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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.
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James Pickett Adams (1828-1904) —
Born in Richland District (now Richland
County), S.C., September
2, 1828.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1858-61, 1888-89; major
in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from South Carolina, 1872.
Died in Richland
County, S.C., November
1, 1904 (age 76 years, 60
days).
Interment at St.
John's Episcopal Churchyard, Congaree, S.C.
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Stephen Adams (1807-1857) —
of Aberdeen, Monroe
County, Miss.
Born in Pendleton District (now Anderson
County), S.C., October
17, 1807.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Tennessee
state senate, 1833-34; circuit judge in Mississippi, 1837-45,
1848; U.S.
Representative from Mississippi at-large, 1845-47; member of Mississippi
state house of representatives, 1850; delegate
to Mississippi state constitutional convention, 1851; U.S.
Senator from Mississippi, 1852-57.
Slaveowner.
Died in Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn., May 11,
1857 (age 49 years, 206
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Memphis, Tenn.
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Walter Alexander Adams (1887-1979) —
also known as Walter A. Adams —
of Greenville, Greenville
County, S.C.
Born in Greenville, Greenville
County, S.C., December
16, 1887.
Lawyer; U.S. Vice Consul in Shanghai, 1916-18; Batavia, 1918-20; Canton, 1920; Swatow, 1920-21; Changsha, 1921; Tsingtao, 1921-22; U.S. Consul in Tsingtao, 1922-25; Chungking, 1925-27; Hankow, 1928-29; Nanking, 1929-31; U.S. Consul General in Hankow, 1931-34; Harbin, 1934-36.
Died in September, 1979
(age 91
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William Alexander Adams and Sarah Elvira (Taylor) Adams; married,
August
28, 1933, to Betty Christine Eastman. |
| | | Image source: U.S. passport application
(1918) |
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Weston Adams II (b. 1938) —
of Columbia, Richland
County, S.C.
Born in Columbia, Richland
County, S.C., September
15, 1938.
Republican. Lawyer; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1972-74; delegate to
Republican National Convention from South Carolina, 1976,
1980
(alternate), 1988,
1992,
1996
(alternate); candidate for Presidential Elector for South Carolina;
U.S. Ambassador to Malawi, 1984-86; producer of the movie
Strike the Tent (2005).
Episcopalian.
Still living as of 2005.
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Joseph Alston (1779-1816) —
of South Carolina.
Born in All Saints Parish, Georgetown District (now Georgetown
County), S.C., 1779.
Lawyer; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1802-04, 1812 (Christ
Church 1802-04, All Saints 1812); Governor of
South Carolina, 1812-14.
Died in Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C., September
19, 1816 (age about 37
years).
Interment at Oaks
Cemetery, Murrells Inlet, S.C.
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Lemuel James Alston (1760-1836) —
also known as Lemuel J. Alston —
of Greenville, Greenville
County, S.C.
Born in Granville County (part now in Warren
County), N.C., 1760.
Lawyer; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1789-90; U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 8th District, 1807-11; member
of South
Carolina state senate from Greenville, 1812-14; Clarke
County Judge, 1816-21.
Slaveowner.
Died in Clarke
County, Ala., 1836
(age about
76 years).
Burial location unknown.
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George Ross Anderson Jr. (1929-2020) —
also known as G. Ross Anderson, Jr. —
of Anderson, Anderson
County, S.C.
Born in Anderson, Anderson
County, S.C., January
29, 1929.
Served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean conflict;
lawyer; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1955-56; U.S.
District Judge for South Carolina, 1980-2009; took senior status
2009.
Member, American Bar
Association; Association
of Trial Lawyers of America; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died in South Carolina, December
1, 2020 (age 91 years, 307
days).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Memorial Park, Anderson, S.C.
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Joseph Fletcher Anderson Jr. (b. 1949) —
of South Carolina.
Born in Augusta, Richmond
County, Ga., November
6, 1949.
Lawyer; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives 82nd District, 1980-82;
U.S.
District Judge for South Carolina, 1986-.
Still living as of 2000.
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Thomas Galphin Andrews (b. 1882) —
also known as Thomas G. Andrews —
of Stroud, Lincoln
County, Okla.; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla.
Born in Orangeburg, Orangeburg
County, S.C., August
29, 1882.
Lawyer; justice of
Oklahoma state supreme court, 1929-35.
Disciples
of Christ. Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Lions.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John D. Andrews and Belle (Darby) Andrews; married 1904 to
Adelphia M. Wolgamatt; married 1930 to Reba
Myers. |
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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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Martin Frederick Ansel (1850-1945) —
of Greenville, Greenville
County, S.C.
Born in Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C., December
12, 1850.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Greenville County,
1882-88; Governor of
South Carolina, 1907-11; defeated, 1902; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1912.
