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William T. Andrews —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Sumter, Sumter
County, S.C.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly, 1935-48 (New York County 21st District 1935-44,
New York County 12th District 1945-48).
African
ancestry. Member, Alpha
Phi Alpha; Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married, April
10, 1926, to Regina M. Anderson. |
| | Image source: New York Red Book
1936 |
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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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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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Coleman Livingston Blease (1868-1942) —
also known as Coleman L. Blease; Cole L.
Blease —
of Helena, Newberry
County, S.C.; Newberry, Newberry
County, S.C.; Columbia, Richland
County, S.C.
Born near Newberry, Newberry
County, S.C., October
8, 1868.
Democrat. Lawyer; law
partner of Fred
H. Dominick; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Newberry County,
1890-94, 1898-1900; candidate for Presidential Elector for South
Carolina; member of South
Carolina state senate, 1905-08; mayor
of Newberry, S.C., 1910; Governor of
South Carolina, 1911-15; defeated, 1908 (primary); resigned 1915;
defeated, 1916 (Independent Democratic); U.S.
Senator from South Carolina, 1925-31; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from South Carolina, 1928.
Methodist.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Redmen;
Moose;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Woodmen.
Died in Columbia, Richland
County, S.C., January
19, 1942 (age 73 years, 103
days).
Interment at Rosemont
Cemetery, Newberry, 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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Alfred Lee Bulwinkle (1883-1950) —
also known as Alfred L. Bulwinkle —
of Gastonia, Gaston
County, N.C.
Born in Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C., April
21, 1883.
Democrat. Lawyer;
major in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina, 1921-29, 1931-50 (9th
District 1921-29, 1931-33, 10th District 1933-43, 11th District
1943-50); died in office 1950.
Lutheran.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Moose; Patriotic
Order Sons of America; Lions.
Died in Gastonia, Gaston
County, N.C., August
31, 1950 (age 67 years, 132
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Gastonia, N.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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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." |
| | See also Find-A-Grave
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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Frederick Haskell Dominick (1877-1960) —
also known as Fred H. Dominick —
of Newberry, Newberry
County, S.C.
Born in Peak, Newberry
County, S.C., February
20, 1877.
Democrat. Lawyer; law
partner of Cole
L. Blease; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Newberry County,
1900-02; chair of
Newberry County Democratic Party, 1906-14; U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 3rd District, 1917-33;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1924
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business).
Lutheran.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Elks; Redmen.
Died in Newberry, Newberry
County, S.C., March
11, 1960 (age 83 years, 20
days).
Interment at Rosemont
Cemetery, Newberry, 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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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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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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Wilbur Gill Grant (1906-1964) —
also known as Wilbur G. Grant —
of Chester, Chester
County, S.C.
Born in Rodman, Chester
County, S.C., May 20,
1906.
Democrat. Merchant;
farmer;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Chester County,
1935-38, 1941-42; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
South Carolina, 1936
(alternate), 1944,
1956;
member of South
Carolina state senate from Chester County, 1942-64; died in
office 1964.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Junior
Order; Redmen;
Odd
Fellows; Elks.
Died June 15,
1964 (age 58 years, 26
days).
Interment at Chester
County Cemetery, Chester County, S.C.
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Relatives: Son
of Major J. Grant and Emma E. (Knox) Grant; married, December
26, 1946, to Belva M. Funderburk. |
| | 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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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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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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Thomas Walter Koon (b. 1870) —
also known as Thomas W. Koon —
of Cumberland, Allegany
County, Md.
Born in Newberry, Newberry
County, S.C., November
12, 1870.
Democrat. Physician;
mayor
of Cumberland, Md., 1914-32, 1936-39; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Maryland, 1936.
Lutheran.
Member, American Medical
Association; Elks; Moose.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Walter F. Koon and Laura R. (Suber) Koon. |
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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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Whitefoord Claude Martin (1879-1930) —
also known as W. Claude Martin —
of Branchville, Orangeburg
County, S.C.
Born in Kingstree, Williamsburg
County, S.C., May 8,
1879.
Democrat. School
teacher; lawyer; banker; insurance
and real
estate business; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Orangeburg County,
1912-14, 1916-18; mayor of Branchville, S.C., 1920-24; member of South
Carolina state senate from Orangeburg County, 1924-30; died in
office 1930.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Junior
Order; Woodmen of
the World.
Killed in an automobile
accident at Wolfton, Orangeburg
County, S.C., February
7, 1930 (age 50 years, 275
days). Also killed was Sen. William
S. Legare; Rep. J.
Rutledge Smith, Jr. was injured but survived.
Interment at Ott Cemetery, Branchville, S.C.
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Relatives: Son
of Whitefoord Smith Martin and VerMelle Clarice (Brockington) Martin;
married, April 9,
1908, to Ruth Reeves. |
| | Epitaph: "Love." |
| | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Hiram McNeeley (b. 1906) —
of Inkster, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Lancaster, Lancaster
County, S.C., October
31, 1906.
Democrat. Merchant;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 20th District,
1955-64; defeated in primary, 1964, 1966.
Methodist.
African
ancestry. Member, Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Earle Elias Morris Jr. (1928-2011) —
also known as Earle E. Morris, Jr. —
of Pickens, Pickens
County, S.C.
Born in Pickens, Pickens
County, S.C., July 14,
1928.
