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James Carlisle Kearse (1893-1973) —
also known as J. Carl Kearse —
of Bamberg, Bamberg
County, S.C.
Born in Olar, Bamberg
County, S.C., March
29, 1893.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Bamberg County,
1921-24; member of South
Carolina state senate from Bamberg County, 1940-56; alternate
delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1944;
South Carolina State Highway Commissioner.
Methodist.
Member, Lions; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias.
Died, in a hospital
at Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C., March
14, 1973 (age 79 years, 350
days).
Interment at South End Cemetery, Bamberg, S.C.
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Laurence Massillon Keitt (1824-1864) —
also known as L. M. Keitt —
of Orangeburg, Orangeburg District (now Orangeburg
County), S.C.
Born in Orangeburg District (part now in Calhoun
County), S.C., October
4, 1824.
Democrat. Planter;
lawyer; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1848; U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 3rd District, 1853-55,
1855-56, 1856-60; censured
by the House in 1856 for aiding Rep. Preston
S. Brooks in his caning
attack on Sen. Charles
Sumner; resigned; re-elected to his seat within a month; in 1858,
he attacked and attempted
to choke Rep. Galusha
Grow during an argument on the House floor, starting a brawl; delegate
to South Carolina secession convention from Orange, 1860-62; Delegate
from South Carolina to the Confederate Provisional Congress,
1861-62; colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War.
Slaveowner.
Mortally
wounded at the battle of Cold Harbor, and died the next day, near
Richmond (unknown
county), Va., June 4,
1864 (age 39 years, 244
days).
Interment at West End Cemetery, St. Matthews, S.C.
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Benjamin Franklin Kelley (b. 1878) —
also known as B. Frank Kelley —
of Bishopville, Lee
County, S.C.
Born in Kershaw County (part now in Lee
County), S.C., May 12,
1878.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Lee County, 1902-04.
Methodist.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Junior
Order.
Burial location unknown.
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Presumably named
for: Benjamin
Franklin |
| | | Relatives: Son of Benjamin Franklin
Kelley and Ella Beaufort (English) Kelley; married, May 1,
1902, to Sarah Durant. |
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Patrick Henry Kennedy (b. 1885) —
of Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C.
Born in Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C., October
14, 1885.
Lawyer; realtor;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Charleston County,
1922-24.
Catholic.
Burial location unknown.
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Presumably named
for: Patrick
Henry |
| | | Relatives: Son of M. F. Kennedy and
Maggie Kennedy. |
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John Kershaw (1765-1829) —
of Camden, Kershaw District (now Kershaw
County), S.C.
Born in Camden, Camden District (now Kershaw
County), S.C., September
12, 1765.
Democrat. Lawyer; planter; grain milling
business; delegate
to South Carolina convention to ratify U.S. constitution, 1790;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1792; mayor of
Camden, S.C., 1798, 1801, 1811, 1822; U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 9th District, 1813-15.
Slaveowner.
Died in Camden, Kershaw District (now Kershaw
County), S.C., August
4, 1829 (age 63 years, 326
days).
Interment a private or family graveyard, Kershaw County, S.C.
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Alexander Campbell King (1856-1926) —
also known as Alexander C. King —
Born in Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C., December
7, 1856.
Lawyer; attorney for railroads;
U.S. Solicitor General, 1918-20; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit, 1920-25.
Died in Flat Rock, Henderson
County, N.C., July 26,
1926 (age 69 years, 231
days).
Entombed at Oakland
Cemetery, Atlanta, Ga.
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Relatives: Son
of J. Gadsden King and Caroline Clifford (Postell) King; married to
Alice May Fowler. |
| | | See also Wikipedia
article |
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Philip J. Lader (b. 1946) —
of Hilton Head Island, Beaufort
County, S.C.
Born in Jackson Heights, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., March
17, 1946.
Lawyer; candidate for Governor of
South Carolina, 1986; U.S. Ambassador to Great Britain, 1997-2001.
Episcopalian.
Member, Council on
Foreign Relations; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Still living as of 2001.
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Samuel Willis Tucker Lanham (1846-1908) —
also known as Samuel W. T. Lanham —
of Weatherford, Parker
County, Tex.
Born near Woodruff, Spartanburg District (now Spartanburg
County), S.C., July 4,
1846.
Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;
lawyer; candidate for Presidential Elector for Texas; U.S.
Representative from Texas, 1883-93, 1897-1903 (11th District
1883-93, 8th District 1897-1903); Governor of
Texas, 1903-07.
Died in Weatherford, Parker
County, Tex., July 29,
1908 (age 62 years, 25
days).
Interment at East
Greenwood Cemetery, Weatherford, Tex.
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Abial Lathrop (1845-1930) —
of Orangeburg, Orangeburg
County, S.C.; Eutaw, Orangeburg
County, S.C.
