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Seabrook-Legare family of Charleston, 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.

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  Whitemarsh Benjamin Seabrook (1792-1855) — of South Carolina. Born in Edisto Island, Charleston County, S.C., June 30, 1792. Democrat. Planter; lawyer; author; member of South Carolina state house of representatives, 1814-25; member of South Carolina state senate, 1826-34; Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina, 1834-36; Governor of South Carolina, 1848-50. Episcopalian. Died in Beaufort, Beaufort District (now Beaufort County), S.C., April 16, 1855 (age 62 years, 290 days). Interment at Gunbluff Plantation Cemetery, Edisto Island, S.C.
  Relatives: Son of Whitmarsh Benjamin Seabrook and Elizabeth Margaret (Meggett) Seabrook; married to Margaret Wilkinson Hamilton; first cousin twice removed of Marion Wainwright Seabrook; second cousin of George Washington Seabrook; second cousin once removed of Ephraim Mikell Seabrook.
  Political family: Seabrook-Legare family of Charleston, South Carolina.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
Hugh S. Legaré Hugh Swinton Legaré (1797-1843) — also known as Hugh S. Legaré — of South Carolina. Born in Charleston, Charleston County, S.C., January 2, 1797. Member of South Carolina state house of representatives, 1820-21, 1824-30; South Carolina state attorney general, 1830-32; U.S. Charge d'Affaires to Belgium, 1832-36; U.S. Representative from South Carolina 5th District, 1837-39; U.S. Attorney General, 1841-43; died in office 1843. Scottish and French Huguenot ancestry. Slaveowner. Died in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., June 20, 1843 (age 46 years, 169 days). Original interment at Mt. Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Mass.; reinterment at Magnolia Cemetery, Charleston, S.C.
  Relatives: Son of Solomon Legare and Mary (Swinton) Legare; granduncle of George Swinton Legaré; great-granduncle of William Storen Legaré and Thomas Allen Legaré Jr..
  Political family: Seabrook-Legare family of Charleston, South Carolina.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS Hugh S. Legare (built 1942 at Terminal Island, California; scrapped 1959) was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: The South in the Building of the Nation (1909)
  George Washington Seabrook (1808-1866) — of Colleton District (now Colleton County), S.C. Born in Edisto Island, Colleton District (now Charleston County), S.C., November 14, 1808. Delegate to South Carolina secession convention from St. John's, Colleton, 1860-62. Died in Orangeburg, Orangeburg District (now Orangeburg County), S.C., June 22, 1866 (age 57 years, 220 days). Interment at Johns Island Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Johns Island, S.C.
  Presumably named for: George Washington
  Relatives: Son of William Seabrook and Mary Ann (Mikell) Seabrook; married, January 12, 1830, to Martha Abigail Clark; first cousin once removed of Ephraim Mikell Seabrook; first cousin thrice removed of Marion Wainwright Seabrook and Thomas Allen Legaré Jr.; second cousin of Whitemarsh Benjamin Seabrook.
  Political family: Seabrook-Legare family of Charleston, South Carolina.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Ephraim Mikell Seabrook (1820-1895) — of Bluffton, Beaufort District (now Beaufort County), S.C. Born in Edisto Island, Colleton District (now Charleston County), S.C., November 10, 1820. Delegate to South Carolina secession convention from St. Luke's, 1860-62. Died in Atlanta, Fulton County, Ga., November 24, 1895 (age 75 years, 14 days). Interment at Westview Cemetery, Atlanta, Ga.
  Relatives: Son of Ephraim Mikell Seabrook (1797-1846) and Elizabeth Mary (Hanahan) Seabrook; married 1840 to Caroline Amelia Boulow; married 1854 to Mary Ann 'Mariann' DuBose; married 1865 to Louisa Green Berrien; first cousin once removed of George Washington Seabrook; second cousin once removed of Whitemarsh Benjamin Seabrook; second cousin twice removed of Marion Wainwright Seabrook and Thomas Allen Legaré Jr.; fourth cousin once removed of George Swinton Legaré.
  Political family: Seabrook-Legare family of Charleston, South Carolina.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  James Ferdinand Izlar (1832-1912) — also known as James F. Izlar — of Orangeburg, Orangeburg County, S.C. Born near Orangeburg, Orangeburg County, S.C., November 25, 1832. Democrat. Lawyer; served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1872, 1884; member of South Carolina state senate from Orangeburg County, 1880-89; resigned 1889; U.S. Representative from South Carolina 1st District, 1894-95. Slaveowner. Died in Orangeburg, Orangeburg County, S.C., May 26, 1912 (age 79 years, 183 days). Interment at Episcopal Cemetery, Orangeburg, S.C.
