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Catholic Politicians in South Carolina

Christopher Columbus Bowen (1832-1880) — of Charleston County, S.C. Born in Providence, Providence County, R.I., January 5, 1832. Republican. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from South Carolina 2nd District, 1867-71; delegate to South Carolina state constitutional convention from Charleston County, 1868; member of South Carolina state house of representatives from Charleston County, 1871-72; Charleston County Sheriff, 1873-80. Catholic. Died in New York, New York County, N.Y., June 23, 1880 (age 48 years, 170 days). Interment at St. Lawrence Cemetery, Charleston, S.C.   Presumably named for: Christopher Columbus   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial   Heather Fiorentino (b. 1958) — of New Port Richey, Pasco County, Fla. Born in Columbia, Richland County, S.C., 1958. Republican. Member of Florida state house of representatives 46th District, 1999-. Female. Catholic. Member, League of Women Voters. Still living as of 1999.   John Patrick Grace (1874-1940) — also known as John P. Grace — of Charleston, Charleston County, S.C. Born in Charleston, Charleston County, S.C., December 30, 1874. Lawyer; newspaper publisher; mayor of Charleston, S.C., 1911-15, 1919-23. Catholic. Irish ancestry. Died in Charleston, Charleston County, S.C., June 25, 1940 (age 65 years, 178 days). Interment at St. Lawrence Cemetery, Charleston, S.C.   Relatives: Married to Ella Barkley Sullivan.   The John P. Grace Bridge (built 1929, replaced and removed 2005), over the Cooper River from Charleston to Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina, was named for him.   See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial   Patrick Henry Kennedy (b. 1885) — of Charleston, Charleston County, S.C. Born in Charleston, Charleston County, S.C., October 14, 1885. Lawyer; realtor; member of South Carolina state house of representatives from Charleston County, 1922-24. Catholic. Burial location unknown.   Presumably named for: Patrick Henry   Relatives: Son of M. F. Kennedy and Maggie Kennedy.   Clare Boothe Luce (1903-1987) — also known as Ann Clare Boothe; Clare Boothe Brokaw — of Greenwich, Fairfield County, Conn.; Ridgefield, Fairfield County, Conn. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., April 10, 1903. Republican. Writer; journalist; playwright; U.S. Representative from Connecticut 4th District, 1943-47; delegate to Republican National Convention from Connecticut, 1944, 1948 (speaker), 1952; U.S. Ambassador to Italy, 1953-56. Female. Catholic. Received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1983. Died, from a brain tumor, in Washington, D.C., October 9, 1987 (age 84 years, 182 days). Interment at Mepkin Abbey, Moncks Corner, S.C.   Relatives: Step-daughter of Albert Elmer Austin; daughter of William Franklin Boothe and Anna Clara Snyder; married, August 10, 1923, to George Tuttle Brokaw; married, November 23, 1935, to Henry Robinson Luce; mother of Ann Clare Brokaw.   Cross-reference: Albert P. Morano   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile — Find-A-Grave memorial   Books about Clare Boothe Luce: Sylvia Morris, Rage for Fame : The Ascent of Clare Boothe Luce — Stephen C. Shadegg, Clare Boothe Luce: a biography — Joseph Lyons, Clare Boothe Luce: Author and Diplomat (for young readers)   Stephen Russell Mallory Jr. (1848-1907) — also known as Stephen R. Mallory, Jr. — of Pensacola, Escambia County, Fla. Born in Columbia, Richland County, S.C., November 2, 1848. Democrat. Served in the Confederate Navy during the Civil War; lawyer; member of Florida state house of representatives, 1876; member of Florida state senate, 1880-84; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Florida, 1888; U.S. Representative from Florida 1st District, 1891-95; U.S. Senator from Florida, 1897-1907; died in office 1907. Catholic. Died in Pensacola, Escambia County, Fla., December 23, 1907 (age 59 years, 51 days). Interment at St. Michael's Cemetery, Pensacola, Fla.   Relatives: Son of Stephen Russell Mallory.   Political family: Mallory-White family of California and Florida.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article   Joseph Patrick Riley Jr. (b. 1943) — also known as Joseph P. Riley, Jr. — of Charleston, Charleston County, S.C. Born in Charleston, Charleston County, S.C., January 19, 1943. Democrat. Member of South Carolina state house of representatives, 1968-74; mayor of Charleston, S.C., 1975-2016; candidate for Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina, 1994. Catholic. Irish ancestry. Still living as of 2016.   See also Wikipedia article

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