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Joel Adams (1750-1830) —
of South Carolina.
Born in Virginia, February
4, 1750.
Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; planter;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1814-15.
Baptist.
Died in Congaree, Richland District (now Richland
County), S.C., July 9,
1830 (age 80 years, 155
days).
Interment at St.
John's Episcopal Churchyard, Congaree, S.C.
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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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Lewis Malone Ayer Jr. (1821-1895) —
of Buford's Bridge, Barnwell District (now Bamberg
County), S.C.
Born near Barnwell, Barnwell District (now Barnwell
County), S.C., November
12, 1821.
Lawyer;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Barnwell, 1848-52;
delegate
to South Carolina secession convention from Barnwell, 1860-62; Representative
from South Carolina in the Confederate Congress, 1862-65.
Baptist.
Slaveowner.
Died in Anderson
County, S.C., March 8,
1895 (age 73 years, 116
days).
Interment at Silver Brook Cemetery, Anderson, S.C.
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Arthur Creel Baker (b. 1925) —
also known as Arthur C. Baker —
of Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C.
Born in Varina, Wake
County, N.C., January
19, 1925.
Lawyer;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1959.
Baptist. Member, Elks; Freemasons;
Exchange
Club.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Offie Franklin Baker and Myrtie (Whisenhunt) Baker; married, December
31, 1965, to Evelyn Canady. |
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Ben Barton (1823-1898) —
of San Bernardino, San
Bernardino County, Calif.
Born near Greenville, Greenville District (now Greenville
County), S.C., June 8,
1823.
Democrat. Physician;
postmaster at San
Bernardino, Calif., 1858-61; member of California
state assembly 1st District, 1862-63.
Baptist.
Died December
31, 1898 (age 75 years, 206
days).
Interment at Mountain View Cemetery, San Bernardino, Calif.
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William Edward Barton (1868-1955) —
also known as William E. Barton —
of Houston, Texas
County, Mo.
Born in Pickens
County, S.C., April
11, 1868.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; Texas
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1901-02; circuit judge in Missouri
19th Circuit, 1923-28, 1935-46; defeated, 1928, 1946; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 16th District, 1931-33.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Woodmen.
Died, from cerebral
thrombosis, in Springfield Baptist Hospital,
Springfield, Greene
County, Mo., July 29,
1955 (age 87 years, 109
days).
Interment at Pine
Lawn Cemetery, Houston, Mo.
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Ibra Charles Blackwood (1878-1936) —
also known as Ibra C. Blackwood —
of Spartanburg, Spartanburg
County, S.C.
Born in Blackwood, Spartanburg
County, S.C., November
21, 1878.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Spartanburg County,
1902-04; Governor of
South Carolina, 1931-35; member of Democratic
National Committee from South Carolina, 1932.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons.
Died February
12, 1936 (age 57 years, 83
days).
Interment at Greenlawn
Memorial Gardens, Spartanburg, S.C.
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Bill Blanton (b. 1922) —
of Gaffney, Cherokee
County, S.C.
Born in Gaffney, Cherokee
County, S.C., October
23, 1922.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; grocer;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1957-58.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Clarence H. Blanton and Dorothula (Osment) Blanton; married, August
9, 1946, to Alma Lee Goldsmith. |
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Dewey Boyce Blanton (1908-1972) —
also known as Dewey B. Blanton —
of Chesnee, Spartanburg
County, S.C.
Born in Cowpens, Spartanburg
County, S.C., October
20, 1908.
Oil
distributor; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1951-56, 1957-58.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died March 9,
1972 (age 63 years, 141
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Greenlawn
Memorial Gardens, Spartanburg, S.C.
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James Paul Blanton (1915-2004) —
also known as James P. Blanton —
of near Loris, Horry
County, S.C.
Born near Nichols, Marion
County, S.C., December
13, 1915.
Businessman;
farmer;
vice-president, Horry County National Bank;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1967-68.
Baptist.
Died, in Loris Community Hospital,
Loris, Horry
County, S.C., September
3, 2004 (age 88 years, 265
days).
Interment at Mount Olive Baptist Church Cemetery, Horry County, S.C.
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John Dob Blanton (1870-1960) —
also known as John D. Blanton —
of Marion, McDowell
County, N.C.
Born in Dysartville, McDowell
County, N.C., November
12, 1870.
Democrat. Merchant;
member of North
Carolina state senate 27th District, 1935.