  Relatives: Son of William Henry Izlar and Julia Elizabeth Allison (Pou) Izlar; father of Mary Frances Izlar (who married George Swinton Legaré); grandfather of William Storen Legaré.
  Political family: Seabrook-Legare family of Charleston, South Carolina.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  George Swinton Legaré (1869-1913) — also known as George S. Legaré — of Charleston, Charleston County, S.C. Born in Rockville, Charleston County, S.C., November 11, 1869. Democrat. U.S. Representative from South Carolina 1st District, 1903-13; died in office 1913. Member, Phi Kappa Psi. Died in Charleston, Charleston County, S.C., January 31, 1913 (age 43 years, 81 days). Interment at Magnolia Cemetery, Charleston, S.C.
  Relatives: Son of Edward Thomas Legaré and Katherine Malcolmson (Graves) Legaré; married 1893 to Mary Frances Izlar (daughter of James Ferdinand Izlar); father of William Storen Legaré; uncle of Thomas Allen Legaré Jr.; grandnephew of Hugh Swinton Legaré; third cousin of Marion Wainwright Seabrook; fourth cousin once removed of Ephraim Mikell Seabrook.
  Political family: Seabrook-Legare family of Charleston, South Carolina.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Marion Wainwright Seabrook (1890-1947) — also known as Marion W. Seabrook — of Sumter, Sumter County, S.C. Born in Charleston, Charleston County, S.C., June 13, 1890. Republican. Lawyer; farmer; candidate for U.S. Senator from South Carolina, 1936; delegate to Republican National Convention from South Carolina, 1940 (member, Committee on Rules and Order of Business). Died in Sumter, Sumter County, S.C., November 3, 1947 (age 57 years, 143 days). Interment at Sumter Cemetery, Sumter, S.C.
  Relatives: Son of Peronneau Findley Seabrook and Ann Hess Marion (Bailey) Seabrook; married, October 15, 1913, to Annabelle Mills; first cousin twice removed of Whitemarsh Benjamin Seabrook; first cousin thrice removed of George Washington Seabrook; second cousin twice removed of Ephraim Mikell Seabrook; third cousin of George Swinton Legaré and Thomas Allen Legaré Jr.; third cousin once removed of William Storen Legaré.
  Political family: Seabrook-Legare family of Charleston, South Carolina.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  William Storen Legaré (1900-1930) — also known as William S. Legaré — of Charleston County, S.C. Born in Charleston, Charleston County, S.C., January 6, 1900. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; member of South Carolina state house of representatives from Charleston County, 1924-26; member of South Carolina state senate from Charleston County, 1926-30; died in office 1930. Episcopalian. Member, Sigma Alpha Epsilon. Fatally injured in an automobile accident near Wolfton, S.C., and died two hours later in a hospital at Orangeburg, Orangeburg County, S.C., February 7, 1930 (age 30 years, 32 days). Also killed was Sen. W. Claude Martin; Rep. J. Rutledge Smith, Jr. was injured but survived. Interment at Magnolia Cemetery, Charleston, S.C.
  Relatives: Son of George Swinton Legaré and Mary Frances (Izlar) Legaré; married, June 26, 1924, to Lila Ewart Rhett; grandson of James Ferdinand Izlar; great-grandnephew of Hugh Swinton Legaré; first cousin of Thomas Allen Legaré Jr.; third cousin once removed of Marion Wainwright Seabrook.
  Political family: Seabrook-Legare family of Charleston, South Carolina.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
T. Allen Legare, Jr. Thomas Allen Legaré Jr. (1915-2010) — also known as T. Allen Legaré, Jr. — of Charleston, Charleston County, S.C.; Wadmalaw Island, Charleston County, S.C. Born in Charleston, Charleston County, S.C., July 22, 1915. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of South Carolina state house of representatives from Charleston County, 1947-48, 1951-53; member of South Carolina state senate from Charleston County, 1953-66. Presbyterian. Member, Omicron Delta Kappa; Freemasons; Lions. Died in Charleston, Charleston County, S.C., June 11, 2010 (age 94 years, 324 days). Interment at Second Presbyterian Churchyard, Charleston, S.C.
  Relatives: Son of Thomas Allen Legare and Lydia Murray 'Lilly' (Mikell) Legare; married, April 10, 1943, to Virginia Irene Green; nephew of George Swinton Legaré; great-grandnephew of Hugh Swinton Legaré; first cousin of William Storen Legaré; first cousin thrice removed of George Washington Seabrook; second cousin twice removed of Ephraim Mikell Seabrook; third cousin of Marion Wainwright Seabrook.
  Political family: Seabrook-Legare family of Charleston, South Carolina.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: South Carolina Legislative Manual 1964
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