Died in Greenville, Greenville
County, S.C., August
24, 1945 (age 94 years, 255
days).
Interment at Springwood
Cemetery, Greenville, S.C.
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Paul McManus Arant (1910-1963) —
also known as Paul M. Arant —
of Pageland, Chesterfield
County, S.C.
Born in Five Forks, Pageland Township, Chesterfield
County, S.C., November
1, 1910.
Lawyer; farmer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Chesterfield County,
1947-58; member of South
Carolina state senate from Chesterfield County, 1959-62.
Member, Civitan.
Died in December, 1963
(age 53
years, 0 days).
Interment at Pageland
Baptist Church Cemetery, Pageland, S.C.
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Relatives: Son
of Peter M. Arant and Lottie A. (McManus) Arant; married to Alma
Mangum. |
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James Tillinghast Archer (1819-1859) —
also known as James T. Archer —
of Florida.
Born in Gillisonville, Jasper
County, S.C., May 15,
1819.
Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of Florida, 1840; secretary
of state of Florida, 1845-48.
Died, of heart
disease, in Tallahassee, Leon
County, Fla., June 1,
1859 (age 40 years, 17
days).
Interment at Old
City Cemetery, Tallahassee, Fla.
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Emerson Lancoe Ard (1895-1952) —
also known as Emerson L. Ard —
of Hemingway, Williamsburg
County, S.C.
Born in Hemingway, Williamsburg
County, S.C., December
24, 1895.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; bank
director; mayor of Hemingway, S.C., 1926; member of South
Carolina state senate from Williamsburg County, 1927-34.
Methodist.
Died June 15,
1952 (age 56 years, 174
days).
Interment at Old Johnsonville Cemetery, Johnsonville, 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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David Gordon Baker (b. 1884) —
also known as D. Gordon Baker —
of Florence, Florence
County, S.C.
Born in Marion
County, S.C., February
17, 1884.
Lawyer; member of South
Carolina state senate, 1919-22; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1933-35; justice of
South Carolina state supreme court, 1935-40.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William W. Baker and Sarah (Gordon) Baker; married, April
25, 1906, to Julia Badger. |
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William A. Barber (1869-1950) —
of South Carolina.
Born in Chester
County, S.C., 1869.
Lawyer; South
Carolina state attorney general, 1895-96; president, Carolina &
Northwestern Railway,
1900-17.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Phi
Kappa Psi; American Bar
Association.
Died February
7, 1950 (age about 80
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Capt. Osmund Barber and Mary (Westbrook) Barber; married 1921 to
Melanie Wilmer Gordon. |
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Robert Woodward Barnwell (1801-1882) —
of Beaufort, Beaufort District (now Beaufort
County), S.C.
Born in Beaufort, Beaufort District (now Beaufort
County), S.C., August
10, 1801.
Democrat. Lawyer; planter;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1826-28; U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 2nd District, 1829-33; president,
Carolina State College, 1833-41; U.S.
Senator from South Carolina, 1850; delegate
to South Carolina secession convention from St. Helena, 1860-62;
Delegate
from South Carolina to the Confederate Provisional Congress,
1861-62; Senator
from South Carolina in the Confederate Congress, 1862-65.
Slaveowner.
Died in Columbia, Richland
County, S.C., November
5, 1882 (age 81 years, 87
days).
Interment at St.
Helena's Churchyard, Beaufort, S.C.
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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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James A. Beaty Jr. (b. 1949) —
of North Carolina.
Born in Whitmire, Newberry
County, S.C., June 28,
1949.
Lawyer; superior court judge in North Carolina, 1981-94; U.S.
District Judge for the Middle District of North Carolina, 1994-.
African
ancestry.
Still living as of 2000.
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Thomas Bee (1739-1812) —
of Charleston, Charleston District (now Charleston
County), S.C.
Born in Charleston, Charleston District (now Charleston
County), S.C., October
20, 1739.
Lawyer; planter;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1778-79, 1787-88; Lieutenant
Governor of South Carolina, 1779-80; Delegate
to Continental Congress from South Carolina, 1780-81; member of
South
Carolina state senate from St. Philip & St. Michael, 1789-90; U.S.
District Judge for South Carolina, 1790-1812; died in office 1812.
Died in Pendleton, Pendleton District (now Anderson
County), S.C., February
18, 1812 (age 72 years, 121
days).
Interment at Woodstock
Cemetery, Goose Creek, S.C.
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James Edwin Belser (1805-1859) —
also known as James E. Belser —
of Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala.
Born in Charleston, Charleston District (now Charleston
County), S.C., December
22, 1805.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1828, 1853, 1857; U.S.
Representative from Alabama 2nd District, 1843-45.
