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Gaillard family of Charleston, South Carolina

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  John Gaillard (1765-1826) — of Charleston, Charleston County, S.C.; Pendleton, Anderson County, S.C. Born in St. Stephens Parish, Charleston District (now part of Berkeley County), S.C., September 5, 1765. Democrat. Lawyer; planter; member of South Carolina state house of representatives from St. Stephen, 1794-96; member of South Carolina state senate from St. Stephen, 1796-1804; resigned 1804; U.S. Senator from South Carolina, 1804-26; died in office 1826. Slaveowner. Died in Washington, D.C., February 26, 1826 (age 60 years, 174 days). Interment at Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
  Relatives: Son of John Gaillard (1736-1800) and Judith (Peyre) Gaillard; married, November 22, 1792, to Mary Lord; uncle of Theodore Gaillard Hunt; great-granduncle of Thomas Porcher Stoney; first cousin once removed of Peter Charles Gaillard, Peter Gaillard Snowden, Franklin Gaillard and Henry Augustus Gaillard; first cousin four times removed of John Palmer Gaillard Jr..
  Political family: Gaillard family of Charleston, South Carolina.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Andrew Beirne (1771-1845) — of Virginia. Born in Dangan, County Roscommon, Ireland, 1771. Member of Virginia state house of delegates, 1807-08; served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; delegate to Virginia state constitutional convention, 1829; member of Virginia state senate, 1831-36; U.S. Representative from Virginia, 1837-41 (1st District 1837-39, 3rd District 1839-41). Slaveowner. Died in Gainesville, Sumter County, Ala., March 16, 1845 (age about 73 years). Interment at Green Hill Cemetery, Union, W.Va.
  Relatives: Married 1800 to Eleanor G. Keenan; grandfather of Betty Beirne (who married William Porcher Miles).
  Political family: Gaillard family of Charleston, South Carolina.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Hugh Elmwood Caperton (1781-1847) — also known as Hugh Caperton — of Virginia. Born in Greenbrier County, Va. (now W.Va.), April 17, 1781. Member of Virginia state legislature, 1810-18, 1826-30; U.S. Representative from Virginia 5th District, 1813-15. Slaveowner. Died near Union, Monroe County, W.Va., February 9, 1847 (age 65 years, 298 days). Interment at Green Hill Cemetery, Union, W.Va.
  Relatives: Son of Adam Caperton and Elizabeth (Miller) Caperton; married 1806 to Mary Jane Erskine; father of Allen Taylor Caperton; grandfather of Betty Beirne (who married William Porcher Miles).
  Political family: Gaillard family of Charleston, South Carolina.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  William Cain (1792-1878) — Born in Charleston District (part now in Berkeley County), S.C., October 31, 1792. Delegate to South Carolina secession convention from St. John's, Berkeley, 1860-62. Died in Charleston County (part now in Berkeley County), S.C., July 20, 1878 (age 85 years, 262 days). Interment at St. Stephen Episcopal Church Cemetery, St. Stephen, S.C.
  Relatives: Son of Daniel Cain and Elizabeth (Greenland) Cain; married to Anna Maria DuBose (aunt of Henry Augustus Gaillard; great-grandaunt of Thomas Porcher Stoney) and Anne Porcher Palmer.
  Political family: Gaillard family of Charleston, South Carolina.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Sims White (1796-1855) — Born in St. Stephens Parish, Charleston District (now part of Berkeley County), S.C., July 9, 1796. Planter; member of South Carolina state senate from St. John Berkeley, 1830-38. Episcopalian. Died August 12, 1855 (age 59 years, 34 days). Interment at Biggin Cemetery, Moncks Corner, S.C.
  Relatives: Son of Martha (Walter) White and Christopher Gadsden White; married, March 11, 1819, to Jane Purcell White; married, May 4, 1825, to Anna Ellinor Gaillard; father of Harriet Gascoigne White (who married Henry Augustus Gaillard).