Born in Stafford, Genesee
County, N.Y., November
9, 1845.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for South Carolina, 1889-93, 1896-1901; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from South Carolina, 1900.
Member, Knights
of Honor.
Died in Orangeburg, Orangeburg
County, S.C., February
10, 1930 (age 84 years, 93
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Lathrop and Elizabeth Harriet (Moody) Lathrop; married 1875 to Martha
Fredrika Heidtman; second cousin thrice removed of Samuel
Huntington; third cousin twice removed of John
Davenport, Joshua
Coit, James
Davenport, Samuel
H. Huntington, Henry
Huntington, Gurdon
Huntington, Augustus
Seymour Porter (1769-1849), Samuel
Lathrop and Peter
Buell Porter; third cousin thrice removed of Henry
Scudder; fourth cousin of John
Hall Brockway; fourth cousin once removed of Ebenezer
Huntington, Elijah
Abel, Zina
Hyde Jr., Theodore
Davenport, Nathaniel
Huntington, Erastus
Corning, James
Huntington, Augustus
Seymour Porter (1798-1872), Joseph
Lyman Huntington, Peter
Buell Porter Jr., Elisha
Mills Huntington, Benjamin
Nicoll Huntington, Peter
Augustus Porter, Charles
A. Hungerford, William
Barret Ridgely, Clayton
Hyde Lathrop and Austin
Eugene Lathrop. |
| | | Political family: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin
family of Connecticut and New York (subset of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
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Alexander Robert Lawton (1818-1896) —
also known as Alexander R. Lawton —
of Georgia.
Born in St. Peter's Parish, Beaufort District (now part of Beaufort
County), S.C., November
4, 1818.
Democrat. Lawyer; president, Augusta and Savannah Railroad,
1849-54; member of Georgia
state house of representatives, 1855-56, 1870-75; member of Georgia
state senate, 1860; general in the Confederate Army during the
Civil War; member of Democratic
National Committee from Georgia, 1876; delegate
to Georgia state constitutional convention, 1877; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 1880,
1884;
U.S. Minister to Austria-Hungary, 1887-89.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Died in Clifton Springs, Ontario
County, N.Y., July 2,
1896 (age 77 years, 241
days).
Interment at Bonaventure
Cemetery, Savannah, Ga.
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Thomas Allen Legaré Jr. (1915-2010) —
also known as T. Allen Legaré, Jr. —
of Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C.; Wadmalaw Island, Charleston
County, S.C.
Born in Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C., July 22,
1915.
Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of
South
Carolina state house of representatives from Charleston County,
1947-48, 1951-53; member of South
Carolina state senate from Charleston County, 1953-66.
Presbyterian.
Member, Omicron
Delta Kappa; Freemasons;
Lions.
Died in Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C., June 11,
2010 (age 94 years, 324
days).
Interment at Second Presbyterian Churchyard, Charleston, S.C.
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William Storen Legaré (1900-1930) —
also known as William S. Legaré —
of Charleston
County, S.C.
Born in Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C., January
6, 1900.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; member of
South
Carolina state house of representatives from Charleston County,
1924-26; member of South
Carolina state senate from Charleston County, 1926-30; died in
office 1930.
Episcopalian.
Member, Sigma
Alpha Epsilon.
Fatally injured in an automobile
accident near Wolfton, S.C., and died two hours later in a hospital
at Orangeburg, Orangeburg
County, S.C., February
7, 1930 (age 30 years, 32
days). Also killed was Sen. W.
Claude Martin; Rep. J.
Rutledge Smith, Jr. was injured but survived.
Interment at Magnolia
Cemetery, Charleston, S.C.
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Edward McIver Leppard (1924-1985) —
of Chesterfield, Chesterfield
County, S.C.
Born in Chesterfield, Chesterfield
County, S.C., November
5, 1924.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; member of
South
Carolina state senate from Chesterfield County, 1963-66.
Baptist.
Member, Kappa
Sigma; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Civitan;
Moose.
Died February
15, 1985 (age 60 years, 102
days).
Interment at Chesterfield Cemetery, Chesterfield, S.C.
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James Ernest Leppard Sr. (1895-1960) —
of Chesterfield
County, S.C.
Born November
4, 1895.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; member of
South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1933-34, 1937-42; member
of South
Carolina state senate from Chesterfield County, 1943-46.
Died February
17, 1960 (age 64 years, 105
days).
Interment at Chesterfield Cemetery, Chesterfield, S.C.
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Asbury Francis Lever (1875-1940) —
also known as A. Frank Lever —
of Lexington, Lexington
County, S.C.; Columbia, Richland
County, S.C.
Born near Springhill, Lexington
County, S.C., January
5, 1875.
Democrat. Lawyer; private secretary to U.S. Rep. J.
