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Calhoun County
South Carolina

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Calhoun County

Index to Locations Private or family graveyards St. Matthews West End Cemetery Private or family graveyards Calhoun County, South Carolina Politicians buried here:   Alexander Gillon (1741-1794) — of Charleston, Charleston County, S.C. Born in Rotterdam, Netherlands, 1741. Member of South Carolina state house of representatives, 1787-88 (St. Philip & St. Michael 1787, Saxe Gotha 1787-88); U.S. Representative from South Carolina 2nd District, 1793-94; died in office 1794. Slaveowner. Died in Orangeburg District (part now in Calhoun County), S.C., October 6, 1794 (age about 53 years). Interment in a private or family graveyard.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   John Jacob Wannamaker (1801-1864) — also known as John J. Wannamaker — of St. Matthews, Orangeburg District (now Calhoun County), S.C. Born in Orangeburg District (now Orangeburg County), S.C., July 29, 1801. Delegate to South Carolina secession convention from St. Matthew's, 1860-62. Died in Orangeburg District (now Orangeburg County), S.C., February 23, 1864 (age 62 years, 209 days). Interment in a private or family graveyard.   Relatives: Son of Mary Magdalen (Miller) Wannamaker and Jacob Wannamaker; married to Rachel Treutlen; uncle of Laurence Massillon Keitt; granduncle of William Whetstone Wannamaker Jr.; great-granduncle of William Whetstone Wannamaker III.   Political family: Wannamaker family of Orangeburg, South Carolina.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial West End Cemetery St. Matthews, Calhoun County, South Carolina See also Findagrave page for this location. Politicians buried here:   John Gates Stabler (1871-1940) — also known as John G. Stabler — of Calhoun County, S.C. Born October 3, 1871. Member of South Carolina state senate from Calhoun County, 1923-26; resigned 1926; justice of South Carolina state supreme court, 1926-35; chief justice of South Carolina state supreme court, 1935-40; died in office 1940. Died January 3, 1940 (age 68 years, 92 days). Interment at West End Cemetery.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Laurence Massillon Keitt (1824-1864) — also known as L. M. Keitt — of Orangeburg, Orangeburg District (now Orangeburg County), S.C. Born in Orangeburg District (part now in Calhoun County), S.C., October 4, 1824. Democrat. Planter; lawyer; member of South Carolina state house of representatives, 1848; U.S. Representative from South Carolina 3rd District, 1853-55, 1855-56, 1856-60; censured by the House in 1856 for aiding Rep. Preston S. Brooks in his caning attack on Sen. Charles Sumner; resigned; re-elected to his seat within a month; in 1858, he attacked and attempted to choke Rep. Galusha Grow during an argument on the House floor, starting a brawl; delegate to South Carolina secession convention from Orange, 1860-62; Delegate from South Carolina to the Confederate Provisional Congress, 1861-62; colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War. Slaveowner. Mortally wounded at the battle of Cold Harbor, and died the next day, near Richmond (unknown county), Va., June 4, 1864 (age 39 years, 244 days). Interment at West End Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of George Keitt and Mary Magdaleine (Wannamaker) Keitt; nephew of John Jacob Wannamaker; first cousin once removed of William Whetstone Wannamaker Jr.; first cousin twice removed of William Whetstone Wannamaker III.   Political family: Wannamaker family of Orangeburg, South Carolina.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial

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