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Robert Thomas Ashmore (1904-1989) —
of Greenville, Greenville
County, S.C.
Born in Greenville
County, S.C., February
22, 1904.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 4th District, 1953-69.
Baptist.
Member, Elks; Odd
Fellows; Woodmen;
American Legion; Reserve
Officers Association; Jaycees;
Junior
Order; Exchange
Club.
Died in Greenville, Greenville
County, S.C., October
5, 1989 (age 85 years, 225
days).
Interment at White
Oak Baptist Church Cemetery, Greenville, S.C.
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Walter James Bristow Jr. (b. 1924) —
also known as Walter J. Bristow, Jr. —
of Columbia, Richland
County, S.C.
Born in Columbia, Richland
County, S.C., October
14, 1924.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Richland County,
1957-58; member of South
Carolina state senate, 1958-76 (Richland County 1958-66, 21st
District 1966-68, 10th District 1968-72, 7th District 1972-76);
circuit judge in South Carolina 5th Circuit; elected 1976.
Presbyterian.
Member, Elks;
American Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Military
Order of the World Wars; Exchange
Club; Alpha
Tau Omega.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Dr. Walter J. Bristow and Caroline Belser (Melton) Bristow;
married, September
12, 1952, to Katherine Stewart Mullins. |
| | | Image source: South Carolina
Legislative Manual 1964 |
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Israel Brown (1873-1928) —
of Norfolk,
Va.
Born in Newberry, Newberry
County, S.C., July 28,
1873.
Democrat. Physician;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Virginia
state house of delegates, 1922-24.
Jewish.
Member, American Medical
Association; American Legion.
Died February
11, 1928 (age 54 years, 198
days).
Interment at Hebrew
Cemetery, Norfolk, Va.
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Joseph Raleigh Bryson (1893-1953) —
also known as Joseph R. Bryson —
of Greenville, Greenville
County, S.C.
Born in Brevard, Transylvania
County, N.C., January
18, 1893.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Greenville County,
1921-24; member of South
Carolina state senate from Greenville County, 1929-32; U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 4th District, 1939-53; died in
office 1953.
Baptist.
Member, American Legion; Junior
Order; Redmen;
Woodmen;
Freemasons;
Shriners;
Lions.
Died in the naval
hospital at Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., March
10, 1953 (age 60 years, 51
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Memorial Park, Greenville, S.C.
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Addison Brooks Carwile (1896-1983) —
of Abbeville
County, S.C.
Born in Abbeville
County, S.C., October
13, 1896.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; school
teacher; farmer; Abbeville
County Probate Judge, 1931-42; served in the U.S. Army during
World War II; county
agricultural extension agent; member of South
Carolina state senate from Abbeville County, 1962-66.
Baptist.
Member, American Legion; Freemasons;
Farm
Bureau.
Died, in Abbeville County Memorial Hospital,
Abbeville
County, S.C., February
22, 1983 (age 86 years, 132
days).
Interment at Upper
Long Cane Cemetery, Abbeville, S.C.
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Robert Gregg Cherry (1891-1957) —
also known as R. Gregg Cherry —
of Gastonia, Gaston
County, N.C.
Born in York
County, S.C., October
17, 1891.
Democrat. Lawyer;
associated in law practice with Alfred
Lee Bulwinkle; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; mayor
of Gastonia, N.C., 1919-23; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1931-40; Speaker of
the North Carolina State House of Representatives, 1937; North
Carolina Democratic state chair, 1937-39; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from North Carolina, 1940,
1948,
1952,
1956;
member of North
Carolina state senate, 1941-43; Governor of
North Carolina, 1945-49.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Sons
of Confederate Veterans; American Legion; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Redmen;
Odd
Fellows; Elks; Kiwanis;
Knights
of Khorassan.
Died June 25,
1957 (age 65 years, 251
days).
Interment somewhere
in Gastonia, N.C.
