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Forty and Eight
Politician members in South Carolina

Robert W. Hayes Robert Wesley Hayes (b. 1916) — also known as Robert W. Hayes — of Rock Hill, York County, S.C. Born in Mullins, Marion County, S.C., January 20, 1916. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; member of South Carolina state senate from York County, 1957-66; resigned 1966; circuit judge in South Carolina 16th Circuit; elected 1966. Baptist. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Forty and Eight; Elks; Kiwanis. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of J. W. Hayes and Mary (Love) Hayes; married, November 27, 1937, to Ruth Kirkland.
  Image source: South Carolina Legislative Manual 1964
  Olin DeWitt Talmadge Johnston (1896-1965) — also known as Olin D. Johnston — of Anderson, Anderson County, S.C.; Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, S.C. Born near Honea Path, Anderson County, S.C., November 18, 1896. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; member of South Carolina state house of representatives, 1923-24, 1927-30; Governor of South Carolina, 1935-39, 1943-45; member of Democratic National Committee from South Carolina, 1935-40, 1944-48; delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1936, 1940, 1944, 1948 (member, Credentials Committee), 1952 (member, Committee on Permanent Organization), 1956, 1964; U.S. Senator from South Carolina, 1945-65; died in office 1965. Baptist. Member, American Legion; Forty and Eight; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Disabled American Veterans; Freemasons; Shriners; Optimist Club; Redmen; Woodmen; Knights of Pythias; Elks; Junior Order. Died April 18, 1965 (age 68 years, 151 days). Interment at Barkers Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, Honea Path, S.C.
  Relatives: Son of Edward Andrews Johnston and Lelia (Webb) Johnston; married, December 27, 1924, to Gladys E. Atkinson; father of Elizabeth Johnston Patterson.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
Francis C. Jones Francis Cyril Jones (b. 1919) — also known as Francis C. Jones — of Batesburg (now part of Batesburg-Leesville), Lexington County, S.C. Born in Batesburg (now part of Batesburg-Leesville), Lexington County, S.C., October 10, 1919. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; chair of Lexington County Democratic Party, 1952; member of South Carolina state senate from Lexington County, 1957-64. Baptist. Member, Civitan; American Legion; Forty and Eight; American Bar Association. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Cyril E. Jones and Freida (Rutland) Jones; married, November 12, 1949, to Marguerite Marshall Watson.
  Image source: South Carolina Legislative Manual 1964
Edward McIver Leppard Edward McIver Leppard (1924-1985) — of Chesterfield, Chesterfield County, S.C. Born in Chesterfield, Chesterfield County, S.C., November 5, 1924. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; member of South Carolina state senate from Chesterfield County, 1963-66. Baptist. Member, Kappa Sigma; American Legion; Forty and Eight; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Shriners; Civitan; Moose. Died February 15, 1985 (age 60 years, 102 days). Interment at Chesterfield Cemetery, Chesterfield, S.C.
  Relatives: Son of James Ernest Leppard Sr. and Anne (Owens) Leppard; brother of James Ernest Leppard Jr.; married, March 5, 1949, to Virginia Guy Emory.
  Political family: Leppard family of Chesterfield, South Carolina.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: South Carolina Legislative Manual 1964
  John Lanneau McMillan (1898-1979) — also known as John L. McMillan — of Florence, Florence County, S.C. Born near Mullins, Marion County, S.C., April 12, 1898. Democrat. U.S. Representative from South Carolina 6th District, 1939-73. Baptist. Member, Freemasons; Forty and Eight; American Legion. Died in Florence, Florence County, S.C., September 3, 1979 (age 81 years, 144 days). Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Florence, S.C.
  Relatives: Son of Malcolm Leonard McMillan and Mary Alice (Keith) McMillan; married, October 31, 1936, to Margaret Alexander English.
  The J. L. McMillan Federal Building (opened 1975), in Florence, South Carolina, is named for him.
  Epitaph: "No one has been more worthy of real honor than one who serves and loves his fellow man."
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Charles Carlisle Moore (b. 1903) — also known as Charles C. Moore — of Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, S.C. Born in Walnut Grove, Spartanburg County, S.C., April 13, 1903. Democrat. Lawyer; member of South Carolina state house of representatives from Spartanburg County, 1937-40; member of South Carolina state senate, 1941-42, 1949-68 (Spartanburg County 1941-42, 1949-66, 4th District 1967-68); resigned 1942; served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1956. Member, American Legion; Forty and Eight; Lions; Freemasons; Shriners. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of S. G. Moore and Mary Ellen (Harrison) Moore; married 1945 to Janie Lee O'Farrell.