Slaveowner.
Died in Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala., January
16, 1859 (age 53 years, 25
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Montgomery, Ala.
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Christie Benet (1879-1951) —
of Columbia, Richland
County, S.C.
Born in Abbeville, Abbeville
County, S.C., December
26, 1879.
Democrat. Lawyer; Solicitor, 5th Circuit, 1908-09; U.S.
Senator from South Carolina, 1918.
Episcopalian.
Scottish
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; Rotary;
Phi
Delta Phi; Phi
Beta Kappa; Alpha
Tau Omega; Omicron
Delta Kappa.
Died in Columbia, Richland
County, S.C., March
30, 1951 (age 71 years, 94
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Columbia, S.C.
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William Christie Benet (1846-1930) —
of Abbeville
County, S.C.; Abbeville, Abbeville
County, S.C.
Born in Scotland,
March
22, 1846.
Lawyer; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Abbeville County,
1888-90.
Scottish
ancestry.
Died, from heart
disease, in Beallmont Park Sanatorium,
Black Mountain, Buncombe
County, N.C., August
17, 1930 (age 84 years, 148
days).
Interment at Upper
Long Cane Cemetery, Abbeville, S.C.
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Edward Junius Black (1806-1846) —
also known as Edward J. Black —
of Augusta, Richmond
County, Ga.; Jacksonboro, Screven
County, Ga.
Born in Beaufort, Beaufort District (now Beaufort
County), S.C., October
30, 1806.
Lawyer; member of Georgia
state house of representatives, 1829-31; U.S.
Representative from Georgia at-large, 1839-41, 1842-45.
Slaveowner.
Died in Millettville, Barnwell District (now Allendale
County), S.C., September
1, 1846 (age 39 years, 306
days).
Interment at Robison-Black
Cemetery, Allendale County, S.C.
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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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Solomon Blatt (1895-1986) —
of Barnwell, Barnwell
County, S.C.
Born in Blackville, Barnwell
County, S.C., February
27, 1895.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
law partner of J.
E. Harley, 1917-34; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1932-74, 1974-86
(Barnwell County 1932-74, 91st District 1974-86); died in office
1986; Speaker of
the South Carolina State House of Representatives, 1937-46,
1951-73; delegate to Democratic National Convention from South
Carolina, 1944
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization).
Episcopalian.
Jewish
ancestry.
Died in Barnwell, Barnwell
County, S.C., May 14,
1986 (age 91 years, 76
days).
Interment at Church of the Holy Apostles Episcopal Cemetery, Barnwell, S.C.
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Solomon Blatt Jr. (1921-2016) —
of Barnwell, Barnwell
County, S.C.; Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C.
Born in Barnwell
County, S.C., August
20, 1921.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; U.S.
District Judge for South Carolina, 1971-90; took senior status
1990.
Episcopalian.
Jewish
ancestry.
Died in Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C., April
20, 2016 (age 94 years, 244
days).
Interment at Church of the Holy Apostles Episcopal Cemetery, Barnwell, S.C.
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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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Eugene Satterwhite Blease (1877-1963) —
also known as Eugene S. Blease —
of Saluda
County, S.C.; Newberry, Newberry
County, S.C.
Born in Newberry
County, S.C., January
28, 1877.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1900-02, 1922-24; member
of South
Carolina state senate, 1905-06; mayor
of Newberry, S.C., 1920-21; justice of
South Carolina state supreme court, 1927-31; chief
justice of South Carolina state supreme court, 1931-34; resigned
1934; candidate for U.S.
Senator from South Carolina, 1942; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from South Carolina, 1944.
Methodist.
On September 8, 1905, he shot
and killed his brother-in-law, Joe Ben Coleman, in Saluda, S.C.;
charged
with murder,
he pleaded self-defense and was found not guilty.
Died December
27, 1963 (age 86 years, 333
days).
Interment at Rosemont
Cemetery, Newberry, S.C.
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Logan Edwin Bleckley (1827-1907) —
also known as Logan E. Bleckley —
of Clarkesville, Habersham
County, Ga.
Born in Rabun
County, Ga., July 3,
1827.
Lawyer; served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;
justice
of Georgia state supreme court, 1875-80; chief
justice of Georgia Supreme Court, 1887-94.
Methodist.
Died in Clarkesville, Habersham
County, Ga., March 6,
1907 (age 79 years, 246
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Atlanta, Ga.
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Simpson Bobo (1804-1885) —
of Spartanburg, Spartanburg
County, S.C.
Born in Cross Anchor, Spartanburg District (now Spartanburg
County), S.C., January
15, 1804.
Lawyer; delegate
to South Carolina secession convention from Spartanburg, 1860-62;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1862-64.
Methodist.