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Edward Charles Cushman Jr. (b. 1918) —
also known as Edward C. Cushman, Jr. —
of Aiken, Aiken
County, S.C.
Born in Aiken, Aiken
County, S.C., September
21, 1918.
Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; lawyer;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Aiken County,
1949-60; member of South
Carolina state senate from Aiken County, 1960-66.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; White
Shrine of Jerusalem; Lions;
American Legion.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Edward C. Cushman, Sr. and Mary Nagel (Sweringen) Cushman;
married, November
15, 1943, to Ruth Lecil Drummond. |
| | | Image source: South Carolina
Legislative Manual 1964 |
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Fred Henry Davis (1894-1937) —
also known as Fred H. Davis —
of Tallahassee, Leon
County, Fla.
Born in Greenville, Greenville
County, S.C., May 18,
1894.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Leon
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1919-20; member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1921-27; Speaker of
the Florida State House of Representatives, 1927; Florida
state attorney general, 1927-31; justice of
Florida state supreme court, 1931-37; chief
justice of Florida state supreme court, 1933-35.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Reserve
Officers Association; American Legion; Military
Order of the World Wars; Sons
of Confederate Veterans; Phi
Alpha Delta; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Elks; Lions.
Died in Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla., June 20,
1937 (age 43 years, 33
days).
Interment at Old
City Cemetery, Tallahassee, Fla.
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Relatives: Son
of Fred Henry Davis and Annie E. (Pearson) Davis; married, February
3, 1921, to Frances M. Chambers. |
| | | Epitaph: "Lawyer -
Statesman - Jurist - Soldier." |
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memorial |
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William Green DesChamps Jr. (b. 1917) —
of Bishopville, Lee
County, S.C.
Born in Bishopville, Lee
County, S.C., August
29, 1917.
Oil
jobber; mayor of Bishopville, S.C., 1958; member of South
Carolina state senate, 1963-68 (Lee County 1963-66, 8th District
1967-68).
Methodist.
Member, Elks;
American Legion.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William Green DesChamps and Etta (Hearon) DesChamps; married, March 8,
1944, to Elizabeth N. Duvall. |
| | | Image source: South Carolina
Legislative Manual 1964 |
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King Dixon (b. 1908) —
of near Laurens, Laurens
County, S.C.
Born in Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla., October
2, 1908.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; ice and
fuel oil dealer; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Laurens County,
1955-56; member of South
Carolina state senate from Laurens County, 1960-64.
Baptist.
Member, Alpha
Tau Omega; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American Legion; Rotary;
Blue
Key.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Albert Montgomery Dixon and Sarah Youmans (King) Dixon; married,
August
14, 1926, to Katharine Simmons. |
| | | Image source: South Carolina
Legislative Manual 1964 |
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William Jennings Bryan Dorn (1916-2005) —
also known as W. J. Bryan Dorn —
of Greenwood, Greenwood
County, S.C.
Born near Greenwood, Greenwood
County, S.C., April
14, 1916.
Democrat. Member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1939-40; defeated in
primary, 1978; member of South
Carolina state senate from Greenwood County, 1941-42; served in
the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 3rd District, 1947-49,
1951-74; candidate for U.S.
Senator from South Carolina, 1948; candidate for Governor of
South Carolina, 1974; South
Carolina Democratic state chair, 1980-84; member of Democratic
National Committee from South Carolina, 1980-84.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Rotary;
American Legion; Newcomen
Society.
Died in Greenwood, Greenwood
County, S.C., August
13, 2005 (age 89 years, 121
days).
Interment at Bethel
Methodist Church Cemetery, Callison, S.C.
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Oscar Henry Doyle (b. 1893) —
also known as Oscar H. Doyle —
of Anderson, Anderson
County, S.C.
Born in Seneca, Oconee
County, S.C., May 7,
1893.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of South Carolina, 1937-50.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Legion; Freemasons;
Woodmen;
Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Jasper Doyle and Ella (Dendy) Doyle; married, October
12, 1921, to Hazel Murphy. |
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John Palmer Gaillard Jr. (1920-2006) —
also known as J. Palmer Gaillard, Jr. —
of Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C.
