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Hemphill family of Chester, South Carolina

Note: This is just one of 1,164 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.

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.

  Robert Witherspoon (1767-1837) — of South Carolina. Born in Kingstree, Williamsburg District (now Williamsburg County), S.C., January 29, 1767. Democrat. Planter; member of South Carolina state house of representatives, 1792-94, 1802-04, 1806-08, 1816-17; South Carolina state treasurer, 1801; U.S. Representative from South Carolina 3rd District, 1809-11. Scotch-Irish ancestry. Slaveowner. Died in Mayesville, Sumter District (now Sumter County), S.C., October 11, 1837 (age 70 years, 255 days). Interment at Salem Brick Church Cemetery, Mayesville, S.C.
  Relatives: Son of Robert Witherspoon (1728-1788) and Elizabeth (Heathly) Witherspoon; married to Janet James and Elizabeth McFaddin; second great-grandfather of Robert Witherspoon Hemphill.
  Political family: Hemphill family of Chester, South Carolina.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  John Hemphill (1803-1862) — of Texas. Born in Chester District (now Chester County), S.C., December 18, 1803. Lawyer; newspaper editor; judge of Texas Republic, 1840; chief justice of Texas state supreme court, 1846-58; U.S. Senator from Texas, 1859-61; when the Civil War began, he left Washington but did not resign his seat in the Senate; one of ten Southern senators expelled in absentia on July 11, 1861; Delegate from Texas to the Confederate Provisional Congress, 1861-62; died in office 1862; candidate for Senator from Texas in the Confederate Congress, 1861. Slaveowner. Died in Richmond, Va., January 7, 1862 (age 58 years, 20 days). Interment at Texas State Cemetery, Austin, Tex.
  Relatives: Son of John Hemphill (1761-1832) and Jane (Lind) Hemphill; brother of James Hemphill; uncle of Robert Reid Hemphill and John James Hemphill; great-granduncle of Robert Witherspoon Hemphill and Paul Hemphill Jr..
  Political family: Hemphill family of Chester, South Carolina.
  Hemphill County, Tex. is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  James Hemphill (1813-1902) — of Chester, Chester County, S.C. Born in Chester District (now Chester County), S.C., July 3, 1813. Lawyer; banker; member of South Carolina state house of representatives from Chester, 1857, 1862-64; delegate to South Carolina state constitutional convention, 1865; member of South Carolina state senate from Chester, 1865-66. Presbyterian. Died in Chester County, S.C., January 12, 1902 (age 88 years, 193 days). Interment at Evergreen Cemetery, Chester, S.C.
  Relatives: Son of John Hemphill (1761-1832) and Mary (Nixon) Hemphill; brother of John Hemphill (1803-1862); married, May 17, 1843, to Rachel E. Brawley; uncle of Robert Reid Hemphill; great-grandfather of Paul Hemphill Jr..
  Political family: Hemphill family of Chester, South Carolina.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Robert Reid Hemphill (1840-1908) — of Abbeville County, S.C. Born in Abbeville District (now Abbeville County), S.C., May 3, 1840. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; lawyer; newspaper editor; member of South Carolina state house of representatives from Abbeville County, 1876-80, 1884-86; member of South Carolina state senate from Abbeville County, 1886-94; Clerk of the South Carolina Senate, 1894-1908; delegate to South Carolina state constitutional convention from Abbeville County, 1895. Presbyterian. Advocate of woman suffrage. Died in Abbeville, Abbeville County, S.C., December 28, 1908 (age 68 years, 239 days). Interment at Melrose Cemetery, Abbeville, S.C.
  Relatives: Son of William Ramsey Hemphill and Hannah Smith (Lind) Hemphill; married, April 6, 1870, to Eugenia Cornelia Brewton; nephew of John Hemphill and James Hemphill; first cousin twice removed of Paul Hemphill Jr..
  Political family: Hemphill family of Chester, South Carolina.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  William Hiram Brawley (1841-1916) — also known as William H. Brawley; William Huggins Brawley — of Chester, Chester District (now Chester County), S.C.; Charleston, Charleston County, S.C. Born in Chester, Chester District (now Chester County), S.C., May 13, 1841. Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; wounded at the Battle of Seven Pines, Va., 1862, and lost an arm; lawyer; member of South Carolina state house of representatives from Charleston County, 1882-90; U.S. Representative from South Carolina 1st District, 1891-94; resigned 1894; U.S. District Judge for South Carolina, 1894-1911; retired 1911. Died in Charleston, Charleston County, S.C., November 15, 1916 (age 75 years, 186 days). Interment at Magnolia Cemetery, Charleston, S.C.
  Relatives: Married to Marion Emma Porter and Mildred Boykin Frost; granduncle of Robert Witherspoon Hemphill; cousin *** of John James Hemphill.
  Political family: Hemphill family of Chester, South Carolina.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — federal judicial profile — Find-A-Grave memorial
  John James Hemphill (1849-1912) — also known as John J. Hemphill — of Chester, Chester County, S.C. Born in Chester, Chester County, S.C., August 25, 1849. Democrat. Member of South Carolina state house of representatives from Chester County, 1877-78; U.S. Representative from South Carolina 5th District, 1883-93. Died May 11, 1912 (age 62 years, 260 days). Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
  Relatives: Nephew of John Hemphill; granduncle of Robert Witherspoon Hemphill; cousin *** of William Hiram Brawley.
  Political family: Hemphill family of Chester, South Carolina.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Robert Witherspoon Hemphill (1915-1983) — of Chester, Chester County, S.C. Born in Chester, Chester County, S.C., May 10, 1915. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; member of South Carolina state house of representatives, 1947-48; U.S. Representative from South Carolina 5th District, 1957-64; Judge of U.S. District Court, 1964. Died in Chester, Chester County, S.C., December 25, 1983 (age 68 years, 229 days). Interment at Hopewell Reformed Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Chester, S.C.
  Relatives: Grandnephew of William Hiram Brawley and John James Hemphill; great-grandnephew of John Hemphill; second great-grandson of Robert Witherspoon.
  Political family: Hemphill family of Chester, South Carolina.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Paul Hemphill and Isabel (Hardin) Hemphill; married, May 26, 1956, to Lucy Ann Robinson; great-grandson of James Hemphill; great-grandnephew of John Hemphill; first cousin twice removed of Robert Reid Hemphill.
  Political family: Hemphill family of Chester, South Carolina.
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