Died in Spartanburg, Spartanburg
County, S.C., December
16, 1885 (age 81 years, 335
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Spartanburg, S.C.
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Relatives: Son
of Burwell Bobo and Elizabeth (Roebuck) Bobo; married to Nancy
Holland Foster. |
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memorial |
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Milledge Lipscomb Bonham (b. 1854) —
also known as M. L. Bonham —
of Anderson, Anderson
County, S.C.
Born in Edgefield, Edgefield District (now Edgefield
County), S.C., October
16, 1854.
Democrat. Lawyer; Adjutant
General of South Carolina, 1885-90; circuit judge in South
Carolina, 1924-30; justice of
South Carolina state supreme court, 1931-40; appointed 1931; chief
justice of South Carolina state supreme court, 1940.
Episcopalian.
Member, Society
of the Cincinnati; Sons of
the American Revolution; Sons
of Confederate Veterans; Knights
of Pythias; Lions.
Burial location unknown.
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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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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.
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William Hiram Brawley (1841-1916) —
also known as William H. Brawley; William Huggins
Brawley —
of Chester, Chester District (now Chester
County), S.C.; Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C.
Born in Chester, Chester District (now Chester
County), S.C., May 13,
1841.
Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;
wounded at the Battle of Seven Pines, Va., 1862, and lost an
arm; lawyer; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Charleston County,
1882-90; U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 1st District, 1891-94;
resigned 1894; U.S.
District Judge for South Carolina, 1894-1911; retired 1911.
Died in Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C., November
15, 1916 (age 75 years, 186
days).
Interment at Magnolia
Cemetery, Charleston, 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. |
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Legislative Manual 1964 |
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Morris Jackson Brooks (b. 1954) —
also known as Mo Brooks —
of Huntsville, Madison
County, Ala.
Born in Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C., April
29, 1954.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Alabama 5th District, 2011-; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Alabama, 2017.
Still living as of 2018.
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Preston Smith Brooks (1819-1857) —
also known as Preston S. Brooks —
of Ninety Six, Edgefield District (now Greenwood
County), S.C.
Born in Edgefield, Edgefield District (now Edgefield
County), S.C., August
5, 1819.
Lawyer; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1844; U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 4th District, 1853-56,
1856-57; died in office 1857.
Suffered a hip wound in a duel
with Louis
T. Wigfall, 1839, and could walk only with
a cane for the rest of his life. In May, 1856, furious over an
anti-slavery speech, he went to the Senate and beat
Senator Charles
Sumner with a cane, causing severe
injuries; an attempt to expel
him from Congress failed for lack of the necessary two-thirds vote,
but he resigned;
re-elected to his own vacancy.
Slaveowner.
Died in Washington,
D.C., January
27, 1857 (age 37 years, 175
days).
Interment at Willow
Brook Cemetery, Edgefield, S.C.; cenotaph at Congressional
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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James Emilius Broome (1808-1883) —
also known as James E. Broome; "The Veto
Governor" —
of Tallahassee, Leon
County, Fla.; Fernandina (now part of Fernandina Beach), Nassau
County, Fla.; New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Hamburg, Aiken
County, S.C., December
15, 1808.
Democrat. Merchant;
planter;
lawyer; probate judge in Florida, 1843-48; Governor of
Florida, 1853-57; member of Florida
state senate, 1861.
Died in DeLand, Volusia
County, Fla., November
23, 1883 (age 74 years, 343
days).
Original interment at Oakdale
Cemetery, DeLand, Fla.; reinterment in 1897 somewhere
in Quincy, Fla.
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Albert Gallatin Brown (1813-1880) —
also known as Albert G. Brown —
of Terry, Hinds
County, Miss.
Born in Chester District (now Chester
County), S.C., May 31,
1813.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Mississippi
state house of representatives, 1835-39; U.S.
Representative from Mississippi, 1839-41, 1847-53 (at-large
1839-41, 4th District 1847-53); circuit judge in Mississippi,
1842-43; Governor of
Mississippi, 1844-48; U.S.
Senator from Mississippi, 1854-61; served in the Confederate Army
during the Civil War; Senator
from Mississippi in the Confederate Congress, 1862-65.
Member, Freemasons.
Slaveowner.
Died near Terry, Hinds
County, Miss., June 12,
1880 (age 67 years, 12
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Jackson, Miss.
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Ben Hill Brown Jr. (1914-1989) —
of Spartanburg, Spartanburg
County, S.C.
Born in Spartanburg, Spartanburg
County, S.C., February
8, 1914.
Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; Foreign
Service officer; U.S. Consul General in Istanbul, 1960; U.S. Ambassador to Liberia, 1964.
Episcopalian.
Member, Phi
Delta Phi; Kappa
Alpha Order; Pi
Kappa Delta; Sigma
Upsilon; Freemasons.