Born in Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C., April
20, 1920.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lumber
business; mayor
of Charleston, S.C., 1959-75.
Episcopalian.
Member, Elks; Rotary;
American Legion.
Killed in an automobile
accident, in Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C., July 29,
2006 (age 86 years, 100
days).
Interment at St.
Philip's Churchyard, Charleston, S.C.
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J. Bates Gerald (b. 1895) —
of Summerton, Clarendon
County, S.C.; Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C.
Born in Blackville, Barnwell
County, S.C., August
30, 1895.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; South
Carolina Republican state chair, 1938-50; delegate to Republican
National Convention from South Carolina, 1940,
1944,
1948,
1952
(member, Resolutions
Committee); member of Republican
National Committee from South Carolina, 1949.
Member, American Legion; Disabled
American Veterans; Lions; Sons of
the American Revolution.
Burial location unknown.
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Thomas Smithwick Gettys (1912-2003) —
also known as Thomas S. Gettys —
of Rock Hill, York
County, S.C.
Born in Rock Hill, York
County, S.C., June 19,
1912.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; staff for U.S. Rep. James
P. Richards; postmaster;
U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 5th District, 1964-74;
resigned 1974.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; American Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Elks; Rotary.
Died in Rock Hill, York
County, S.C., June 8,
2003 (age 90 years, 354
days).
Interment at Neely's Creek Associate Reformed Church Cemetery, Rock Hill,
S.C.
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Robert A. Hammett (b. 1927) —
of Inman, Spartanburg
County, S.C.
Born in Inman, Spartanburg
County, S.C., November
8, 1927.
Member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1961-.
Member, Lions;
American Legion; American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Woodmen.
Still living as of 1967.
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of J. W. Hayes and Mary (Love) Hayes; married, November
27, 1937, to Ruth Kirkland. |
| | | Image source: South Carolina
Legislative Manual 1964 |
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Ernest Frederick Hollings (1922-2019) —
also known as Ernest F. Hollings; Fritz Hollings;
"Foghorn Leghorn" —
of Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C.
Born in Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C., January
1, 1922.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1949-55; Lieutenant
Governor of South Carolina, 1955-59; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from South Carolina, 1956,
1996,
2000,
2004;
Governor
of South Carolina, 1959-63; U.S.
Senator from South Carolina, 1966-2005; candidate for Democratic
nomination for President, 1984.
Lutheran.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks;
American Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Ancient
Order of Hibernians; Sertoma.
Died in Isle of Palms, Charleston
County, S.C., April 6,
2019 (age 97 years, 95
days).
Interment at Bethany Cemetery, Charleston, S.C.
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Benjamin Franklin Hornsby (b. 1915) —
also known as Ben F. Hornsby —
of near Winnsboro, Fairfield
County, S.C.
Born in College Place, Richland
County, S.C., May 17,
1915.
Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; salesman;
farmer;
member of South
Carolina state senate from Fairfield County, 1960-64; member of
South
Carolina state house of representatives 41st District, 1980-82.
Methodist.
Member, Farm
Bureau; Freemasons;
American Legion; Lions.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Presumably named
for: Benjamin
Franklin |
| | | Relatives: Son of Marion Boyd Hornsby
and Cornelia (Hayes) Hornsby; married, January
20, 1945, to Esther Leitner. |
| | | Image source: South Carolina
Legislative Manual 1964 |
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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.
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Fleming Adolphus Jones Jr. (b. 1895) —
also known as Fleming A. Jones, Jr. —
of Welch, McDowell
County, W.Va.
Born in Gaffney, Cherokee
County, S.C., October
10, 1895.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from McDowell County, 1935-42,
1945-48; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
West Virginia, 1952.
Baptist.
African
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Elks; Phi
Beta Sigma; American Legion.