William Stokes, 1897-1901; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Lexington County,
1900-01; resigned 1901; U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 7th District, 1901-19.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Lexington
County, S.C., April
28, 1940 (age 65 years, 114
days).
Interment at Woodland Cemetery, Clemson, S.C.
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John Charles Lindsay (b. 1927) —
of Bennettsville, Marlboro
County, S.C.
Born in Bennettsville, Marlboro
County, S.C., April
18, 1927.
Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; lawyer;
bank
director; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Marlboro County,
1953-62; member of South
Carolina state senate, 1963-76 (Marlboro County 1963-66, 9th
District 1967-68, 20th District 1969-72, 9th District 1972-76).
Member, Jaycees;
Freemasons;
Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Alpha
Tau Omega; Phi
Delta Phi.
Still living as of 1976.
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Relatives: Son
of Ross Moore Lindsay, Sr. and Louis (Crosland) Lindsay; married, June 15,
1949, to Frances Maxine Bair. |
| | | Image source: South Carolina
Legislative Manual 1964 |
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John Vliet Lindsay (1921-2000) —
also known as John V. Lindsay —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., November
24, 1921.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New York 17th District, 1959-65; delegate to
Republican National Convention from New York, 1960,
1964;
mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1966-73; defeated in Republican primary,
1969; candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1972;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1972;
candidate in Democratic primary for U.S.
Senator from New York, 1980.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Council on
Foreign Relations.
Died, from Parkinson's
disease and pneumonia,
in Hilton Head Island, Beaufort
County, S.C., December
19, 2000 (age 79 years, 25
days).
Interment at Memorial
Cemetery of St. John's Church, Laurel Hollow, Long Island, N.Y.
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John D. Long (b. 1901) —
of Union, Union
County, S.C.
Born in Union, Union
County, S.C., March 3,
1901.
Democrat. Lawyer; private secretary to U.S. Senator Coleman
L. Blease, 1927-31; member of South
Carolina Democratic State Executive Committee, 1932-34; member of
South
Carolina state house of representatives from Union County,
1937-38, 1943-46, 1949-50; member of South
Carolina state senate from Union County, 1955-66.
Member, Redmen.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James Gideon Long and Caroline Naomi (Bobo) Long; married to
Elizabeth Anne Holcomb; father of John D.
Long III. |
| | | Image source: South Carolina
Legislative Manual 1964 |
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Nicholas Longworth (1869-1931) —
of Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio.
Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, November
5, 1869.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Ohio
state house of representatives from Hamilton County, 1900;
defeated, 1897; member of Ohio
state senate, 1901; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 1st District, 1903-13, 1915-31;
defeated, 1912; died in office 1931; Speaker of
the U.S. House, 1925-31; died in office 1931.
Died, of pneumonia,
in Aiken, Aiken
County, S.C., April 9,
1931 (age 61 years, 155
days).
Interment at Spring
Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio.
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Rawlins Lowndes (1721-1800) —
of Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C.
Born in St.
Christopher, January
6, 1721.
Lawyer; planter;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from St. Philip & St.
Michael, 1776-78, 1787-90; President
of South Carolina, 1778-79; intendant
of Charleston, South Carolina, 1788-89.
Died in Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C., August
24, 1800 (age 79 years, 230
days).
Interment at St.
Philip's Churchyard, Charleston, S.C.
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William Jones Lowndes (1782-1822) —
also known as William Lowndes —
of South Carolina.
Born in South Carolina, February
11, 1782.
Democrat. Lawyer; planter;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1806-08; U.S.
Representative from South Carolina, 1811-22 (4th District
1811-13, 2nd District 1813-22).
Slaveowner.
Died aboard a
ship in the North
Atlantic Ocean while en route to England, October
27, 1822 (age 40 years, 258
days).
Buried at sea in North Atlantic Ocean; cenotaph at Congressional
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Alva Moore Lumpkin Jr. (1921-2005) —
of Richland
County, S.C.
Born November
25, 1921.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; member of
South
Carolina state house of representatives from Richland County,
1948-50.
Episcopalian.
Died in Columbia, Richland
County, S.C., January
29, 2005 (age 83 years, 65
days).
Interment at Trinity
Episcopal Cathedral Cemetery, Columbia, S.C.
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John Alexander Lusk (1859-1939) —
also known as John A. Lusk —
of Guntersville, Marshall
County, Ala.
Born in Salem, Pickens
County, S.C., November
29, 1859.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1903; member of Alabama
state senate 5th District, 1907, 1915; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Alabama, 1920,
1924.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Guntersville, Marshall
County, Ala., November
4, 1939 (age 79 years, 340
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Eleanor Swafford (Alexander) Lusk and Erastus Capehart Lusk;
married, October
27, 1887, to Leila Lee Fearn. |
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Edmund William McGregor Mackey (1846-1884) —
also known as Edmund W. M. Mackey —
of Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C.
