Index to Locations
Barnwell Barnwell Baptist Church
Cemetery
Barnwell Church of the Holy Apostles
Episcopal Cemetery
Barnwell Episcopal Cemetery
Barnwell Holy Apostles Episcopal
Churchyard
Barnwell Baptist
Church Cemetery
Dunbarton Boulevard & Jackson Street
Barnwell, Barnwell County, South Carolina
See also Findagrave
page for this location.
Politicians buried
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Joseph Emile Harley (1880-1942) —
also known as J. E. Harley —
of Barnwell, Barnwell
County, S.C.
Born in Williston, Barnwell
County, S.C., September
14, 1880.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; lawyer;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1904-08, 1927-30; mayor
of Barnwell, S.C., 1912-22; law partner of Solomon
Blatt, 1917-34; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
South Carolina, 1928;
Lieutenant
Governor of South Carolina, 1931-41; Governor of
South Carolina, 1941-42; died in office 1942.
Died, from throat
cancer, in the South Carolina Governor's
Mansion, Columbia, Richland
County, S.C., February
27, 1942 (age 61 years, 166
days).
Interment at Barnwell Baptist Church Cemetery.
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Barnett H. Brown (1786-1879) —
also known as B. H. Brown —
of Barnwell Court House (now Barnwell), Barnwell
County, S.C.
Born in South Carolina, September
25, 1786.
Democrat. Postmaster at Barnwell
Court House, S.C., 1813-16, 1817-21; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Barnwell, 1822-28;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1860.
Died in Barnwell
County, S.C., March
31, 1879 (age 92 years, 187
days).
Interment at Barnwell Baptist Church Cemetery.
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Church of the
Holy Apostles Episcopal Cemetery
Barnwell, Barnwell County, South Carolina
Politicians buried
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Solomon Blatt (1895-1986) —
of Barnwell, Barnwell
County, S.C.
Born in Blackville, Barnwell
County, S.C., February
27, 1895.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; law
partner of J.
E. Harley, 1917-34; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1932-74, 1974-86
(Barnwell County 1932-74, 91st District 1974-86); died in office
1986; Speaker of
the South Carolina State House of Representatives, 1937-46,
1951-73; delegate to Democratic National Convention from South
Carolina, 1944
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization).
Episcopalian.
Jewish
ancestry.
Died in Barnwell, Barnwell
County, S.C., May 14,
1986 (age 91 years, 76
days).
Interment at Church of the Holy Apostles Episcopal Cemetery.
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Solomon Blatt Jr. (1921-2016) —
of Barnwell, Barnwell
County, S.C.; Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C.
Born in Barnwell
County, S.C., August
20, 1921.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; U.S.
District Judge for South Carolina, 1971-90; took senior status
1990.
Episcopalian.
Jewish
ancestry.
Died in Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C., April
20, 2016 (age 94 years, 244
days).
Interment at Church of the Holy Apostles Episcopal Cemetery.
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![Edgar A. Brown](https://politicalgraveyard.com/thumb/581/03.76.jpg) |
Edgar Allen Brown (1888-1975) —
also known as Edgar A. Brown; "The Bishop of
Barnwell" —
of Barnwell, Barnwell
County, S.C.
Born in Aiken
County, S.C., July 12,
1888.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Barnwell County,
1920-26; Speaker of
the South Carolina State House of Representatives, 1925-26; South
Carolina Democratic state chair, 1922-26, 1952-53; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1924
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee), 1932,
1940,
1948,
1952,
1956,
1960;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from South Carolina, 1926, 1938; member of South
Carolina state senate, 1928-72 (Barnwell County 1928-66, 18th
District 1966-68, 12th District 1968-72).
Injured in an automobile
accident in Barnwell County, and died a few hours later, in
Richland County Memorial Hospital,
Columbia, Richland
County, S.C., June 26,
1975 (age 86 years, 349
days).
Interment at Church of the Holy Apostles Episcopal Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of Augustus Abraham Brown and Elizabeth (Howard) Brown; married, December
30, 1913, to Annie Love Sitgreaves. |
| ![](hand.gif) | Epitaph: "Attorney, Beloved Political
Leader, Humanitarian .. His faith and courage imbued him with the
vision to foresee the future with confidence in himself, his people,
and his Creator. He was a man for all seasons, all generations, all
time." |
| ![](hand.gif) | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| ![](hand.gif) | Image source: South Carolina
Legislative Manual 1964 |
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Episcopal
Cemetery
Barnwell, Barnwell County, South Carolina
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James O'Hanlon Patterson (1857-1911) —
also known as James O'H. Patterson —
of Barnwell, Barnwell
County, S.C.
Born in Barnwell, Barnwell
County, S.C., June 25,
1857.
Democrat. Member of South Carolina state legislature, 1890; U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 2nd District, 1905-11.
Died in Barnwell, Barnwell
County, S.C., October
25, 1911 (age 54 years, 122
days).
Interment at Episcopal Cemetery.
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Holy Apostles
Episcopal Churchyard
Barnwell, Barnwell County, South Carolina
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