Died in 1989
(age about
75 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Edgar Allen Brown (1888-1975) —
also known as Edgar A. Brown; "The Bishop of
Barnwell" —
of Barnwell, Barnwell
County, S.C.
Born in Aiken
County, S.C., July 12,
1888.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Barnwell County,
1920-26; Speaker of
the South Carolina State House of Representatives, 1925-26; South
Carolina Democratic state chair, 1922-26, 1952-53; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1924
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee), 1932,
1940,
1948,
1952,
1956,
1960;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from South Carolina, 1926, 1938; member of South
Carolina state senate, 1928-72 (Barnwell County 1928-66, 18th
District 1966-68, 12th District 1968-72).
Injured in an automobile
accident in Barnwell County, and died a few hours later, in
Richland County Memorial Hospital,
Columbia, Richland
County, S.C., June 26,
1975 (age 86 years, 349
days).
Interment at Church of the Holy Apostles Episcopal Cemetery, Barnwell, S.C.
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Relatives: Son
of Augustus Abraham Brown and Elizabeth (Howard) Brown; married, December
30, 1913, to Annie Love Sitgreaves. |
| | | Epitaph: "Attorney, Beloved Political
Leader, Humanitarian .. His faith and courage imbued him with the
vision to foresee the future with confidence in himself, his people,
and his Creator. He was a man for all seasons, all generations, all
time." |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: South Carolina
Legislative Manual 1964 |
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George Dwight Bryan (1845-1919) —
also known as George D. Bryan —
of Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C.
Born in Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C., September
26, 1845.
Lawyer; mayor
of Charleston, S.C., 1887-91; U.S. Collector of
Customs, 1894-98.
Died in Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C., June 4,
1919 (age 73 years, 251
days).
Interment at Magnolia
Cemetery, Charleston, S.C.
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George Seabrook Bryan (1809-1905) —
also known as George S. Bryan —
Born in Charleston, Charleston District (now Charleston
County), S.C., May 22,
1809.
Lawyer; U.S.
District Judge for South Carolina, 1866-86; retired 1886.
Died in Flat Rock, Henderson
County, N.C., September
28, 1905 (age 96 years, 129
days).
Interment at St.
Michael's Church Cemetery, Charleston, S.C.
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John P. Kennedy Bryan (b. 1852) —
of Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C.
Born in Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C., September
10, 1852.
Lawyer; delegate
to South Carolina state constitutional convention from Charleston
County, 1895.
Episcopalian.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa.
Burial location unknown.
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John Buchanan (1790-1862) —
of Winnsboro, Fairfield District (now Fairfield
County), S.C.
Born August
9, 1790.
Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; lawyer; member
of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Fairfield, 1818-19,
1832-39; member of South
Carolina state senate from Fairfield, 1840-56; candidate for
Presidential Elector for South Carolina; delegate
to South Carolina secession convention from Fairfield, 1860-62;
died in office 1862.
Died in Winnsboro, Fairfield District (now Fairfield
County), S.C., April 2,
1862 (age 71 years, 236
days).
Interment at Sion Presbyterian Cemetery, Winnsboro, S.C.
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Relatives: Son
of Creighton Buchanan and Mary (Millican) Buchanan; married to
Harriet Yongue. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Archibald Bulloch (c.1730-1777) —
of Georgia.
Born in Charleston, Charleston District (now Charleston
County), S.C., about 1730.
Lawyer; Delegate
to Continental Congress from Georgia, 1775; served in the
Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; President
of Georgia, 1776-77; died in office 1777.
Died in Savannah, Chatham
County, Ga., February
22, 1777 (age about 47
years).
Interment at Colonial
Park Cemetery, Savannah, Ga.
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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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Armistead Burt (1802-1883) —
of Abbeville, Abbeville
County, S.C.
Born near Edgefield, Edgefield District (now Edgefield
County), S.C., November
13, 1802.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1834-35, 1838-41; U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 5th District, 1843-53;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1868.
Slaveowner.
Died in Abbeville, Abbeville
County, S.C., October
30, 1883 (age 80 years, 351
days).
Interment at Episcopal
Cemetery, Abbeville, S.C.
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Andrew Pickens Butler (1796-1857) —
also known as Andrew P. Butler —
of Edgefield, Edgefield District (now Edgefield
County), S.C.
Born in Edgefield, Edgefield District (now Edgefield
County), S.C., November
18, 1796.
Lawyer; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Edgefield, 1824-31;
member of South
Carolina state senate from Edgefield, 1832-33; resigned 1833;
common pleas court judge in South Carolina, 1834-46; U.S.
Senator from South Carolina, 1846-57; died in office 1857.
Slaveowner.