  Floyd Davidson Spence (1928-2001) — also known as Floyd Spence — of Lexington, Lexington County, S.C. Born in Columbia, Richland County, S.C., April 9, 1928. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; lawyer; member of South Carolina state house of representatives, 1957-62; delegate to Republican National Convention from South Carolina, 1964, 1972 (delegation chair), 1988; member of South Carolina state senate, 1967-70 (22nd District 1967-68, 7th District 1969-70); resigned 1970; U.S. Representative from South Carolina 2nd District, 1971-2001; died in office 2001. Lutheran. Member, Sons of Confederate Veterans; Farm Bureau; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Forty and Eight; American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Kappa Alpha Order. Died, following surgery to remove a blood clot from his brain, in St. Dominic-Jackson Memorial Hospital, Jackson, Hinds County, Miss., August 16, 2001 (age 73 years, 129 days). Interment at St. Peters Lutheran Church Cemetery, Lexington, S.C.
  Relatives: Son of James W. Spence and Addie Jane (Lucas) Spence; married, December 22, 1952, to Lula Hancock Drake.
  Cross-reference: Joe Wilson
  The Floyd Spence Reserve Center, in the Fort Jackson U.S. Army post, Columbia, South Carolina, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Adolphus Fletcher Spigner Jr. (1916-1961) — of Richland County, S.C. Born in Columbia, Richland County, S.C., May 6, 1916. Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of South Carolina state house of representatives from Richland County, 1946-48; member of South Carolina state senate from Richland County, 1954-58. Episcopalian. Member, American Legion; Forty and Eight; Exchange Club; Elks. Died in Columbia, Richland County, S.C., May 22, 1961 (age 45 years, 16 days). Interment at Elmwood Cemetery, Columbia, S.C.
  Relatives: Son of Adolphus Fletcher Spigner and Lorena Elise (Tiller) Spigner; married, April 23, 1941, to Henrietta Geddes Bailey.
  George Bell Timmerman Jr. (1912-1994) — of Batesburg (now part of Batesburg-Leesville), Lexington County, S.C.; Columbia, Richland County, S.C. Born in Anderson, Anderson County, S.C., August 11, 1912. Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina, 1947-55; delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1948, 1956; Governor of South Carolina, 1955-59; candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1956; candidate for Presidential Elector for South Carolina; circuit judge in South Carolina, 1967-84. Baptist. Member, American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; Phi Delta Phi; Pi Kappa Phi; American Legion; Forty and Eight; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Lions; Woodmen of the World. Died in Batesburg-Leesville, Lexington County, S.C., November 29, 1994 (age 82 years, 110 days). Interment at Batesburg Cemetery, Batesburg-Leesville, S.C.
  Relatives: Son of Mary Vandiver (Sullivan) Timmerman and George Bell Timmerman, Sr.; married, February 16, 1935, to Helen DuPre; grandson of Washington Hodges Timmerman; first cousin of Frank Elbert Timmerman.
  Political family: Timmerman family of Batesburg-Leesville, South Carolina.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  John Carl West (1922-2004) — also known as John C. West — of near Camden, Kershaw County, S.C. Born in Camden, Kershaw County, S.C., August 27, 1922. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; member of South Carolina state senate from Kershaw County, 1955-66; Governor of South Carolina, 1971-75; U.S. Ambassador to Saudi Arabia, 1977-81. Presbyterian. Member, Kiwanis; Phi Beta Kappa; American Legion; Forty and Eight. Died March 21, 2004 (age 81 years, 207 days). Interment at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Camden, S.C.
  Relatives: Son of Shelton J. West and Mattie (Ratterree) West; married, August 29, 1942, to Lois Rhame.
  Campaign slogan: "Elect A Good Man Governor."
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Basil Lee Whitener (1915-1989) — also known as Basil Whitener — of Gastonia, Gaston County, N.C. Born in York County, S.C., May 14, 1915. Democrat. Member of North Carolina state house of representatives, 1941; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1948; U.S. Representative from North Carolina, 1957-69 (11th District 1957-63, 10th District 1963-69); defeated, 1968, 1970. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; American Legion; Forty and Eight; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Kiwanis; Elks; Freemasons; Shriners. Died May 20, 1989 (age 74 years, 6 days). Interment at Gaston Memorial Park, Gastonia, N.C.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
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