First
Black Democratic member of West Virginia House of Delegates.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Felix Jones and Emeline (Young) Jones; married, June 15,
1921, to H. Preston Mills. |
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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.
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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 |
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James Carlisle Kearse (1893-1973) —
also known as J. Carl Kearse —
of Bamberg, Bamberg
County, S.C.
Born in Olar, Bamberg
County, S.C., March
29, 1893.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Bamberg County,
1921-24; member of South
Carolina state senate from Bamberg County, 1940-56; alternate
delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1944;
South Carolina State Highway Commissioner.
Methodist.
Member, Lions;
American Legion; Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias.
Died, in a hospital
at Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C., March
14, 1973 (age 79 years, 350
days).
Interment at South End Cemetery, Bamberg, S.C.
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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.
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John Charles Lindsay (b. 1927) —
of Bennettsville, Marlboro
County, S.C.
Born in Bennettsville, Marlboro
County, S.C., April
18, 1927.
Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; lawyer; bank
director; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Marlboro County,
1953-62; member of South
Carolina state senate, 1963-76 (Marlboro County 1963-66, 9th
District 1967-68, 20th District 1969-72, 9th District 1972-76).
Member, Jaycees;
Freemasons;
Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American Legion; Alpha
Tau Omega; Phi
Delta Phi.
Still living as of 1976.
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Relatives: Son
of Ross Moore Lindsay, Sr. and Louis (Crosland) Lindsay; married, June 15,
1949, to Frances Maxine Bair. |
| | | Image source: South Carolina
Legislative Manual 1964 |
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James Robert Mann (1920-2010) —
of Greenville, Greenville
County, S.C.
Born in Greenville, Greenville
County, S.C., April
27, 1920.
Democrat. Colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1949-52; U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 4th District, 1969-79.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American Legion; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Kiwanis;
Elks; Woodmen.
Died in Greenville, Greenville
County, S.C., December
20, 2010 (age 90 years, 237
days).
Burial location unknown.
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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.
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Robert Evander McNair (1923-2007) —
also known as Robert E. McNair —
of Allendale, Allendale
County, S.C.
Born in Cades, Williamsburg
County, S.C., December
14, 1923.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1951-62; Lieutenant
Governor of South Carolina, 1963-65; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from South Carolina, 1964;
Governor
of South Carolina, 1965-71.
Baptist.
Member, American Legion; Farm
Bureau; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Lions;
Kappa
Sigma; Blue
Key.
Died, of brain
cancer, in Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C., November
17, 2007 (age 83 years, 338
days).
Burial location unknown.
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of S. G. Moore and Mary Ellen (Harrison) Moore; married 1945 to Janie
Lee O'Farrell. |
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Marshall Joyner Parker (b. 1922) —
also known as Marshall J. Parker —
of Seneca, Oconee
County, S.C.
Born in Seaboard, Northampton
County, N.C., April
25, 1922.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II;
member of South
Carolina state senate from Oconee County, 1957-66; candidate for
U.S.
Senator from South Carolina, 1966, 1968.
Methodist.
Member, Sigma
Nu; Lions;
American Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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James Hardin Peterson (1894-1978) —
also known as J. Hardin Peterson —
of Lakeland, Polk
County, Fla.
Born in Batesburg (now part of Batesburg-Leesville), Lexington
County, S.C., February
11, 1894.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; citrus
grower; Polk
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1921-32; U.S.
Representative from Florida 1st District, 1933-51; chairman,
First State Bank of
Lakeland.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Kappa Phi; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Knights
of Khorassan; Odd
Fellows; Kiwanis;
American Legion.
Died in Lakeland, Polk
County, Fla., March
28, 1978 (age 84 years, 45
days).
Interment at Roselawn
Cemetery, Lakeland, Fla.
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Henry Burchell Richardson (1916-1997) —
also known as Henry B. Richardson;
"Punch" —
of Sumter, Sumter
County, S.C.
