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Union County
South Carolina

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Union County

Index to Locations Rose Hill Mansion Cemetery Jonesville Simms-Fernandez Cemetery Union Fairforest Cemetery Union Forest Lawn Cemetery Rose Hill Mansion Cemetery Union County, South Carolina Politicians buried here:   William Henry Gist (1809-1874) — also known as William H. Gist — of Union, Union District (now Union County), S.C. Born August 20, 1809. Governor of South Carolina, 1858-60; delegate to South Carolina secession convention from Union, 1860-62. Died September 30, 1874 (age 65 years, 41 days). Interment at Rose Hill Mansion Cemetery.   See also National Governors Association biography Simms-Fernandez Cemetery Jonesville, Union County, South Carolina Politicians buried here:   Joseph Starke Sims (1801-1875) — of Union District (now Union County), S.C. Born in 1801. Delegate to South Carolina secession convention from Union, 1860-62. Died in 1875 (age about 74 years). Interment at Simms-Fernandez Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of William Sims and Elizabeth (Shelton) Sims; married to Jane E. Fernandez.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial Fairforest Cemetery Union, Union County, South Carolina Politicians buried here:   William Kennedy Clowney (1797-1851) — of South Carolina. Born in Union County, S.C., March 21, 1797. Member of South Carolina state house of representatives, 1830; U.S. Representative from South Carolina, 1833-35, 1837-39 (7th District 1833-35, 2nd District 1837-39); member of South Carolina state senate, 1840; Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina, 1840. Slaveowner. Died in Union, Union County, S.C., March 12, 1851 (age 53 years, 356 days). Interment at Fairforest Cemetery.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page Forest Lawn Cemetery Pinckney Street Union, Union County, South Carolina See also Findagrave page for this location. Politicians buried here:   David Johnson (1782-1855) — of South Carolina. Born in Louisa County, Va., October 3, 1782. Lawyer; member of South Carolina state house of representatives, 1810-11; Judge, South Carolina Court of Appeals, 1824-35; Governor of South Carolina, 1846-48. Died in South Carolina, January 7, 1855 (age 72 years, 96 days). Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery.   Relatives: Married to Barbara Ashbury Herndon.   See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial   Thomas Bothwell Jeter (1827-1883) — of Union, Union County, S.C. Born in Santuc, Union District (now Union County), S.C., October 13, 1827. Lawyer; railroad executive; member of South Carolina state house of representatives, 1856-58; served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; member of South Carolina state senate from Union County, 1872-80, 1880-82; Governor of South Carolina, 1880. Died in Union, Union County, S.C., May 20, 1883 (age 55 years, 219 days). Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery.   See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial   Daniel Wallace (1801-1859) — of Union District (now Union County), S.C. Born near Laurens, Laurens District (now Laurens County), S.C., May 9, 1801. Lawyer; planter; member of South Carolina state house of representatives, 1846-47; U.S. Representative from South Carolina 1st District, 1848-53. Slaveowner. Died in Jonesville, Union District (now Union County), S.C., May 13, 1859 (age 58 years, 4 days). Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery.   Relatives: Married to Sarah W. Nance.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial   James Hamilton Goss (1820-1886) — also known as James H. Goss — of Union, Union County, S.C. Born in Union, Union District (now Union County), S.C., August 9, 1820. Republican. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; delegate to South Carolina state constitutional convention, 1867; delegate to South Carolina state constitutional convention from Union County, 1868; U.S. Representative from South Carolina 4th District, 1868-69; postmaster at Union, S.C., 1875-84. Slaveowner. Died in Union, Union County, S.C., October 31, 1886 (age 66 years, 83 days). Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial   Benjamin Franklin Arthur (1826-1870) — of Union, Union District (now Union County), S.C. Born in Union District (now Union County), S.C., March 14, 1826. Delegate to South Carolina secession convention from Union, 1860-62. Died in Union County, S.C., November 25, 1870 (age 44 years, 256 days). Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Friday Arthur and Anna (Class) Arthur; married to Ann Elizabeth Dorgan.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial

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