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Earle #1 family of South Carolina

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  Samuel Earle (1760-1833) — of South Carolina. Born in Frederick County, Va., November 28, 1760. Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; member of South Carolina state house of representatives, 1784-88; delegate to South Carolina convention to ratify U.S. constitution, 1788; delegate to South Carolina state constitutional convention, 1790; U.S. Representative from South Carolina 6th District, 1795-97. Slaveowner. Died in South Carolina, November 24, 1833 (age 72 years, 361 days). Interment at Beaverdam Cemetery, Westminster, S.C.
  Relatives: Son of John Baylis Earle (1737-1815) and Thomasine (Prince) Earle; brother of John Baylis Earle (1766-1863); nephew of Elias Earle; granduncle of Joseph Haynsworth Earle; first cousin twice removed of John Laurens Manning Irby.
  Political family: Earle #1 family of South Carolina.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Elias Earle (1762-1823) — of South Carolina. Born in Frederick County, Va., June 19, 1762. Democrat. Ironmaster; member of South Carolina state house of representatives, 1794-97; member of South Carolina state senate, 1800; U.S. Representative from South Carolina, 1805-07, 1811-15, 1817-21 (8th District 1805-07, 1811-13, 7th District 1813-15, 1817-21). Slaveowner. Died in Centerville, Anderson County, S.C., May 19, 1823 (age 60 years, 334 days). Interment at Old Earle Cemetery, Greenville, S.C.
  Relatives: Son of Samuel Noah Earle and Elizabeth (Holbrook) Earle; married to Frances Wilton Robinson; uncle of Samuel Earle and John Baylis Earle; grandfather of Henrietta Thompson Earle (who married James Henderson Irby); granduncle of Sarah Caroline Earle (who married William Lowndes Yancey); great-grandfather of John Laurens Manning Irby; great-granduncle of Joseph Haynsworth Earle.
  Political family: Earle #1 family of South Carolina.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  John Baylis Earle (1766-1863) — of South Carolina. Born in North Carolina, October 23, 1766. U.S. Representative from South Carolina 8th District, 1803-05; served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812. Slaveowner. Died in Anderson County, S.C., February 3, 1863 (age 96 years, 103 days). Interment a private or family graveyard, Anderson County, S.C.
  Relatives: Son of John Earle and Thomasine (Prince) Earle; brother of Samuel Earle; married to Sarah Eleanor 'Ellen' Taylor; married 1816 to Nancy Ann 'Anna' Wilson; nephew of Elias Earle; granduncle of Joseph Haynsworth Earle; first cousin twice removed of John Laurens Manning Irby.
  Political family: Earle #1 family of South Carolina.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  James Henderson Irby (1793-1860) — of Laurens District (now Laurens County), S.C. Born in Laurens District (now Laurens County), S.C., December 31, 1793. Democrat. Member of South Carolina state senate, 1840; Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina, 1852-54. Died in Laurens District (now Laurens County), S.C., February 24, 1860 (age 66 years, 55 days). Interment at Laurens City Cemetery, Laurens, S.C.
  Relatives: Son of William Carter Irby, Jr. and Henrietta Ritter (Henderson) Irby; married 1835 to Henrietta Thompson Earle (granddaughter of Elias Earle); father of John Laurens Manning Irby.
  Political family: Earle #1 family of South Carolina.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  William Lowndes Yancey (1814-1863) — also known as William L. Yancey; "The Orator of Secession" — of Greenville, Greenville District (now Greenville County), S.C.; Wetumpka, Elmore County, Ala.; Montgomery, Montgomery County, Ala. Born in Warren County, Ga., August 10, 1814. Democrat. Newspaper editor; planter; in September 1838, he killed Dr. Robinson Earle in a street brawl; convicted of manslaughter, and sentenced to a year in jail, but pardoned a few months later; member of Alabama state house of representatives, 1841; member of Alabama state senate, 1843; U.S. Representative from Alabama 3rd District, 1844-46; resigned 1846; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1860; delegate to Alabama secession convention, 1861; Senator from Alabama in the Confederate Congress, 1862-63; died in office 1863. Slaveowner. Died in Montgomery, Montgomery County, Ala., July 23, 1863 (age 48 years, 347 days). Interment at Oakwood Cemetery, Montgomery, Ala.
