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David Clinton Appleby (1808-1864) —
of Colleton District (part now in Dorchester
County), S.C.
Born in Colleton District (part now in Dorchester
County), S.C., March 4,
1808.
Planter;
preacher; delegate
to South Carolina secession convention from St. George's,
Dorchester, 1860-62.
Methodist.
Died in Grover, Colleton District (now Dorchester
County), S.C., March
10, 1864 (age 56 years, 6
days).
Interment at Hagermans Cemetery, Reevesville, S.C.
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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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Thomas Jefferson Graham (1866-1956) —
also known as Thomas J. Graham —
of Brock, Graham
County, N.C.
Born in Buncombe
County, N.C., March
29, 1866.
Republican. Minister; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Graham County,
1921-22.
Died October
25, 1956 (age 90 years, 210
days).
Interment at Whitmire Cemetery, Whitmire, 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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Harold Overton Hatcher (1907-2003) —
also known as Harold O. Hatcher —
of Illinois; Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.; Spartanburg, Spartanburg
County, S.C.
Born in Greensburg, Green
County, Ky., March 7,
1907.
Socialist. Congregationalist minister; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Illinois at-large, 1934.
Died in Spartanburg, Spartanburg
County, S.C., August
6, 2003 (age 96 years, 152
days).
Cremated.
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Relatives: Son
of Overton Hatcher and Edna Mitchell Hatcher; married 1930 to
Josephine Timmerman. |
| | | Books about Harold Hatcher: Mike
Hembree, The
Seasons of Harold Hatcher |
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William Henry Harrison Heard (1850-1937) —
also known as William H. Heard —
of Abbeville
County, S.C.; Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in 1850.
U.S. Minister to Liberia, 1895-98; U.S. Consul General in Monrovia, as of 1895-98; bishop.
African
Methodist Episcopal. African
ancestry.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., 1937
(age about
87 years).
Burial location unknown.
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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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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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Neill Erskine Pressly (b. 1850) —
also known as Neill E. Pressly —
Born in Moffattsville, Anderson
County, S.C., September
11, 1850.
Missionary; U.S. Vice Consul in Tampico, 1882-1907; U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul in Tampico, 1909-14.
Burial location unknown.
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Melvin Horace Purvis III (1939-1986) —
also known as Melvin Purvis —
of Florence, Florence
County, S.C.
Born December
14, 1939.
Democrat. Minister; candidate for U.S.
Senator from South Carolina, 1984.
Christian.
Died in Florence, Florence
County, S.C., October
18, 1986 (age 46 years, 308
days).
Burial location unknown.
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George Clinton Rowe (1853-1903) —
also known as George C. Rowe —
of Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C.
Born in Litchfield, Litchfield
County, Conn., May 1,
1853.
Minister; Consul
for Liberia in Charleston,
S.C., 1899-1903.
Congregationalist.
African
ancestry.
Died in Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C., October
3, 1903 (age 50 years, 155
days).
Interment at West
Cemetery, Litchfield, Conn.
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Johnnie M. Smith (born c.1934) —
of Greenville, Greenville
County, S.C.; Simpsonville, Greenville
County, S.C.
Born about 1934.
Republican. Bishop; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from South Carolina, 1988.
African
ancestry.
Arrested
in 2004 and charged
with sexually
assaulting a 12-year-old girl in 1973.
Still living as of 2004.
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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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S. M. Walker —
of Summerton, Clarendon
County, S.C.
Republican. Minister; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from South Carolina, 1912,
1916,
1920,
1940.
Burial location unknown.
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Benjamin Franklin Whittemore (1824-1894) —
also known as B. F. Whittemore —
of Darlington
County, S.C.; Montvale, Woburn, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Malden, Middlesex
County, Mass., May 18,
1824.
Republican. Minister; chaplain; delegate to Republican
National Convention from South Carolina, 1868
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization); delegate
to South Carolina state constitutional convention from Darlington
County, 1868; member of South
Carolina state senate from Darlington County, 1868, 1870-77;
resigned 1868, 1877; U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 1st District, 1868-70;
resigned 1870; censured
by the U.S. House of Representatives in 1870 for selling
an appointment to the U.S. Naval Academy.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died in Montvale, Woburn, Middlesex
County, Mass., January
25, 1894 (age 69 years, 252
days).
Interment at Woodbrook
Cemetery, Woburn, Mass.
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