Baptist.
Died, from a cerebrovascular
accident, in Marion General Hospital,
Marion, Marion
County, S.C., July 3,
1960 (age 89 years, 234
days).
Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery, Marion, N.C.
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Relatives: Son
of William Miller Blanton and Josephine (Setzer) Blanton; married to
Nancy D. Fleming. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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William Augustus Bootle (1902-2005) —
also known as William A. Bootle —
of Macon, Bibb
County, Ga.
Born in Walterboro, Colleton
County, S.C., August
19, 1902.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia, 1929-33; U.S.
District Judge for the Middle District of Georgia, 1954-72; took
senior status 1972.
Baptist. Member, Phi
Delta Theta; Freemasons;
Civitan.
Died January
25, 2005 (age 102 years,
159 days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Macon, Ga.
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Percy Eugene Brabham (1905-1978) —
also known as P. Eugene Brabham —
of Bamberg, Bamberg
County, S.C.
Born in Olar, Bamberg
County, S.C., May 28,
1905.
Farmer;
newspaper
publisher; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Bamberg County,
1951-58; member of South
Carolina state senate from Bamberg County, 1958-64.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons;
Lions;
Junior
Order; Moose.
Died in South Carolina, September
19, 1978 (age 73 years, 114
days).
Interment at Bamberg County Memory Gardens, Bamberg, S.C.
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Lee Bright (b. 1970) —
Born in Greer, Greenville
County, S.C., March
21, 1970.
Republican. Member of South
Carolina state senate 12th District, 2009-16; defeated, 2016;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from South Carolina, 2014; candidate for U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 4th District, 2018.
Southern Baptist.
Still living as of 2018.
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Henry Edward Brown Jr. (b. 1935) —
also known as Henry E. Brown, Jr. —
of Hanahan, Berkeley
County, S.C.
Born in Bishopville, Lee
County, S.C., December
20, 1935.
Republican. Business
executive; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1985-2000; U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 1st District, 2001-.
Baptist.
Still living as of 2014.
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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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Larcenia J. Bullard (b. 1947) —
of Miami-Dade
County, Fla.
Born in Allendale, Allendale
County, S.C., July 21,
1947.
Democrat. Member of Florida
state house of representatives 118th District, 1993-.
Female.
Baptist. African
ancestry. Member, NAACP; Delta
Sigma Theta.
Still living as of 1999.
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Edward Williams Cantwell —
also known as E. W. Cantwell —
of Kingstree, Williamsburg
County, S.C.
Democrat. Minister;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from South
Carolina, 1940,
1944,
1948;
member of South
Carolina state senate from Williamsburg County, 1947-51; resigned
1951.
Baptist.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Jesse Francis Carter (b. 1873) —
also known as Jesse F. Carter —
of Bamberg, Bamberg
County, S.C.
Born near Lodge, Colleton
County, S.C., September
12, 1873.
Member of South
Carolina state senate from Bamberg County, 1925-27; resigned
1927; justice of
South Carolina state supreme court, 1927-40.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Miles McMillin Carter and Janie Irene (Kinard) Carter; married to
Lydia Jenkins. |
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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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Beckham Hilton Clyburn (1886-1961) —
of Lancaster
County, S.C.
Born in Lancaster
County, S.C., March 1,
1886.
Democrat. Farmer;
member of South
Carolina state senate from Lancaster County, 1930-34.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Junior
Order.
Died in Kershaw, Lancaster
County, S.C., August
21, 1961 (age 75 years, 173
days).
Interment at Kershaw
City Cemetery, Kershaw, S.C.
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Robert Archer Cooper (1874-1953) —
also known as Robert A. Cooper —
of Laurens, Laurens
County, S.C.; Washington,
D.C.; San Juan, San Juan
Municipio, Puerto Rico.
Born in Laurens
County, S.C., June 12,
1874.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Laurens County,
1900-04; Solicitor, 8th Judicial Circuit, 1905-16; Governor of
South Carolina, 1919-22; U.S.
District Judge for Puerto Rico, 1934-.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died August
7, 1953 (age 79 years, 56
days).
Interment at Laurens
Cemetery, Laurens, S.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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John Mobley Daniel (b. 1883) —
of Greenville, Greenville
County, S.C.; Columbia, Richland
County, S.C.
Born in Saluda
County, S.C., July 22,
1883.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Greenville County,
1910-12; South
Carolina state attorney general, 1925-36.