Died near Edgefield, Edgefield District (now Edgefield
County), S.C., May 25,
1857 (age 60 years, 188
days).
Interment at Butler
United Methodist Church Cemetery, Saluda, S.C.; cenotaph at Congressional
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Relatives: Son
of William
Butler and Behethland Foote (Moore) Butler; brother of William
Butler Jr. and Pierce
Mason Butler; married, December
5, 1829, to Susan Ann Simkins (daughter of Eldred
Simkins); married 1831 to
Rebecca Harriet Hayne; uncle of Matthew
Calbraith Butler. |
| | | Political family: Butler-Perry-Belmont-Slidell
family of Edgefield, South Carolina (subset of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | | Butler County,
Kan. is named for him. |
| | | Epitaph: "He was of very noble nature,
of high endowments, of lofty moral qualities. As a judge, the
Judicial Records of the State sho whis abilities. In the Senate of
the United States, that illustrious body was illustrated by his
creer. In all that he said and did, there was a dash of genius and
heroism. His fire seemed to be passed on a high stage of Public
Dalies, but his heart was always amidst tender and gentle affections.
He was prompt to weep with those who wept, he was equally ready to
rejoice with those who were in joy. His death, elicited lamentations
made of Public Expression to the circle of his intimacies. It spread
the deepest of affections." |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Mark Wilson Buyck Jr. (b. 1934) —
also known as Mark W. Buyck, Jr. —
of Florence, Florence
County, S.C.
Born in Columbia, Richland
County, S.C., December
25, 1934.
Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for South Carolina, 1975-77.
Still living as of 1977.
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Relatives: Son
of Mark Wilson Buyck and Mary (Otis) Buyck; married to Julia
Willcox. |
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Joseph Fred Buzhardt (1903-1966) —
also known as J. Fred Buzhardt —
of McCormick, McCormick
County, S.C.
Born December
21, 1903.
Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from South
Carolina, 1948;
candidate for Presidential Elector for South Carolina.
Died July 6,
1966 (age 62 years, 197
days).
Interment at McCormick City Cemetery, McCormick, S.C.
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James Francis Byrnes (1882-1972) —
also known as James F. Byrnes —
of Aiken, Aiken
County, S.C.; Spartanburg, Spartanburg
County, S.C.; Columbia, Richland
County, S.C.
Born in Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C., May 2,
1882.
Democrat. Lawyer; newspaper
editor; U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 2nd District, 1911-25; U.S.
Senator from South Carolina, 1931-41; defeated, 1924; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1936,
1940,
1952;
Associate
Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1941-42; resigned 1942; U.S.
Secretary of State, 1945-47; Governor of
South Carolina, 1951-55.
Episcopalian
or Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Junior
Order.
Died in Columbia, Richland
County, S.C., April 9,
1972 (age 89 years, 343
days).
Interment at Trinity
Episcopal Cathedral Cemetery, Columbia, S.C.; statue at State
House Grounds, Columbia, S.C.
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Nathaniel Wilson Cabell (1914-2004) —
also known as Nathaniel W. Cabell —
of Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C.
Born in Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C., March
15, 1914.
Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of
South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1947-54, 1959-64; member
of South
Carolina state senate 15th District, 1967-68.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons.
One of the originators, in 1948, of the political party which became
known as the States Rights or Dixiecrat Party.
Died July 1,
2004 (age 90 years, 108
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John R. Cabell and Mary E. (Robinson) Cabell; married, November
13, 1948, to Jean Warley Witsell. |
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Patrick Calhoun Caldwell (1801-1855) —
of South Carolina.
Born near Newberry, Newberry District (now Newberry
County), S.C., March
10, 1801.
Lawyer; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1838-39; U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 3rd District, 1841-43; member
of South
Carolina state senate, 1848.
Slaveowner.
Died near Newberry, Newberry District (now Newberry
County), S.C., November
22, 1855 (age 54 years, 257
days).
Interment at Nance
Family Graveyard, Newberry County, S.C.
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James Butler Campbell (1808-1883) —
of Charleston
County, S.C.
Born in Oxford, Worcester
County, Mass., October
27, 1808.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1850-55, 1862-64,
1865-66 (St. Philip & St. Michael 1850-55, 1862-64, Charleston
1865-66); delegate to Democratic National Convention from South
Carolina, 1868;
member of South
Carolina state senate from Charleston County, 1877-78; candidate
for U.S.
Representative from South Carolina, 1882.
Died, from congestion of
the lungs, in Washington,
D.C., November
8, 1883 (age 75 years, 12
days).
Interment at Magnolia
Cemetery, Charleston, S.C.
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John Campbell (c.1795-1845) —
of Parnassus (now Blenheim), Marlboro
County, S.C.
Born near Brownsville, Marlboro
County, S.C., about 1795.
Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from South Carolina, 1829-31, 1837-45 (3rd
District 1829-31, 1st District 1837-39, 2nd District 1839-41, 4th
District 1841-45).
Slaveowner.
Died in Parnassus (now Blenheim), Marlboro
County, S.C., May 19,
1845 (age about 50
years).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, Marlboro County, S.C.
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Josiah Abigail Patterson Campbell (1830-1917) —
also known as J. A. P. Campbell —
of Kosciusko, Attala
County, Miss.; Jackson, Hinds
County, Miss.
Born in Camden, Kershaw
County, S.C., March 2,
1830.
Lawyer; member of Mississippi
state house of representatives, 1851-59; Speaker of
the Mississippi State House of Representatives, 1859; delegate
to Mississippi secession convention, 1861; Delegate
from Mississippi to the Confederate Provisional Congress,
1861-62; colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;
circuit judge in Mississippi, 1870; justice of
Mississippi state supreme court, 1876-94; chief
justice of Mississippi state supreme court, 1891-94.
Died in Jackson, Hinds
County, Miss., January
10, 1917 (age 86 years, 314
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Jackson, Miss.
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John G. Capers (b. 1866) —
of Greenville, Greenville
County, S.C.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Anderson, Anderson
County, S.C., April
17, 1866.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for South Carolina, 1901-06; delegate to Republican
National Convention from South Carolina, 1904,
1908;
member of Republican
National Committee from South Carolina, 1904-12.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Rev. Ellison Capers and Charlotte Rebecca (Palmer) Capers;
married, June 18,
1895, to Lillia Trenholm. |
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Lewis Cass Carpenter (1836-1908) —
also known as Lewis C. Carpenter —
of South Carolina; Leadville, Lake
County, Colo.
Born in Putnam, Windham
County, Conn., February
20, 1836.
Republican. Lawyer; secretary to U.S. Sen. William
H. Buckingham, 1868-73; member of Republican
National Committee from South Carolina, 1870-72; U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 3rd District, 1874-75; newspaper
editor.
Died in Denver,
Colo., March 6,
1908 (age 72 years, 15
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Fairmount
Cemetery, Denver, Colo.
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Robert Foster Chapman (b. 1926) —
also known as Robert F. Chapman —
of Spartanburg, Spartanburg
County, S.C.; Camden, Kershaw
County, S.C.
Born in Inman, Spartanburg
County, S.C., April
24, 1926.
Republican. Lawyer; South
Carolina Republican state chair, 1960-61; delegate to Republican
National Convention from South Carolina, 1960
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business); Judge
of U.S. District Court, 1974; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit, 1981-91.
Still living as of 1991.
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Relatives: Son
of James Alfred Chapman and Martha (Marshall) Chapman; married to
Mary Winston Gwathmey. |
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Elijah Webb Chastain (1813-1874) —
also known as Elijah W. Chastain —
of Tacoah, Gilmer
County, Ga.
Born near Pickens, Pendleton District (now Pickens
County), S.C., September
25, 1813.
Lawyer; member of Georgia
state senate, 1840-50; U.S.
Representative from Georgia 5th District, 1851-55; delegate
to Georgia secession convention, 1860; colonel in the Confederate
Army during the Civil War.
Slaveowner.
Died in Murray
County, Ga., April 9,
1874 (age 60 years, 196
days).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, Fannin County, Ga.
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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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Langdon Cheves (1776-1857) —
of South Carolina.
Born in Ninety Six District (part now in Abbeville
County), S.C., September
17, 1776.
Democrat. Lawyer; banker;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1806-08; South
Carolina state attorney general, 1808-10; candidate for
Presidential Elector for South Carolina; U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 1st District, 1810-15; Speaker of
the U.S. House, 1814-15.
Scottish
and English
ancestry. Member, American
Antiquarian Society.
Slaveowner.
Died in Columbia, Richland
County, S.C., June 26,
1857 (age 80 years, 282
days).
Interment at Magnolia
Cemetery, Charleston, S.C.
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Henry C. Chipman (1784-1867) —
of Walterboro, Colleton
County, S.C.; Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Tinmouth, Rutland
County, Vt., July 25,
1784.
Whig. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812;
newspaper
editor; justice of
Michigan territorial supreme court, 1827-32; Wayne
County Criminal Court Judge, 1841-43.
Episcopalian.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., May 31,
1867 (age 82 years, 310
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Heriot Clarkson (1863-1942) —
of Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C.
Born in Kingville, Richland
County, S.C., August
21, 1863.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1899; justice of
North Carolina state supreme court, 1923-42; appointed 1923; died
in office 1942.
Episcopalian.
Member, Society
of the Cincinnati; Sons of
the Revolution; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Gamma
Eta Gamma; Anti-Saloon
League.