  Political family: Gaillard family of Charleston, South Carolina.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Theodore Gaillard Hunt (1805-1893) — also known as Theodore G. Hunt — of New Orleans, Orleans Parish, La. Born in Charleston, Charleston County, S.C., October 23, 1805. Member of Louisiana state house of representatives, 1837; U.S. Representative from Louisiana 2nd District, 1853-55; state court judge in Louisiana, 1859. Slaveowner. Died November 15, 1893 (age 88 years, 23 days). Interment at Metairie Cemetery, New Orleans, La.
  Relatives: Son of Thomas Hunt and Louisa (Gaillard) Hunt; nephew of John Gaillard; uncle of Carleton Hunt; first cousin twice removed of Thomas Porcher Stoney; second cousin of Peter Charles Gaillard, Peter Gaillard Snowden, Franklin Gaillard and Henry Augustus Gaillard; second cousin thrice removed of John Palmer Gaillard Jr..
  Political family: Gaillard family of Charleston, South Carolina.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Allen Taylor Caperton (1810-1876) — also known as Allen T. Caperton — of Monroe County, Va. (now W.Va.). Born near Union, Monroe County, Va. (now W.Va.), November 21, 1810. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Virginia state house of delegates, 1841-42; member of Virginia state senate, 1844-48; delegate to Virginia state constitutional convention, 1850; delegate to Virginia secession convention from Monroe County, 1861; Senator from Virginia in the Confederate Congress, 1863-65; delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1872; U.S. Senator from West Virginia, 1875-76; died in office 1876. Slaveowner. Died in Washington, D.C., July 26, 1876 (age 65 years, 248 days). Interment at Green Hill Cemetery, Union, W.Va.
  Relatives: Son of Hugh Elmwood Caperton; married to Harriet Echols.
  Political family: Gaillard family of Charleston, South Carolina.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Peter Charles Gaillard (1812-1889) — also known as Peter C. Gaillard — of Charleston, Charleston County, S.C. Born in Berkeley County, S.C., December 29, 1812. Lawyer; colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; hit by a shell during the war, and lost his left arm; mayor of Charleston, S.C., 1865-68. Died in Charleston, Charleston County, S.C., January 11, 1889 (age 76 years, 13 days). Interment at Magnolia Cemetery, Charleston, S.C.
  Relatives: Son of James Porcher Gaillard and Harriet (Porcher) Gaillard; married to Anne Lawrence Snowden; great-grandfather of John Palmer Gaillard Jr.; first cousin of Peter Gaillard Snowden, Franklin Gaillard and Henry Augustus Gaillard; first cousin once removed of John Gaillard; first cousin twice removed of Thomas Porcher Stoney; second cousin of Theodore Gaillard Hunt and Peter Porcher Bonneau; fourth cousin of Francis James Porcher and William Porcher Miles.
  Political family: Gaillard family of Charleston, South Carolina.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Peter Porcher Bonneau (1814-1871) — Born in Charleston District (now Charleston County), S.C., 1814. Physician; delegate to South Carolina secession convention from Christ Church, 1860-62. Died in New York, New York County, N.Y., October 1, 1871 (age about 57 years). Interment at Christ Church Cemetery, Mt. Pleasant, S.C.
  Relatives: Son of Arnoldus Bonneau and Martha (Porcher) Bonneau; married to Harriet Hampton Maybank; second cousin of Peter Charles Gaillard, Peter Gaillard Snowden, Franklin Gaillard and Henry Augustus Gaillard; second cousin once removed of Thomas Porcher Stoney; second cousin thrice removed of John Palmer Gaillard Jr.; fourth cousin of Francis James Porcher and William Porcher Miles.
  Political family: Gaillard family of Charleston, South Carolina.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Francis James Porcher (1821-1872) — of Charleston, Charleston District (now Charleston County), S.C. Born in Charleston, Charleston District (now Charleston County), S.C., May 3, 1821. Delegate to South Carolina secession convention from St. Philips' & St. Michael's, 1860-62. Died in Charleston, Charleston County, S.C., February 20, 1872 (age 50 years, 293 days). Interment at Unitarian Church Cemetery, Charleston, S.C.