Democrat. Banker; merchant;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1951-54; member of South
Carolina state senate, 1954-70 (Pickens County 1954-66, 2nd
District 1966-70); delegate to Democratic National Convention from
South Carolina, 1956,
1968,
1972;
South
Carolina Democratic state chair, 1966-68; Lieutenant
Governor of South Carolina, 1971-74; South
Carolina state comptroller general, 1976-99; convicted
in 2004 of securities
fraud following the collapse of Carolina Investors, though he
denied any intent to defraud anyone; sentenced
to 44 months in prison.
Presbyterian.
Member, Lions;
Elks; Moose; Woodmen of
the World; Jaycees;
Kiwanis;
Blue
Key; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Phi
Kappa Phi.
Died, from prostate
cancer, in Lexington, Lexington
County, S.C., February
11, 2011 (age 82 years, 212
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Bush River Memorial Gardens, Columbia, S.C.
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James Pierce Mozingo III (b. 1913) —
also known as James P. Mozingo III —
of Darlington, Darlington
County, S.C.
Born in Darlington, Darlington
County, S.C., August
24, 1913.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Darlington County,
1935-38; member of South
Carolina state senate, 1939-72 (Darlington County 1939-66, 12th
District 1967-68, 19th District 1969-72); delegate to Democratic
National Convention from South Carolina, 1944,
1960,
1964.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Samuel Jones Nicholls (1885-1937) —
also known as Samuel J. Nicholls —
of Spartanburg, Spartanburg
County, S.C.
Born in Spartanburg, Spartanburg
County, S.C., May 7,
1885.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Spartanburg County,
1906-08; U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 4th District, 1915-21.
Methodist.
Member, Elks; Redmen.
Died in 1937
(age about
52 years).
Interment at West
Oakwood Cemetery, Spartanburg, 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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James Dantzler Parler (b. 1900) —
also known as James D. Parler —
of St. George, Dorchester
County, S.C.
Born in Parler (now Santee), Orangeburg
County, S.C., September
18, 1900.
Democrat. Member of South
Carolina state senate from Dorchester County, 1933-60; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1936,
1940,
1948,
1952
(alternate).
Methodist.
Member, Pi
Kappa Phi; Blue
Key; Freemasons;
Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Carlos C. Parler and Camille (Dantzler) Parler. |
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Thomas H. Peeples (b. 1882) —
of Blackville, Barnwell
County, S.C.; Columbia, Richland
County, S.C.
Born in Beaufort, Beaufort
County, S.C., August
4, 1882.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1910-12, 1924-26
(Barnwell County 1910-12, Richland County 1924-26); South
Carolina state attorney general, 1913-18.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Elks; Eagles.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Benjamin Franklin Peeples and Leila (Hay) Peeples; married, January
8, 1921, to Hallie M. Armstrong. |
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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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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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Lucius Mendel Rivers (1905-1970) —
also known as L. Mendel Rivers —
of Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C.
Born in Gumville, Berkeley
County, S.C., September
28, 1905.
Democrat. Member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1933-36; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1936
(alternate), 1944,
1952,
1956
(alternate); U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 1st District, 1941-70; died in
office 1970.
Episcopalian.
Member, Elks; Freemasons;
Exchange
Club.
Died in Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala., December
28, 1970 (age 65 years, 91
days).
Interment at St.
Stephen Episcopal Church Cemetery, St. Stephen, S.C.
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Claud Napoleon Sapp (1886-1947) —
also known as Claud N. Sapp —
of Columbia, Richland
County, S.C.
Born in Lancaster, Lancaster
County, S.C., February
11, 1886.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1912-14, 1920-24
(Lancaster County 1912-14, Richland County 1920-24); delegate to
Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1924,
1928,
1932,
1936;
South
Carolina Democratic state chair, 1930-34; U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of South Carolina, 1934-47;
died in office 1947.
Methodist.
Member, Omicron
Delta Kappa; Freemasons;
Elks.
Died in Columbia, Richland
County, S.C., February
3, 1947 (age 60 years, 357
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Columbia, 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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Jacob Franklin Spears, Sr. (1899-1946) —
also known as J. Franklin Spears —
of Tarpon Springs, Pinellas
County, Fla.; San Antonio, Bexar
County, Tex.
Born in Darlington
County, S.C., October
6, 1899.
Colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I; mayor
of Tarpon Springs, Fla., 1921; member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1934-36; member of Texas
state senate, 1937-46.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Eagles;
Redmen;
Odd
Fellows.
Died, from a heart
attack, in San Antonio, Bexar
County, Tex., May 29,
1946 (age 46 years, 235
days).
Interment at Mission
Burial Park South, San Antonio, Tex.
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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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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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Arthur Rutledge Young (1876-1947) —
of Charleston
County, S.C.
Born in Sewanee, Franklin
County, Tenn., July 3,
1876.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Charleston County,
1916-18; member of South
Carolina state senate from Charleston County, 1918-22, 1925-26.
Episcopalian.
Member, Elks.
Died in Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C., May 16,
1947 (age 70 years, 317
days).
Interment at Magnolia
Cemetery, Charleston, S.C.
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Relatives: Son
of Henry Edward Young and Elizabeth (Rutledge) Young; married, December
19, 1907, to Nannie Cabell Conner. |
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