Baptist. Member, Woodmen of
the World; Knights
of Pythias; Redmen;
Junior
Order.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Furman Daniel and Susan (Adams) Daniel; married, June 26,
1918, to Pearle Richardson. |
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Hosea Jefferson Dean (1806-1855) —
also known as H. J. Dean —
of Spartanburg, Spartanburg District (now Spartanburg
County), S.C.
Born in Spartanburg District (now Spartanburg
County), S.C., July 11,
1806.
Lawyer;
Spartanburg District Commissioner in Equity, 1832-44; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1850-52; Clerk, South
Carolina House of Representatives, 1853.
Baptist.
Died, of heart
disease, in White Sulphur Springs, Greenbrier
County, Va (now W.Va.), August
3, 1855 (age 49 years, 23
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Rembert Coney Dennis (1915-1992) —
also known as Rembert C. Dennis —
of Moncks Corner, Berkeley
County, S.C.
Born in Pinopolis, Berkeley
County, S.C., August
27, 1915.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Berkeley County,
1938-42; member of South
Carolina state senate, 1942-88 (Berkeley County 1942-66, 14th
District 1966-84, 37th District 1984-88); delegate to Democratic
National Convention from South Carolina, 1944,
1948
(alternate), 1952,
1956,
1960;
candidate for justice of
South Carolina state supreme court, 1956.
Baptist. Member, American Bar
Association; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Lions;
Woodmen
of the World; Blue
Key.
Died June 20,
1992 (age 76 years, 298
days).
Interment at St.
John's Baptist Churchyard, Pinopolis, S.C.
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Harry Shuler Dent (1930-2007) —
also known as Harry S. Dent —
of Columbia, Richland
County, S.C.
Born in St. Matthews, Calhoun
County, S.C., February
21, 1930.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; South
Carolina Republican state chair, 1965-68; special counsel and
political advisor to President Richard
M. Nixon; pleaded
guilty in 1974 to a federal campaign
finance violation, and sentenced
to one month probation.
Baptist. Member, Phi
Alpha Delta; Pi
Kappa Alpha.
Died, from complications of Alzheimer's
disease, in Columbia, Richland
County, S.C., September
28, 2007 (age 77 years, 219
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Hampton N. Dent and Sallie P. Dent; married to Betty
Francis. |
| | | See also NNDB
dossier |
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Elias Evander Dickson (1832-1909) —
also known as Elias E. Dickson; E. E.
Dickson —
of Manning, Clarendon
County, S.C.
Born in Sumter
County, S.C., December
21, 1832.
Farmer;
delegate
to South Carolina state constitutional convention from Clarendon
County, 1868; member of South
Carolina state senate from Clarendon County, 1868-74.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Manning, Clarendon
County, S.C., January
22, 1909 (age 76 years, 32
days).
Interment somewhere
in Manning, S.C.
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Relatives: Son
of Joihn LeGrande Dickson and Mary Ann (Huggins) Dickson; married to
Mary McGill Plowden. |
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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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Michael L. Fair (b. 1946) —
also known as Mike Fair —
of Greenville, Greenville
County, S.C.
Born in Greenville, Greenville
County, S.C., June 16,
1946.
Republican. Member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1984-95; member of South
Carolina state senate, 1995-2016; delegate to Republican National
Convention from South Carolina, 2008.
Baptist.
Still living as of 2016.
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Hampton Pitts Fulmer (1875-1944) —
also known as Hampton P. Fulmer —
of Orangeburg, Orangeburg
County, S.C.
Born near Springfield, Orangeburg
County, S.C., June 23,
1875.
Democrat. Farmer;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1917-20; U.S.
Representative from South Carolina, 1921-44 (7th District
1921-33, 2nd District 1933-44); died in office 1944.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons;
Woodmen;
Junior
Order.
Died October
19, 1944 (age 69 years, 118
days).
Interment at Memorial
Park Cemetery, Orangeburg, S.C.
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Allard Henry Gasque (1873-1938) —
also known as Allard H. Gasque —
of Florence, Florence
County, S.C.
Born in Marion County (part now in Florence
County), S.C., March 8,
1873.
Democrat. School teacher
and principal; superintendent
of schools; member of South
Carolina Democratic State Executive Committee, 1912-20; chair of
Florence County Democratic Party, 1919-23; U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 6th District, 1923-38; died in
office 1938.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons;
Junior
Order; Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Odd
Fellows.