Born in Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C., March 8,
1846.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate
to South Carolina state constitutional convention from Orangeburg
County, 1868; Charleston
County Sheriff, 1868-72; delegate to Republican National
Convention from South Carolina, 1872,
1880;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Charleston County,
1873-74; U.S.
Representative from South Carolina, 1875-76, 1882-84 (2nd
District 1875-76, 1882-83, 7th District 1883-84); died in office 1884.
Died in Washington,
D.C., January
27, 1884 (age 37 years, 325
days).
Interment at Glenwood
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Stephen Russell Mallory Jr. (1848-1907) —
also known as Stephen R. Mallory, Jr. —
of Pensacola, Escambia
County, Fla.
Born in Columbia, Richland
County, S.C., November
2, 1848.
Democrat. Served in the Confederate Navy during the Civil War;
lawyer; member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1876; member of Florida
state senate, 1880-84; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Florida, 1888;
U.S.
Representative from Florida 1st District, 1891-95; U.S.
Senator from Florida, 1897-1907; died in office 1907.
Catholic.
Died in Pensacola, Escambia
County, Fla., December
23, 1907 (age 59 years, 51
days).
Interment at St.
Michael's Cemetery, Pensacola, Fla.
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Olin Connor Maner (1873-1958) —
also known as O. C. Maner —
of Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala.
Born in Allendale, Barnwell County (now Allendale
County), S.C., October
23, 1873.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1903, 1907; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1908
(alternate), 1940
(alternate), 1944.
Methodist.
Died in Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala., February
10, 1958 (age 84 years, 110
days).
Burial location unknown.
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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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James Dunklin Mars (1899-1976) —
of Abbeville, Abbeville
County, S.C.
Born in Riley, Greenwood
County, S.C., July 24,
1899.
Democrat. Stenographer;
lawyer; member of South
Carolina state senate from Abbeville County, 1954-58.
Methodist.
Died in Abbeville, Abbeville
County, S.C., March
12, 1976 (age 76 years, 232
days).
Interment at Melrose
Cemetery, Abbeville, S.C.
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John Moore Mars (1884-1965) —
of Abbeville, Abbeville
County, S.C.
Born in Cokesbury, Abbeville County (now Greenwood
County), S.C., August
17, 1884.
Democrat. Lawyer; banker;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Abbeville County,
1908-10; member of South
Carolina state senate from Abbeville County, 1910-14, 1934-50; mayor
of Abbeville, S.C., 1918-34.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Woodmen of
the World; Redmen;
Junior
Order.
Died in Abbeville, Abbeville
County, S.C., November
24, 1965 (age 81 years, 99
days).
Interment at Melrose
Cemetery, Abbeville, S.C.
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John Quitman Marshall —
of Richland
County, S.C.
Lawyer; law partner of Francis
H. Weston, 1888-91; member of South
Carolina state senate from Richland County, 1898-1906.
Burial location unknown.
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Barclay Martin (1802-1890) —
of Tennessee.
Born in Edgefield District (now Edgefield
County), S.C., December
17, 1802.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1839-40, 1847-49, 1851-53; member
of Tennessee
state senate, 1841-43; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 6th District, 1845-47.
Slaveowner.
Died in Columbia, Maury
County, Tenn., November
8, 1890 (age 87 years, 326
days).
Interment at Zion
Cemetery, Columbia, Tenn.
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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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William Dickinson Martin (1789-1833) —
of South Carolina.
Born in Edgefield District (now Edgefield
County), S.C., October
20, 1789.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from St. Luke, 1816-17;
Clerk of the South Carolina Senate, 1818-25; U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 4th District, 1827-31; circuit
judge in South Carolina, 1831-33.
Slaveowner.
Died in Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C., November
17, 1833 (age 44 years, 28
days).
Interment at St.
Michael's Church Cemetery, Charleston, S.C.
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John Mathews (1744-1802) —
of South Carolina.
Born in Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C., 1744.
Lawyer; served in the Continental Army during the
Revolutionary War; circuit judge in South Carolina, 1776; member of
South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1776-80, 1785, 1787-90;
Speaker
of the South Carolina State House of Representatives, 1777-78; Delegate
to Continental Congress from South Carolina, 1778-81; Governor of
South Carolina, 1782-83.
Died in Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C., November
17, 1802 (age about 58
years).
Interment at Circular
Congregational Church Burying Ground, Charleston, S.C.
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Samuel Augustus Maverick (1803-1870) —
also known as Samuel A. Maverick —
of San Antonio, Bexar
County, Tex.
Born in Pendleton District (now Anderson
County), S.C., July 23,
1803.
Lawyer; delegate
to Texas Republic Republic constitutional convention from
District of Bexar, 1836; signer,
Texas Declaration of Independence, 1836; mayor
of San Antonio, Tex., 1839-40, 1862-63; member of Texas
state house of representatives 44th District, 1851-53.