  Relatives: Son of Caroline (Bird) Yancey and Benjamin Cudworth Yancey; half-brother of Samuel Smith Beman; brother of Benjamin Cudworth Yancey Jr.; married, August 13, 1835, to Sarah Caroline Earle (aunt of Joseph Haynsworth Earle; grandniece of Elias Earle).
  Political family: Earle #1 family of South Carolina.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
Benjamin C. Yancey Benjamin Cudworth Yancey Jr. (1817-1891) — also known as Benjamin C. Yancey, Jr. — of Edgefield District (now Edgefield County), S.C.; Cherokee County, Ala.; Clarke County, Ga. Born in Charleston, Charleston County, S.C., April 27, 1817. Planter; lawyer; member of South Carolina state house of representatives from Edgefield, 1846-49; member of Alabama state senate, 1855-56; U.S. Minister to Argentina, 1858-59; colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; member of Georgia state house of representatives, 1875-79. Slaveowner. Died October 24, 1891 (age 74 years, 180 days). Interment at Myrtle Hill Cemetery, Rome, Ga.
  Relatives: Son of Caroline (Bird) Yancey and Benjamin Cudworth Yancey; half-brother of Samuel Smith Beman; brother of William Lowndes Yancey; married to Laura Hines and Sarah Paris Hamilton.
  Political family: Earle #1 family of South Carolina.
  Epitaph: True Man, True Hero / True Philanthropist / Thy Golden Motto / "Duty Without Fear"
  See also Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: J. W. DuBose, The Life and Times of William Lowndes Yancey (1892)
  Samuel Smith Beman (1822-1882) — also known as Samuel S. Beman — of Wetumpka, Elmore County, Ala.; Hampton, Washington County, N.Y.; Winona, Winona County, Minn.; St. Charles, Winona County, Minn. Born March 11, 1822. Whig. Lawyer; candidate for U.S. Representative from Alabama 3rd District, 1846; member of New York state assembly from Washington County 2nd District, 1853; member of Minnesota state senate, 1857-58, 1872-74, 1881-82 (11th District 1857-58, 7th District 1872-74, 1881-82); died in office 1882. Died May 9, 1882 (age 60 years, 59 days). Interment at Hillside Cemetery, St. Charles, Minn.
  Relatives: Son of Caroline (Bird) Beman and Nathan Sidney Smith Beman; half-brother of William Lowndes Yancey and Benjamin Cudworth Yancey Jr..
  Political family: Earle #1 family of South Carolina.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial — Minnesota Legislator record
  Joseph Haynsworth Earle (1847-1897) — also known as Joseph H. Earle — of Sumter, Sumter County, S.C.; Greenville, Greenville County, S.C. Born in Greenville, Greenville County, S.C., April 30, 1847. Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; lawyer; member of South Carolina state house of representatives from Sumter County, 1878-80; delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1880; member of South Carolina state senate from Sumter County, 1882-86; South Carolina state attorney general, 1886-90; U.S. Senator from South Carolina, 1897; died in office 1897. Died in Greenville, Greenville County, S.C., May 20, 1897 (age 50 years, 20 days). Interment at Christ Episcopal Church Cemetery, Greenville, S.C.
  Relatives: Son of Elias Drayton Earle and Susan Cox 'Sue' (Haynsworth) Earle; married to Annie Wilton; nephew of Sarah Caroline Earle (who married William Lowndes Yancey); grandnephew of Samuel Earle and John Baylis Earle; great-grandnephew of Elias Earle; third cousin of John Laurens Manning Irby.
  Political family: Earle #1 family of South Carolina.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  John Laurens Manning Irby (1854-1900) — also known as John L. M. Irby — of Laurens, Laurens County, S.C. Born in Laurens, Laurens County, S.C., September 10, 1854. Democrat. Lawyer; planter; member of South Carolina state house of representatives, 1886-92; Speaker of the South Carolina State House of Representatives, 1890; South Carolina Democratic state chair, 1890; U.S. Senator from South Carolina, 1891-97; delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1892 (member, Credentials Committee); delegate to South Carolina state constitutional convention, 1895. Died in Laurens, Laurens County, S.C., December 9, 1900 (age 46 years, 90 days). Interment at Laurens City Cemetery, Laurens, S.C.
  Relatives: Son of James Henderson Irby and Henrietta Thompson (Earle) Irby; married 1876 to Nancy Greenup Macfarlan; great-grandson of Elias Earle; first cousin twice removed of Samuel Earle and John Baylis Earle; third cousin of Joseph Haynsworth Earle.
  Political family: Earle #1 family of South Carolina.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial

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