  Relatives: Son of Francis Yonge Porcher and Sarah Julia (Pelot) Porcher; married to Abby Louisa Gilmore; second cousin of William Porcher Miles; fourth cousin of Peter Charles Gaillard, Peter Porcher Bonneau, Peter Gaillard Snowden, Franklin Gaillard and Henry Augustus Gaillard; fourth cousin once removed of Thomas Porcher Stoney.
  Political family: Gaillard family of Charleston, South Carolina.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  William Porcher Miles (1822-1899) — of Charleston, Charleston District (now Charleston County), S.C. Born in Walterboro, Colleton District (now Colleton County), S.C., July 4, 1822. Democrat. Mayor of Charleston, S.C., 1855-57; U.S. Representative from South Carolina 2nd District, 1857-60; delegate to South Carolina secession convention from St. Philips' & St. Michael's, 1860-62; Delegate from South Carolina to the Confederate Provisional Congress, 1861-62; Representative from South Carolina in the Confederate Congress, 1862-65. Died near Burnside, Ascension Parish, La., May 11, 1899 (age 76 years, 311 days). Interment at Green Hill Cemetery, Union, W.Va.
  Relatives: Son of Sarah Bond (Warley) Miles and James Saunders Miles; married, June 2, 1863, to Betty Beirne (granddaughter of Andrew Beirne and Hugh Elmwood Caperton); second cousin of Francis James Porcher; fourth cousin of Peter Charles Gaillard, Peter Porcher Bonneau, Peter Gaillard Snowden, Franklin Gaillard and Henry Augustus Gaillard; fourth cousin once removed of Thomas Porcher Stoney.
  Political family: Gaillard family of Charleston, South Carolina.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Peter Gaillard Snowden (1823-1889) — Born in South Carolina, March 6, 1823. Delegate to South Carolina secession convention from St. John's, Berkeley, 1860-62. Died in Marion County, Fla., October 21, 1889 (age 66 years, 229 days). Interment at Greenwood Cemetery, Ocala, Fla.
  Relatives: Son of Lydia (Gaillard) Snowden and William Estell Snowden; great-granduncle of John Palmer Gaillard Jr.; first cousin of Peter Charles Gaillard, Franklin Gaillard and Henry Augustus Gaillard; first cousin once removed of John Gaillard; first cousin twice removed of Thomas Porcher Stoney; second cousin of Theodore Gaillard Hunt and Peter Porcher Bonneau; fourth cousin of Francis James Porcher and William Porcher Miles.
  Political family: Gaillard family of Charleston, South Carolina.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Franklin Gaillard (1829-1864) — of Columbia, Richland County, S.C. Born in Pineville, Berkeley County, S.C., April 26, 1829. Democrat. Newspaper editor; delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1860; colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War. Killed in the Battle of the Wilderness, in Orange County, Va., May 6, 1864 (age 35 years, 10 days). Interment at Confederate Cemetery, Fredericksburg, Va.
  Relatives: Son of Thomas Gaillard and Marianne Gendron (Palmer) Gaillard; married to Catherine Cordes Porcher; first cousin of Peter Charles Gaillard, Peter Gaillard Snowden and Henry Augustus Gaillard; first cousin once removed of John Gaillard; first cousin twice removed of Thomas Porcher Stoney; first cousin thrice removed of John Palmer Gaillard Jr.; second cousin of Theodore Gaillard Hunt and Peter Porcher Bonneau; fourth cousin of Francis James Porcher and William Porcher Miles.
  Political family: Gaillard family of Charleston, South Carolina.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Carleton Hunt (1836-1921) — of Louisiana. Born in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, La., January 1, 1836. Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; U.S. Representative from Louisiana 1st District, 1883-85. Died August 14, 1921 (age 85 years, 225 days). Interment at St. Louis Cemetery No. 2, New Orleans, La.