His name is the origin of the term "maverick" for an unbranded cow,
which later came to mean a political party dissident.
Died in San Antonio, Bexar
County, Tex., September
2, 1870 (age 67 years, 41
days).
Interment at City
Cemetery No. 1, San Antonio, Tex.
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Burnet Rhett Maybank Jr. (1924-2016) —
also known as Burnet R. Maybank —
of Greenville, Greenville
County, S.C.; Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C.
Born in Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C., May 2,
1924.
Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1953-58; Lieutenant
Governor of South Carolina, 1959-61.
Died in Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C., October
25, 2016 (age 92 years, 176
days).
Interment at Trinity Episcopal Church Cemetery, Edisto Island, S.C.
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James Hugh McFaddin (c.1916-1974) —
also known as J. Hugh McFaddin —
of Manning, Clarendon
County, S.C.
Born about 1916.
Democrat. Lawyer; tobacco farmer;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Clarendon County,
1938-40; delegate to Democratic National Convention from South
Carolina, 1940
(alternate), 1948,
1956;
member of South
Carolina state senate from Clarendon County, 1941-42, 1947-58;
circuit judge in South Carolina 3rd Circuit, 1958-70.
Died in 1974
(age about
58 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Thomas Deitz McKeown (1878-1951) —
also known as Tom D. McKeown —
of Ada, Pontotoc
County, Okla.
Born in Blackstock, Fairfield
County, S.C., June 4,
1878.
Democrat. Lawyer; district judge in Oklahoma 7th District,
1911-16; U.S.
Representative from Oklahoma 4th District, 1917-21, 1923-35;
defeated, 1920.
Died in Ada, Pontotoc
County, Okla., October
22, 1951 (age 73 years, 140
days).
Interment at Rosedale
Cemetery, Ada, Okla.
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John Lowndes McLaurin (1860-1934) —
also known as John L. McLaurin —
of Bennettsville, Marlboro
County, S.C.
Born in Marlboro
County, S.C., May 9,
1860.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1890-91; South
Carolina state attorney general, 1891-97; U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 6th District, 1892-97;
resigned 1897; U.S.
Senator from South Carolina, 1897-1903; in Februry, 1902, he was
accused,
by fellow South Carolina senator Ben
Tillman, of accepting a bribe
(in the form of federal patronage) to support a treaty; he called
Tillman a liar, and the two came to
blows on the Senate floor; both were censured
by the Senate; member of South
Carolina state senate from Marlboro County, 1913-14; South
Carolina Warehouse Commissioner, 1915-17.
Died in Bennettsville, Marlboro
County, S.C., July 20,
1934 (age 74 years, 72
days).
Interment at McCall
Cemetery, Bennettsville, S.C.
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Robert Evander McNair (1923-2007) —
also known as Robert E. McNair —
of Allendale, Allendale
County, S.C.
Born in Cades, Williamsburg
County, S.C., December
14, 1923.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1951-62; Lieutenant
Governor of South Carolina, 1963-65; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from South Carolina, 1964;
Governor
of South Carolina, 1965-71.
Baptist.
Member, American
Legion; Farm
Bureau; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Lions;
Kappa
Sigma; Blue
Key.
Died, of brain
cancer, in Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C., November
17, 2007 (age 83 years, 338
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Alexander Beaufort Meek (1814-1865) —
also known as Alexander B. Meek —
of Mobile, Mobile
County, Ala.
Born in Columbia, Richland
County, S.C., July 17,
1814.
Democrat. Lawyer; newspaper
editor; Alabama
state attorney general, 1830; county judge in Alabama, 1842-44;
U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of Alabama, 1846-50; member of
Alabama
state house of representatives, 1853, 1859; Speaker of
the Alabama State House of Representatives, 1859; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Alabama; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Alabama, 1860.
Died in Columbus, Lowndes
County, Miss., November
30, 1865 (age 51 years, 136
days).
Interment at Friendship
Cemetery, Columbus, Miss.
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Christopher Gustavus Memminger (1803-1888) —
also known as Christopher G. Memminger —
of Charleston, Charleston District (now Charleston
County), S.C.
Born in Wurttemberg, Germany,
January
9, 1803.
Lawyer; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1836-52, 1854-60,
1876-78; delegate
to South Carolina secession convention from St. Philips' & St.
Michael's, 1860-62; chairman of the committee that drew up the
Constitution of the Confederate States of America; Delegate
from South Carolina to the Confederate Provisional Congress,
1861-62; Confederate
Secretary of the Treasury, 1861-64; pardoned
by President Andrew
Johnson, 1867.
Episcopalian.
Slaveowner.
Died in Flat Rock, Henderson
County, N.C., March 7,
1888 (age 85 years, 58
days).
Interment at St.
John in the Wilderness Cemetery, Flat Rock, N.C.