Born in Laurens, Laurens
County, S.C., October
15, 1916.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
member of South
Carolina state senate, 1955-72 (Sumter County 1955-66, 20th
District 1967-68, 17th District 1969-72); alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1956.
Member, American Legion; Disabled
American Veterans; Elks; American Bar
Association.
Died in Columbia, Richland
County, S.C., May 11,
1997 (age 80 years, 208
days).
Interment at St. Marks Episcopal Cemetery, Pinewood, S.C.
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Frederick Grant Scurry Jr. (b. 1923) —
also known as Frederick G. Scurry, Jr. —
of near Saluda, Saluda
County, S.C.
Born in Saluda, Saluda
County, S.C., August
26, 1923.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of South
Carolina state senate from Saluda County, 1957-66.
Christian.
Member, Grange;
Freemasons;
Lions;
American Legion.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Ryan C. Shealy (1923-2001) —
of South Carolina.
Born in Leesville (now part of Batesburg-Leesville), Lexington
County, S.C., December
9, 1923.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1954-70; member of South
Carolina state senate, 1980-92.
Lutheran.
Member, American Legion; Woodmen.
Died March 5,
2001 (age 77 years, 86
days).
Interment at St. Peters Lutheran Church Cemetery, Lexington, S.C.
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Ivey Andrew Smoak Jr. (1923-2000) —
also known as I. A. Smoak, Jr. —
of Walterboro, Colleton
County, S.C.
Born in Walterboro, Colleton
County, S.C., April
18, 1923.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Colleton County,
1953-56; member of South
Carolina state senate from Colleton County, 1959-62.
Baptist.
Member, Kappa
Alpha Order; Jaycees;
Lions;
Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Elks; Farm
Bureau; American Legion.
Died January
2, 2000 (age 76 years, 259
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Ivey Andrew Smoak and Tommie (Clinkscales) Smoak; married to Anne
Owens Leppard. |
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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.
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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.
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James Price Stevens (b. 1920) —
also known as James P. Stevens —
of Loris, Horry
County, S.C.
Born in Loris, Horry
County, S.C., April 4,
1920.
Served in the U.S. Coast Guard during World War II; lawyer;
member of South
Carolina state senate, 1956-76 (Horry County 1956-66, 10th
District 1966-68, 15th District 1968-72, 11th District 1972-76).
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American Legion; Phi
Alpha Delta.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of M. D. Stevens and Lalla (McQueen) Stevens; married to Madeleine
Zabelicky. |
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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.
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James Madison Waddell Jr. (1922-2003) —
also known as James M. Waddell, Jr. —
of Beaufort, Beaufort
County, S.C.
Born in Boydell, Ashley
County, Ark., November
1, 1922.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; insurance
business; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Beaufort County,
1954-58; delegate to Democratic National Convention from South
Carolina, 1956
(alternate), 1964;
member of South
Carolina state senate, 1960-92 (Beaufort County 1960-66, 16th
District 1966-68, 13th District 1968-72, 15th District 1972-84, 46th
District 1984-92); resigned 1992.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Legion; Disabled
American Veterans; Navy
League; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Sertoma;
Farm
Bureau; Nature
Conservancy.
Died in Columbia, Richland
County, S.C., January
15, 2003 (age 80 years, 75
days).
Interment at Beaufort
National Cemetery, Beaufort, S.C.
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Henry Chester Walker Jr. (b. 1906) —
also known as Henry C. Walker —
of Ridgeland, Jasper
County, S.C.
Born in Seneca, Oconee
County, S.C., July 19,
1906.
School
principal; athletic
coach; superintendent
of schools; lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of South
Carolina state senate, 1949-51, 1961-68 (Jasper County 1949-51,
1961-66, 17th District 1967-68); resigned 1951.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
American Legion; Lions.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of H. C. Walker and Mary Alice (Buchanan) Walker; married to Bess
Suber. |
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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.
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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.
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