Died January
27, 1942 (age 78 years, 159
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Charlotte, N.C.
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Relatives: Son
of Maj. William Clarkson and Margaret S. (Simons) Clarkson; married,
December
10, 1889, to Mary Lloyd Osborne. |
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Benjamin Rutledge Clyburn (1840-1877) —
also known as Benjamin R. Clyburn —
of Lancaster District (now Lancaster
County), S.C.
Born in Lancaster District (now Lancaster
County), S.C., 1840.
Major in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; injured during
the Civil War and lost a
leg; lawyer; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Lancaster, 1864-66.
Died in Lancaster, Lancaster
County, S.C., March
20, 1877 (age about 36
years).
Interment at Olde Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Lancaster, S.C.
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Solomon Cohen (1802-1875) —
of Savannah, Chatham
County, Ga.
Born in Georgetown, Georgetown District (now Georgetown
County), S.C., August
15, 1802.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for Georgia, 1840-42; postmaster at Savannah,
Ga., 1853-65; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Georgia, 1860.
Jewish.
Organized a relief fund to support the family of Jefferson
Davis while he was in prison after the Civil War.
Died in Savannah, Chatham
County, Ga., August
14, 1875 (age 72 years, 364
days).
Interment at Laurel
Grove North Cemetery, Savannah, Ga.
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Relatives: Son
of Solomon Cohen (1757-1835) and Bell (Moses) Cohen; married to
Miriam Gratz Moses. |
| | | Epitaph: "The Memory of the Just is
Blessed." |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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James Conner (1829-1883) —
of Charleston, Charleston District (now Charleston
County), S.C.
Born in Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C., September
1, 1829.
Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for South Carolina, 1856-60; delegate
to South Carolina secession convention from St. Philips' & St.
Michael's, 1861-62; general in the Confederate Army during the Civil
War.
Died in Richmond,
Va., June 26,
1883 (age 53 years, 298
days).
Interment at Magnolia
Cemetery, Charleston, 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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James Sproull Cothran (1830-1897) —
also known as James S. Cothran —
of Abbeville, Abbeville
County, S.C.
Born near Abbeville, Abbeville
County, S.C., August
8, 1830.
Democrat. Lawyer; served in the Confederate Army during the
Civil War; member of South
Carolina state senate from Abbeville County, 1869; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1872;
circuit judge in South Carolina, 1881-86; U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 3rd District, 1887-91.
Slaveowner.
Died, in a sanitarium
in New York, New York
County, N.Y., December
5, 1897 (age 67 years, 119
days).
Interment at Upper
Long Cane Cemetery, Abbeville, S.C.
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Thomas Perrin Cothran (1857-1934) —
also known as Thomas P. Cothran —
of Greenville, Greenville
County, S.C.
Born in Abbeville, Abbeville
County, S.C., October
24, 1857.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Greenville County,
1904-10, 1914-21; resigned 1921; Speaker of
the South Carolina State House of Representatives, 1918-21; South
Carolina Democratic state chair, 1920; justice of
South Carolina state supreme court, 1921-34; died in office 1934.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died April
11, 1934 (age 76 years, 169
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Charles Tyrone Courtney (b. 1952) —
also known as Ty Courtney —
of Spartanburg, Spartanburg
County, S.C.
Born in Spartanburg, Spartanburg
County, S.C., January
4, 1952.
Lawyer; municipal judge in South Carolina, 1981-82; member of
South
Carolina state senate, 1991-2000.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Jaycees;
Lions.
Tried
and convicted
in June 2000 on federal charges
of bank
fraud, mail fraud, and making false
statements in a loan application.
Still living as of 2000.
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George William Croft (1846-1904) —
of Aiken, Aiken
County, S.C.
Born in Newberry District (now Newberry
County), S.C., December
20, 1846.
Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;
lawyer; member of South
Carolina state senate from Aiken County, 1880; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Aiken County,
1882-84, 1900-02; U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 2nd District, 1903-04; died in
office 1904.
Died in Washington,
D.C., March
10, 1904 (age 57 years, 81
days).
Interment at St.
Thaddeus' Episcopal Churchyard, Aiken, S.C.
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Theodore Gaillard Croft (1874-1920) —
also known as Theodore G. Croft —
of Aiken
County, S.C.
Born in Aiken, Aiken
County, S.C., November
26, 1874.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 2nd District, 1904-05; member
of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Aiken County,
1906-08; member of South
Carolina state senate from Aiken County, 1908-12.
Died in Aiken, Aiken
County, S.C., March
23, 1920 (age 45 years, 118
days).
Interment at St.
Thaddeus' Episcopal Churchyard, Aiken, 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. |
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Legislative Manual 1964 |
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