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M. Blane Michael (1943-2011) —
Born in Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C., February
17, 1943.
Lawyer; assistant U.S. Attorney under Whitney
North Seymour, Jr., 1971-72; law clerk for U.S. District Judge Robert
E. Maxwell, 1975-76; legal counsel to Gov. John
D. Rockefeller IV, 1977-80; campaign manager for Rockefeller (for
Governor, 1980, and for U.S. Senator, 1984, 1990), and for U.S. Sen
Robert
C. Byrd (1982, 1988); Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit, 1993-2011; died in
office 2011.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died in Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., March
25, 2011 (age 68 years, 36
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Edwin Warren Moise (c.1811-1868) —
also known as E. Warren Moise —
of Louisiana.
Born in Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C., about 1811.
Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana, 1853-55; member
of Louisiana
state house of representatives, 1859; Louisiana
state attorney general, 1860; circuit judge in Louisiana, 1860.
Jewish.
Died in Jefferson, Jefferson
Parish, La., June 29,
1868 (age about 57
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Alfred Stibbs Moore (1846-1920) —
also known as Alfred S. Moore —
of Beaver, Beaver
County, Pa.; Nome, Nome
census area, Alaska; Saluda, Polk
County, N.C.; Spartanburg, Spartanburg
County, S.C.
Born in Beaver, Beaver
County, Pa., September
13, 1846.
Lawyer; Beaver
County District Attorney, 1881-3; U.S.
District Judge for Alaska, 1902-10.
Died in Spartanburg, Spartanburg
County, S.C., January
18, 1920 (age 73 years, 127
days).
Interment at Beaver
Cemetery, Beaver, Pa.
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Charles Carlisle Moore (b. 1903) —
also known as Charles C. Moore —
of Spartanburg, Spartanburg
County, S.C.
Born in Walnut Grove, Spartanburg
County, S.C., April
13, 1903.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Spartanburg County,
1937-40; member of South
Carolina state senate, 1941-42, 1949-68 (Spartanburg County
1941-42, 1949-66, 4th District 1967-68); resigned 1942; served in the
U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from South Carolina, 1956.
Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Lions; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of S. G. Moore and Mary Ellen (Harrison) Moore; married 1945 to Janie
Lee O'Farrell. |
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John Brown Moore (1835-1926) —
of Anderson
County, S.C.; Colusa, Colusa
County, Calif.
Born in Anderson District (now Anderson
County), S.C., March
22, 1835.
Democrat. Lawyer; major in the Confederate Army during the
Civil War; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Anderson County,
1868-70; vice-chair of
South Carolina Democratic Party, 1878; member of South
Carolina state senate from Anderson County, 1882-86; involved in
a dispute over alcohol prohibition in Anderson County, which he
opposed; on September 15, 1885, in the public square of Anderson,
S.C., he shot
at Edwards
Bobo Murray, and was shot and
injured; subsequently pleaded
guilty to disturbing
the peace and to carrying a concealed
weapon; charges against Murray were dismissed.
Presbyterian.
Died in Colusa, Colusa
County, Calif., November
22, 1926 (age 91 years, 245
days).
Interment at Colusa Community Cemetery, Colusa, Calif.
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John Howard Moore (1876-1927) —
of Rowesville, Orangeburg
County, S.C.; Abbeville, Abbeville
County, S.C.
Born in Cokesbury, Abbeville County (now Greenwood
County), S.C., January
9, 1876.
Democrat. School
principal; superintendent
of schools; banker;
lawyer; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Abbeville County,
1910-18; member of South
Carolina state senate from Abbeville County, 1918-27; died in
office 1927.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Woodmen of
the World.
Was a passenger in a sedan, going up a steep hill, when the rear axle
broke; the car rolled rapidly downhill and overturned;
he was pinned underneath and killed, in Bordeaux, McCormick
County, S.C., August
26, 1927 (age 51 years, 229
days).
Interment at Melrose
Cemetery, Abbeville, S.C.
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Herbert Doyle Morgan Jr. (b. 1929) —
also known as Herbert D. Morgan —
of Seneca, Oconee
County, S.C.; Oconee
County, S.C.
Born in Six Mile, Pickens
County, S.C., November
28, 1929.
Democrat. Feed and
farm supply dealer; lawyer; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from South Carolina, 1960
(alternate), 1964;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1966-68, 1970-72,
1974-76 (Oconee County 1966-68, 1970-72, 2nd District 1974-76);
member of South
Carolina state senate 1st District, 1977-80.
Presbyterian.
Member, Phi
Alpha Delta; Rotary;
Jaycees;
Farm
Bureau; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners.
Still living as of 1980.
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Relatives: Son
of Herbert Doyle Morgan and Christine (Jones) Morgan; married, October
6, 1956, to Kate Nimmons. |
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Patrick Bradley Morrah Jr. (b. 1915) —
also known as P. Bradley Morrah, Jr. —
of Greenville, Greenville
County, S.C.