Died June 17,
1938 (age 65 years, 101
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Florence, S.C.
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Lindsey Olin Graham (b. 1955) —
also known as Lindsey Graham —
of South Carolina.
Born in Central, Pickens
County, S.C., July 9,
1955.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1992-94; U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 3rd District, 1995-2003; U.S.
Senator from South Carolina, 2003-.
Southern Baptist.
Still living as of 2020.
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Lawrence Marion Gressette (b. 1902) —
also known as L. Marion Gressette —
of St. Matthews, Calhoun
County, S.C.
Born near St. Matthews, Calhoun
County, S.C., February
11, 1902.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Calhoun County,
1925-28, 1931-32; member of South
Carolina state senate, 1937-76 (Calhoun County 1937-66, 19th
District 1967-68, 11th District 1969-72, 13th District 1972-76);
delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1952
(alternate), 1956,
1964;
South
Carolina Democratic state chair, 1953-54.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons;
Phi
Kappa Phi; Lions; Blue
Key.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of J. T. Gressette and Rosa (Wannamaker) Gressette; married, August
18, 1927, to Florence
Howell. |
| | | Image source: South Carolina
Legislative Manual 1964 |
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Wilton Earle Hall (1901-1980) —
also known as Wilton E. Hall —
of Anderson, Anderson
County, S.C.
Born in Starr, Anderson
County, S.C., March
11, 1901.
Democrat. Newspaper
publisher; established radio
station WAIM, 1935; candidate for Presidential Elector for South
Carolina; U.S.
Senator from South Carolina, 1944-45; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1956.
Baptist. Member, Navy
League; Sigma
Delta Chi; Elks; Lions.
Died in Anderson, Anderson
County, S.C., February
25, 1980 (age 78 years, 351
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Forest
Lawn Memorial Park, Anderson, S.C.
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James Pershing Harrelson (1919-2003) —
also known as James P. Harrelson; J. P. Harrelson;
"Preacher" —
of Walterboro, Colleton
County, S.C.
Born in Mullins, Marion
County, S.C., June 28,
1919.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; Baptist
minister; lawyer;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1957-60, 1991-94; member
of South
Carolina state senate, 1963-76 (Colleton County 1963-66, 17th
District 1967-68, 13th District 1969-72, 15th District 1972-76);
delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1964,
1968,
1972.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Woodmen
of the World; Elks; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American Bar
Association.
Recipient of the Order of the Palmetto, South Carolina's highest
civilian award.
Died, from strokes
and Parkinson's
disease, in Roper Hospital,
Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C., April
30, 2003 (age 83 years, 306
days).
Interment at Black
Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, Walterboro, S.C.
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Relatives: Son
of Carson A. Harrelson and Bertha Mae Harrelson; married, June 24,
1943, to Hazel H. Richardson. |
| | | Image source: South Carolina
Legislative Manual 1964 |
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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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William Shorten Henerey (1827-1871) —
of South Carolina.
Born in Beaufort, Beaufort
County, S.C., January
2, 1827.
Delegate
to South Carolina state constitutional convention, 1865; member
of South
Carolina state senate, 1865-66.
Baptist.
Slaveowner.
Died in Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C., September
23, 1871 (age 44 years, 264
days).
Interment at First
Baptist Churchyard, Charleston, S.C.
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William Howard (1875-1953) —
of Darlington, Darlington
County, S.C.
Born in Sumter
County, S.C., 1875.
Republican. Minister;
delegate to Republican National Convention from South Carolina, 1924,
1928
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business), 1936
(alternate); printing
business.
Baptist. African
ancestry.
Died, from uremia
due to prostate
adenoma, in Saunders Memorial Hospital,
Florence, Florence
County, S.C., May 21,
1953 (age about 77
years).
Interment at Darlington Memorial Cemetery, Darlington, S.C.
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Jesse Louis Jackson Jr. (b. 1965) —
also known as Jesse L. Jackson, Jr. —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Greenville, Greenville
County, S.C., March
11, 1965.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois,
1996,
2000,
2004,
2008;
speaker, 1988;
U.S.
Representative from Illinois 2nd District, 1995-2012; resigned
2012; investigated
by federal prosecutors in 2012 over misuse
of campaign funds, amounting to about $750,000 spent on personal
items, such as cashmere
capes and a fedora;
in February 2013, following his resignation
from Congress, he his wife pleaded
guilty; he was sentenced to 30 months in federal
prison; released in 2015.
