Son of William Stanyarne Wilson and Anna Maria (Blackburn) Wilson; married to Arrah Minerva Lowry; married 1870 to Annie Latta; father of William Blackburn Wilson Jr. and John Stanyarne Wilson.
  Political family: Hazard-Wilson family of York, South Carolina (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  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.
  Relatives: Son of William Blackburn Wilson and Arrah Minerva (Lowry) Wilson; brother of John Stanyarne Wilson; married, December 29, 1875, to Isabella Hinton Miller.
  Political family: Hazard-Wilson family of York, South Carolina (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  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.
  Relatives: Son of William Blackburn Wilson and Arrah Minerva (Lowry) Wilson; brother of William Blackburn Wilson Jr.; married 1887 to Loulie Burris; married, November 25, 1896, to Harriet Wilbour 'Hattie' Hazard (sister of Walter Hazard).
  Political family: Hazard-Wilson family of York, South Carolina (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Epitaph: "Asleep In Jesus."
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Walter Hazard (1859-1930) — of Georgetown, Georgetown County, S.C. Born in Georgetown, Georgetown District (now Georgetown County), S.C., December 25, 1859. Lawyer; newspaper editor; member of South Carolina state house of representatives from Georgetown County, 1882-84, 1888-92; member of South Carolina state senate from Georgetown County, 1892-93. Methodist; later Episcopalian. Died in Georgetown, Georgetown County, S.C., February 6, 1930 (age 70 years, 43 days). Interment at Prince George Winyah Cemetery, Georgetown, S.C.
  Relatives: Son of Benjamin Ingell Hazard and Sarah Freeborn (Ingell) Hazard; brother of Harriet Wilbour 'Hattie' Hazard (who married John Stanyarne Wilson); married, October 17, 1882, to Jessie Minnie Tamplet; married, December 7, 1897, to Florence Adele Tamplet; first cousin thrice removed of Benjamin Hazard; third cousin thrice removed of Nathaniel Hazard.
  Political family: Hazard-Wilson family of York, South Carolina (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial

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