Born in Lancaster, Lancaster
County, S.C., June 14,
1915.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Greenville County,
1941, 1947-48; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of
South
Carolina state senate from Greenville County, 1953-66; candidate
for U.S.
Senator from South Carolina, 1966.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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James Brown Morrison (b. 1906) —
also known as James B. Morrison —
of Georgetown, Georgetown
County, S.C.
Born in McClellanville, Charleston
County, S.C., February
20, 1906.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Georgetown County,
1941-48; member of South
Carolina state senate from Georgetown County, 1949-62; resigned
1962; delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Carolina,
1952;
circuit judge in South Carolina 15th Circuit; elected 1962.
Episcopalian.
Member, Sigma
Chi; Lions.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Richard Leland Morrison and Mary Oswald (Freeman) Morrison;
married 1934 to Anne
Allston DuPre. |
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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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William P. Mulry (b. 1852) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C., 1852.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from New York County 13th District, 1887.
Irish
ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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William Sumpter Murphy (c.1796-1844) —
also known as William S. Murphy; "Patrick Henry of the
West" —
of Chillicothe, Ross
County, Ohio.
Born in South Carolina, about 1796.
Whig. Lawyer; delegate to Whig National Convention from Ohio,
1839; U.S. Charge d'Affaires to Texas Republic, 1843-44, died in office 1844.
Died, of yellow
fever, in Galveston, Galveston
County, Tex., July 13,
1844 (age about 48
years).
Original interment and cenotaph at Trinity
Episcopal Cemetery, Galveston, Tex.; reinterment somewhere
in Chillicothe, Ohio.
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Edwards Bobo Murray (1854-1894) —
of Anderson, Anderson
County, S.C.
Born in Newberry District (now Newberry
County), S.C., February
5, 1854.
Democrat. Lawyer; newspaper
editor; chair of
Anderson County Democratic Party, 1878-90; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Anderson County,
1878-84; involved in a dispute over alcohol prohibition in Anderson
County, which he supported; on September 15, 1885, in the public
square of Anderson, S.C., he was shot
at by John
Brown Moore, and fired
back, injuring Moore; charges
against him were dismissed; member of South
Carolina state senate from Anderson County, 1886-90.
Baptist.
Member, Sons of
Temperance.
Drowned
while rescuing his daughter in a swimming pond, Anderson, Anderson
County, S.C., July 7,
1894 (age 40 years, 152
days).
Interment at Silver Brook Cemetery, Anderson, S.C.
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William Fabriel Myers (1850-1917) —
also known as William F. Myers —
of Walterboro, Colleton
County, S.C.; Columbia, Richland
County, S.C.
Born in South Carolina, August, 1850.
Republican. Lawyer; Colleton
County Auditor, 1873-74; member of South
Carolina state senate from Colleton County, 1874-78; delegate to
Republican National Convention from South Carolina, 1880,
1904;
chair
of Colleton County Republican Party, 1896.
African
ancestry.
Died in Columbia, Richland
County, S.C., January
13, 1917 (age 66 years, 0
days).
Interment at Randolph
Cemetery, Columbia, S.C.
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John Light Napier (b. 1947) —
of South Carolina.
Born in Blenheim, Marlboro
County, S.C., May 16,
1947.
Republican. Lawyer; legislative assistant to U.S. Sen. Strom
Thurmond, 1973, 1976-78; U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 6th District, 1981-83;
defeated, 1982; Judge
of U.S. Court of Claims, 1986.
Still living as of 1998.
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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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Francis Bates Nicholson (b. 1929) —
also known as Francis B. Nicholson —
of Greenwood, Greenwood
County, S.C.
Born in Greenwood, Greenwood
County, S.C., September
26, 1929.
Lawyer; member of South
Carolina state senate from Greenwood County, 1961-66.
Methodist.
Member, Jaycees;
Freemasons.
Still living as of 1966.
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Relatives: Son
of William H. Nicholson and Elise (Bates) Nicholson; married 1957 to
Margaret Phillips. |
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Abraham Nott (1768-1830) —
of South Carolina.
Born in Saybrook (now Deep River), Middlesex
County, Conn., February
5, 1768.
Lawyer; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1796-97; U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 4th District, 1799-1801;
circuit judge in South Carolina, 1810-19.
Slaveowner.
Died in Fairfield District (now Fairfield
County), S.C., June 19,
1830 (age 62 years, 134
days).
Interment at First
Presbyterian Churchyard, Columbia, S.C.
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Michael Patrick O'Connor (1831-1881) —
of Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C.
Born in Beaufort, Beaufort
County, S.C., September
29, 1831.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1858-66; served in the
Confederate Army during the Civil War; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from South Carolina, 1872,
1876;
U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 2nd District, 1879-81; died in
office 1881.
