The Political Graveyard: Politicians in Law Enforcement in South Carolina

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Politicians in Law Enforcement in South Carolina
Police Officers, Sheriff's Deputies, State Troopers, FBI

Raymond L. Acosta (1925-2014) — of Hackensack, Bergen County, N.J.; San Juan, San Juan Municipio, Puerto Rico. Born in New York City (unknown county), N.Y., May 31, 1925. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; FBI special agent; U.S. Attorney for Puerto Rico, 1980-82; U.S. District Judge for Puerto Rico, 1982-94; took senior status 1994. Hispanic ancestry. Died in Chapin, Lexington County, S.C., December 23, 2014 (age 89 years, 206 days). Burial location unknown.

		Relatives: Son of Ramon Acosta and Carmen Acosta; married, November 2, 1957, to Marie Hatcher.
		See also federal judicial profile — Wikipedia article

James Blair (1786-1834) — of South Carolina. Born in The Waxhaws, Lancaster County, S.C., September 26, 1786. Democrat. Planter; sheriff; U.S. Representative from South Carolina, 1821-22, 1829-34 (9th District 1821-22, 8th District 1829-34); resigned 1822; died in office 1834; in 1832, he assaulted newspaper editor Duff Green, breaking some bones, and fined $350. Scotch-Irish ancestry. Died from a self-inflicted gunshot, in Washington, D.C., April 1, 1834 (age 47 years, 187 days). Interment at Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C.

Benjamin Johnston Mixson (1874-1954) — also known as Benjamin J. Mixson — of Orangeburg, Orangeburg County, S.C. Born in Allendale, Allendale County, S.C., February 3, 1874. Republican. Grocer; deputy U.S. marshal; wholesale candy dealer; delegate to Republican National Convention from South Carolina, 1924, 1928 (member, Committee to Notify Presidential Nominee), 1936. Died in Orangeburg, Orangeburg County, S.C., July 19, 1954 (age 80 years, 166 days). Interment at Sunnyside Cemetery, Orangeburg, S.C.

		Relatives: Son of Josiah Seth 'Joe Seth' Mixson and Martha Caroline (Brabham) Mixson; married to Mary Jane 'Jennie' McCarthy; nephew of William Joyce Mixson (who married Elizabeth A. Sylvester); first cousin twice removed of Joseph Josiah Brabham; second cousin of Percy Eugene Brabham.
		Political family: Brabham-Mixson family of South Carolina.
		See also Find-A-Grave memorial

George Washington Murray (1853-1926) — also known as George W. Murray — of Sumter, Sumter County, S.C. Born in slavery at Rembert, Sumter County, S.C., September 22, 1853. Republican. Farmer; school teacher; customs inspector; U.S. Representative from South Carolina, 1893-97 (7th District 1893-95, 1st District 1895-97). African ancestry. Died in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., April 21, 1926 (age 72 years, 211 days). Interment at Lincoln Cemetery, Blue Island, Ill.

		Presumably named for: George Washington
		See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial

Melvin Horace Purvis Jr. (1903-1960) — also known as Melvin H. Purvis; "Little Mel" — of Florence, Florence County, S.C. Born in Timmonsville, Florence County, S.C., October 24, 1903. Democrat. Lawyer; FBI agent; involved in the capture or killing of outlaws in the 1930s, including John Dillinger and Pretty Boy Floyd; delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1940. Member, Kappa Alpha Order. Died, from a self-inflicted gunshot to the head, in Florence, Florence County, S.C., February 29, 1960 (age 56 years, 128 days). Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Florence, S.C.

		Relatives: Son of Melvin Horace Purvis and Janie Elizabeth (Mims) Purvis; married to Marie Rosanne Willcox; father of Melvin Horace Purvis III.
		See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial

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