Baptist. African
ancestry. Member, Omega
Psi Phi.
Still living as of 2021.
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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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Henry S. Jordan —
of Anderson, Anderson
County, S.C.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Air Force during the Vietnam War; physician;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from South Carolina, 1986; candidate for U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 3rd District, 1988; candidate
for Lieutenant
Governor of South Carolina, 1994, 2006; member, South Carolina
State Board of Education, 1997-2001.
Baptist.
Still living as of 2006.
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William Hayne Leavell (1850-1930) —
also known as William H. Leavell —
of Jackson, Hinds
County, Miss.; New York, New York
County, N.Y.; Manchester, Hillsborough
County, N.H.; Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.; Meridian, Lauderdale
County, Miss.; Houston, Harris
County, Tex.; Carrollton, Carroll
County, Miss.
Born in Newberry District (now Newberry
County), S.C., May 24,
1850.
Democrat. Ordained
minister; U.S. Minister to Guatemala, 1913-18.
Baptist or Presbyterian.
Died in Harris
County, Tex., 1930
(age about
80 years).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, North Carrollton, Miss.
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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 Wood Lewis (1801-1865) —
Born in Spartanburg
County, S.C., February
1, 1801.
Member of South Carolina state legislature, 1830-31; member of Georgia
state senate, 1845; Senator
from Georgia in the Confederate Congress, 1862-63.
Baptist.
Died in Canton, Cherokee
County, Ga., July 11,
1865 (age 64 years, 160
days).
Interment at Riverview
Cemetery, Canton, Ga.
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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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Archibald Gilbert McAlister (b. 1873) —
also known as Archibald G. McAlister —
of Arizona.
Born in Tatum, Marlboro
County, S.C., September
23, 1873.
Superior court judge in Arizona, 1912-21; justice of
Arizona state supreme court, 1921-45; chief
justice of Arizona Supreme Court, 1923-27, 1931-33, 1937-39,
1943-45.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons.
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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James A. Miles (b. 1941) —
of Isle of Palms, Charleston
County, S.C.
Born in Norfolk,
Va., October
10, 1941.
Secretary
of state of South Carolina, 1991-.
Baptist.
Still living as of 2001.
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Robert Foster Morgan (b. 1922) —
also known as Robert F. Morgan —
of Shelby, Cleveland
County, N.C.
Born in Anderson
County, S.C., June 24,
1922.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; member
of North
Carolina state senate 27th District, 1953-59.
Baptist. Member, Rotary;
Jaycees;
Freemasons.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of O. Z. Morgan and Minnietta (Foster) Morgan; married 1953 to Ruth
Norment Moore. |
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Edwards Bobo Murray (1854-1894) —
of Anderson, Anderson
County, S.C.
Born in Newberry District (now Newberry
County), S.C., February
5, 1854.
Democrat. Lawyer; newspaper
editor; chair of
Anderson County Democratic Party, 1878-90; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Anderson County,
1878-84; involved in a dispute over alcohol prohibition in Anderson
County, which he supported; on September 15, 1885, in the public
square of Anderson, S.C., he was shot
at by John
Brown Moore, and fired
back, injuring Moore; charges
against him were dismissed; member of South
Carolina state senate from Anderson County, 1886-90.
Baptist. Member, Sons of
Temperance.
Drowned
while rescuing his daughter in a swimming pond, Anderson, Anderson
County, S.C., July 7,
1894 (age 40 years, 152
days).
Interment at Silver Brook Cemetery, Anderson, S.C.
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Robert Nelson Cornelius Nix Sr. (1898-1987) —
also known as Robert N. C. Nix, Sr. —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Orangeburg, Orangeburg
County, S.C., August
9, 1898.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1956,
1960,
1964;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1958-79 (4th District 1958-63,
2nd District 1963-79).
Baptist. African
ancestry. Member, NAACP; Elks; American
Woodmen.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., June 22,
1987 (age 88 years, 317
days).
Burial location unknown.
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John Belton O'Neall (1793-1863) —
of South Carolina.
Born in Bush River, Newberry
County, S.C., April
10, 1793.
Lawyer;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1816-28; Speaker of
the South Carolina State House of Representatives, 1824-26;
Judge, South Carolina Court of Appeals, 1830.