  Relatives: Nephew of Theodore Gaillard Hunt.
  Political family: Gaillard family of Charleston, South Carolina.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Henry Augustus Gaillard (1837-1921) — of Winnsboro, Fairfield County, S.C.; Fairfield County, S.C. Born in St. Stephens Parish, Charleston District (now part of Berkeley County), S.C., November 26, 1837. Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; lawyer; member of South Carolina state house of representatives from Fairfield County, 1877-80; member of South Carolina state senate from Fairfield County, 1880-84; chair of Fairfield County Democratic Party, 1886. Episcopalian. Member, Knights of Honor. Died in Charleston, Charleston County, S.C., October 8, 1921 (age 83 years, 316 days). Interment at St. John's Episcopal Cemetery, Winnsboro, S.C.
  Relatives: Son of David Gaillard and Louisa Caroline (Dubose) Gaillard; married, February 19, 1867, to Harriet Gascoigne White (daughter of Sims White); nephew of Anna Maria DuBose (who married William Cain); first cousin of Peter Charles Gaillard, Peter Gaillard Snowden and Franklin Gaillard; first cousin once removed of John Gaillard; first cousin twice removed of Thomas Porcher Stoney; first cousin thrice removed of John Palmer Gaillard Jr.; second cousin of Theodore Gaillard Hunt and Peter Porcher Bonneau; fourth cousin of Francis James Porcher and William Porcher Miles.
  Political family: Gaillard family of Charleston, South Carolina.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Thomas Porcher Stoney (1889-1973) — of Charleston, Charleston County, S.C. Born in Goose Creek, Berkeley County, S.C., December 16, 1889. Democrat. Lawyer; mayor of Charleston, S.C., 1923-31; candidate for U.S. Senator from South Carolina, 1936. While trying to cross U.S. Highway 17, he was struck by a car and killed, in a hit-and-run accident, near Awendaw, Charleston County, S.C., April 22, 1973 (age 83 years, 127 days). Interment at Strawberry Chapel Cemetery, Berkeley County, S.C.
  Relatives: Son of Samuel Porcher Stoney and Eliza Chaplin (Croft) Stoney; married to Beverly Means DuBose; great-grandnephew of John Gaillard and Anna Maria DuBose (who married William Cain); first cousin twice removed of Theodore Gaillard Hunt, Peter Charles Gaillard, Peter Gaillard Snowden, Franklin Gaillard and Henry Augustus Gaillard; second cousin once removed of Peter Porcher Bonneau; third cousin once removed of John Palmer Gaillard Jr.; fourth cousin once removed of Francis James Porcher and William Porcher Miles.
  Political family: Gaillard family of Charleston, South Carolina.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  John Palmer Gaillard Jr. (1920-2006) — also known as J. Palmer Gaillard, Jr. — of Charleston, Charleston County, S.C. Born in Charleston, Charleston County, S.C., April 20, 1920. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lumber business; mayor of Charleston, S.C., 1959-75. Episcopalian. Member, Elks; Rotary; American Legion. Killed in an automobile accident, in Charleston, Charleston County, S.C., July 29, 2006 (age 86 years, 100 days). Interment at St. Philip's Churchyard, Charleston, S.C.
  Relatives: Son of John Palmer Gaillard and Eleanor (Lucas) Gaillard; married, July 15, 1944, to Lucy Foster; great-grandson of Peter Charles Gaillard; great-grandnephew of Peter Gaillard Snowden; first cousin thrice removed of Franklin Gaillard and Henry Augustus Gaillard; first cousin four times removed of John Gaillard; second cousin thrice removed of Theodore Gaillard Hunt and Peter Porcher Bonneau; third cousin once removed of Thomas Porcher Stoney.
  Political family: Gaillard family of Charleston, South Carolina.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
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