Baptist. Irish
ancestry.
Died near Newberry, Newberry
County, S.C., September
27, 1863 (age 70 years, 170
days).
Burial location unknown.
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James Byeram Owens (c.1816-1889) —
also known as James B. Owens —
of Ocala, Marion
County, Fla.
Born near Winnsboro, Fairfield
County, S.C., about 1816.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Florida, 1860;
delegate
to Florida secession convention, 1861; Delegate
from Florida to the Confederate Provisional Congress, 1861-62.
Baptist.
Slaveowner.
Died August
1, 1889 (age about 73
years).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Ocala, Fla.
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Jefferson Davis Parris (b. 1884) —
of Gaffney, Cherokee
County, S.C.
Born in Gaffney, Cherokee
County, S.C., October
6, 1884.
Member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Cherokee County,
1927-28, 1931-34; member of South
Carolina state senate from Cherokee County, 1935-38.
Baptist. Member, Knights
of Pythias; Knights
of Khorassan; Redmen;
Junior
Order; Woodmen of
the World.
Burial location unknown.
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Presumably named
for: Jefferson
Davis |
| | | Relatives: Son of James Parris and
Carolyn (Coyle) Parris; married, May 19,
1914, to Alice Pearl Green. |
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Roger Craft Peace (1899-1968) —
also known as Roger C. Peace —
of Greenville, Greenville
County, S.C.
Born in Greenville, Greenville
County, S.C., May 19,
1899.
Democrat. Newspaper
publisher; U.S.
Senator from South Carolina, 1941.
Baptist.
Died in Greenville, Greenville
County, S.C., August
20, 1968 (age 69 years, 93
days).
Interment at Springwood
Cemetery, Greenville, S.C.
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William Pierce Price (1835-1908) —
of South Carolina; Dahlonega, Lumpkin
County, Ga.
Born in Dahlonega, Lumpkin
County, Ga., January
29, 1835.
Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; member
of South Carolina state legislature, 1864-66; member of Georgia state
legislature, 1868; U.S.
Representative from Georgia 6th District, 1870-73; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 1880.
Baptist.
Died in 1908
(age about
73 years).
Interment at Hill
Crest Cemetery, Dahlonega, Ga.
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James Burriss Pruitt (b. 1902) —
of Anderson, Anderson
County, S.C.
Born in Starr, Anderson
County, S.C., March
30, 1902.
Secretary to U.S. Rep. Fred
H. Dominick; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Anderson County;
elected 1924; member of South
Carolina state senate from Anderson County, 1935-50; resigned
1950; circuit judge in South Carolina 10th Circuit; elected 1950.
Baptist. Member, Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John C. Pruitt and Anna (Major) Pruitt. |
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Ralph Heyward Ramsey Jr. (b. 1900) —
also known as Ralph Ramsey, Jr. —
of Brevard, Transylvania
County, N.C.
Born in Wedgefield, Sumter
County, S.C., April 7,
1900.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
mayor of Brevard, N.C., 1931-33; member of North
Carolina state senate 32nd District, 1935; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from North Carolina, 1956.
Baptist. Member, Kiwanis;
Pi
Kappa Phi.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Ralph Heywood Ramsey and Una Elizabeth (Wells) Ramsey; married 1926 to Mary
Dick Alford. |
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Blondell Reynolds=Brown (b. 1952) —
also known as Blondell Reynolds —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Sumter, Sumter
County, S.C., October
16, 1952.
Democrat. School
teacher; dancer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1984,
1996,
2000,
2004,
2008.
Female.
Baptist. African
ancestry. Member, Delta
Sigma Theta.
Still living as of 2019.
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David Scott (b. 1946) —
of Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga.
Born in Aynor, Horry
County, S.C., June 27,
1946.
Democrat. Member of Georgia
state house of representatives, 1974-82; member of Georgia
state senate, 1982-2002; U.S.
Representative from Georgia 13th District, 2003-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 2004,
2008.
Baptist. African
ancestry.
Still living as of 2014.
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Charles Earl Simons Jr. (1916-1999) —
also known as Charles E. Simons, Jr. —
of South Carolina.
Born in Johnston, Edgefield
County, S.C., August
17, 1916.
Lawyer;
law partner of Strom
Thurmond; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1942, 1947-48, 1960-64;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of South Carolina,
1964-65; U.S.
District Judge for South Carolina, 1965-86; took senior status
1986.
Baptist.
Died, from the effects of head injuries sustained in a fall, at
Aiken Regional Medical
Center, Aiken, Aiken
County, S.C., October
26, 1999 (age 83 years, 70
days).
Interment at Aiken
Memorial Gardens, Aiken, S.C.
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Charles Aurelius Smith (1861-1916) —
of Florence
County, S.C.
Born in Hertford
County, N.C., January
21, 1861.
Democrat. Member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Florence County,
1908-10; Lieutenant
Governor of South Carolina, 1911-15; Governor of
South Carolina, 1915.
Baptist.
Died in Baltimore,
Md., April 1,
1916 (age 55 years, 71
days).
Interment at Byrd
Cemetery, Timmonsville, 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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Doctor Allen Spivey (1868-1945) —
also known as D. A. Spivey —
of Conway, Horry
County, S.C.
Born in Horry
County, S.C., August
25, 1868.
Democrat. Real
estate and insurance
business; tobacco
warehouser; hotel
business; banker; chair of
Horry County Democratic Party, 1894; mayor of
Conway, S.C., 1901-03; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Horry County,
1904-08; member of South
Carolina state senate from Horry County, 1908-12, 1924-28;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from South
Carolina, 1924.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Woodmen of
the World; Odd
Fellows.
Died in Conway, Horry
County, S.C., May 24,
1945 (age 76 years, 272
days).
Interment at Lakeside
Cemetery, Conway, S.C.
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Walton Murff Stephens (b. 1893) —
also known as Walton M. Stephens —
of Abbeville, Abbeville
County, S.C.
Born in Central, Pickens
County, S.C., December
29, 1893.
Member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Abbeville County,
1954-56; member of South
Carolina state senate from Abbeville County, 1958-62.
Baptist. Member, Brotherhood
of Locomotive Engineers; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Lions.
Burial location unknown.
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Benjamin Walter Thomason (1893-1987) —
also known as B. W. Thomason —
of Brevard, Transylvania
County, N.C.
Born in Greenville
County, S.C., August
15, 1893.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; Baptist
minister; member of North
Carolina state senate 32nd District, 1959; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1965-66.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons.
Died in 1987
(age about
93 years).
Interment somewhere
in Brevard, N.C.
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Relatives: Son
of Benjamin Arnold Thomason and Emma (Leake) Thomason; married to
Jannette Martin. |
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James Strom Thurmond (1902-2003) —
also known as Strom Thurmond —
of Edgefield, Edgefield
County, S.C.; Aiken, Aiken
County, S.C.; Columbia, Richland
County, S.C.
Born in Edgefield, Edgefield
County, S.C., December
5, 1902.
School
teacher; superintendent
of schools; lawyer;
member of South
Carolina state senate from Edgefield County, 1933-38; resigned
1938; delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Carolina,
1936,
1948,
1952
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business), 1956;
circuit judge in South Carolina, 1938-46; served in the U.S. Army
during World War II; Governor of
South Carolina, 1947-51; States Rights candidate for President
of the United States, 1948; U.S.
Senator from South Carolina, 1954-56, 1956-2003; received 14
electoral votes for Vice-President, 1960;
delegate to Republican National Convention from South Carolina, 1972,
1988.
Baptist. Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Pi
Kappa Alpha.
Died in Edgefield, Edgefield
County, S.C., June 26,
2003 (age 100 years,
203 days).
Interment at Willow
Brook Cemetery, Edgefield, S.C.; statue erected 1999 at State
House Grounds, Columbia, S.C.
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Relatives: Son
of John William Thurmond and Eleanor Gertrude Thurmond; married 1968 to Nancy
Janice Moore; married 1947 to Jean
Crouch. |
| | | Cross-reference: Charles
E. Simons, Jr. — Joe
Wilson — John
Light Napier — Robert
Adams |
| | | Strom Thurmond Federal
Building and U.S.
Courthouse, in Columbia,
South Carolina, is named for
him. — Strom Thurmond High
School, in Johnston,
South Carolina, is named for
him. |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — National
Governors Association biography — Wikipedia
article — NNDB
dossier — OurCampaigns
candidate detail |
| | | Books about Strom Thurmond: Essie May
Washington-Williams, Dear
Senator : A Memoir by the Daughter of Strom Thurmond —
Jack Bass & Marilyn W. Thompson, Strom:
The Complicated Personal and Political Life of Strom
Thurmond — R. J. Duke, The
Centennial Senator: True Stories of Strom Thurmond from the People
Who Knew Him Best — Joseph Crespino, Strom
Thurmond's America |
| | | Image source: Library of
Congress |
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Frank Elbert Timmerman (1899-1966) —
also known as Frank E. Timmerman —
of Edgefield, Edgefield
County, S.C.
Born in Aiken
County, S.C., October
19, 1899.
Automobile
dealer; wholesale oil
distributor; real estate
business; farmer;
member of South
Carolina state senate from Edgefield County, 1957-64.
Baptist. Member, Farm
Bureau; Freemasons;
Lions.
Died March
16, 1966 (age 66 years, 148
days).
Interment at Sunset Gardens Memorial Park, Johnston, S.C.
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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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Washington Hodges Timmerman (1832-1908) —
also known as W. H. Timmerman —
of Edgefield
County, S.C.
Born in Edgefield District (now Edgefield
County), S.C., May 29,
1832.
Democrat. Physician;
farmer;
served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; banker;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Edgefield County,
1882-83, 1890-91; resigned 1891; member of South
Carolina state senate from Edgefield County, 1891-93; alternate
delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1892;
chair
of Edgefield County Democratic Party, 1892; Lieutenant
Governor of South Carolina, 1893-96; delegate
to South Carolina state constitutional convention from Edgefield
County, 1895; South
Carolina state treasurer, 1897-1901; candidate for Governor of
South Carolina, 1902.
Baptist. Member, Sons of
Temperance.
Died, from pneumonia,
in Batesburg (now part of Batesburg-Leesville), Lexington
County, S.C., July 14,
1908 (age 76 years, 46
days).
Interment at Timmerman Cemetery, Aiken County, 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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William Paul Wallace (1921-2013) —
also known as William P. Wallace; Billy
Wallace —
of Marlboro
County, S.C.
Born in Bennettsville, Marlboro
County, S.C., October
19, 1921.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of South
Carolina state senate from Marlboro County, 1958.
Baptist. Member, Rotary.
Died December
31, 2013 (age 92 years, 73
days).
Interment at Wallace Baptist Church Cemetery, Wallace, S.C.
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Albert William Watson (1922-1994) —
also known as Albert Watson —
of South Carolina.
Born in Sumter, Sumter
County, S.C., August
30, 1922.
Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1955-58, 1960-62; U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 2nd District, 1963-71;
candidate for Governor of
South Carolina, 1970.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons;
Lions;
Woodmen.
Died September
25, 1994 (age 72 years, 26
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Harold Norman West (b. 1920) —
of Moncks Corner, Berkeley
County, S.C.
Born in Rocky Mount, Nash
County, N.C., August
15, 1920.
Lawyer;
Berkeley
County Master in Equity, 1954-60; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1961-67.
Baptist. Member, Omicron
Delta Kappa; Freemasons;
Rotary.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of W. Edgar West, Sr. and Imel Joyce West; married, July 20,
1946, to Marjorie Ann Hodges. |
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David Reece Williams (1877-1937) —
also known as D. Reece Williams —
of Lancaster
County, S.C.
Born in Lancaster, Lancaster
County, S.C., February
16, 1877.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of South
Carolina state senate from Lancaster County, 1914-18.
Baptist. Member, American Bar
Association; Knights
of Pythias; Junior
Order; Freemasons.
Died, from heart
disease, in Lancaster, Lancaster
County, S.C., September
20, 1937 (age 60 years, 216
days).
Interment at Westside
Cemetery, Lancaster, S.C.
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Ransome Judson Williams (1892-1970) —
also known as R. J. Williams —
of Mullins, Marion
County, S.C.
Born in Cope, Orangeburg
County, S.C., January
4, 1892.
Democrat. Pharmacist;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1928
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1944
(alternate); member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1931-32; Lieutenant
Governor of South Carolina, 1943-45; Governor of
South Carolina, 1945-47.
Baptist.
Died January
7, 1970 (age 78 years, 3
days).
Burial location unknown.
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William Woodward (b. 1762) —
of Chester District (now Chester
County), S.C.
Born in South Carolina, October
7, 1762.
U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 5th District, 1815-17; member
of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Chester, 1820-23.
Baptist.
Interment at Woodward Family Cemetery, Fairfield County, S.C.
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