Slaveowner.
Died in Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C., April
26, 1881 (age 49 years, 209
days).
Interment at St.
Lawrence Cemetery, Charleston, S.C.
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John Belton O'Neall (1793-1863) —
of South Carolina.
Born in Bush River, Newberry
County, S.C., April
10, 1793.
Lawyer; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1816-28; Speaker of
the South Carolina State House of Representatives, 1824-26;
Judge, South Carolina Court of Appeals, 1830.
Baptist.
Irish
ancestry.
Died near Newberry, Newberry
County, S.C., September
27, 1863 (age 70 years, 170
days).
Burial location unknown.
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John Henry O'Neall (1838-1907) —
also known as John H. O'Neall —
of Washington, Daviess
County, Ind.
Born near Newberry, Newberry
County, S.C., October
30, 1838.
Democrat. Lawyer; banker;
member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1867; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 2nd District, 1887-91; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1896.
Methodist.
Irish
ancestry.
Died in Washington, Daviess
County, Ind., July 15,
1907 (age 68 years, 258
days).
Interment at St.
John's Cemetery, Washington, Ind.
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Jehu Amaziah Orr (1828-1921) —
of Mississippi.
Born in Anderson
County, S.C., April
10, 1828.
Lawyer; member of Mississippi state legislature, 1852; 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; Representative
from Mississippi in the Confederate Congress, 1864-65; district
judge in Mississippi 6th District, 1870-76.
Presbyterian.
Died in Columbus, Lowndes
County, Miss., March 9,
1921 (age 92 years, 333
days).
Interment at Friendship
Cemetery, Columbus, Miss.
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James Graham Padgett (1869-1939) —
also known as J. G. Padgett —
of Walterboro, Colleton
County, S.C.
Born in Colleton
County, S.C., March
10, 1869.
Democrat. Lawyer; alternate delegate to Democratic National
Convention from South Carolina, 1912;
member of South
Carolina state senate from Colleton County, 1923-26.
Methodist.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Knights
of Khorassan; Freemasons.
Died in Walterboro, Colleton
County, S.C., January
19, 1939 (age 69 years, 315
days).
Interment at Live
Oak Cemetery, Walterboro, S.C.
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Relatives: Son
of Hansford Duncan Padgett and Isabella (Goodwin) Padgett; married to
Ethel Murray Moorer. |
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memorial |
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Walter Leak Parsons (1858-1931) —
also known as W. L. Parsons —
of Rockingham, Richmond
County, N.C.
Born in Camden, Kershaw
County, S.C., December
15, 1858.
Democrat. Lawyer; bank
president; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1887-88, 1907-08; member
of North
Carolina state senate 21st District, 1913-14; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1924.
Methodist.
Died in Rockingham, Richmond
County, N.C., December
21, 1931 (age 73 years, 6
days).
Interment at Eastside
Cemetery, Rockingham, N.C.
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Relatives: Son
of Rev. Hilliard Crawford Parsons and Frances Cornelia (Leak)
Parsons; married 1882 to Mary
Wall 'Manie' Leak. |
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memorial |
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Edward Perry Passailaigue (b. 1891) —
of Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C.
Born in Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C., November
2, 1891.
Lawyer; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Charleston County,
1916-18; served in the U.S. Army during World War I.
Episcopalian.
Member, Pi
Kappa Phi.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Theodore Wagner Passailaigue and Kate (Melchers) Passailaigue;
married, August
9, 1925, to Edith Carolyn Legarra. |
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Giles Jared Patterson (1827-1891) —
of Chester, Chester
County, S.C.
Born in Spartanburg District (now Spartanburg
County), S.C., January
10, 1827.
Democrat. Lawyer; served in the Confederate Army during the
Civil War; bank
director; member of South
Carolina state senate from Chester County, 1882-90; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1884.
Methodist.
Died, from pneumonia,
in Chester, Chester
County, S.C., December
13, 1891 (age 64 years, 337
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Chester, S.C.
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Giles Jared Patterson (b. 1885) —
of Chester, Chester
County, S.C.; Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla.
Born in Chester, Chester
County, S.C., October
19, 1885.
Democrat. Lawyer; chair of
Chester County Democratic Party, 1913.
Episcopalian.
Member, Civitan;
Freemasons;
Kappa
Alpha Order; Phi
Delta Phi.
Burial location unknown.
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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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Benjamin Franklin Perry (1805-1886) —
of Greenville, Greenville
County, S.C.
Born in Pendleton District (part now in Pickens
County), S.C., November
20, 1805.
Democrat. Farmer;
lawyer; newspaper
editor; in 1832, he challenged Turner Bynum, editor of a
competing newspaper, to a duel,
and fatally injured his adversary; candidate for U.S.
Representative from South Carolina, 1834, 1835, 1848, 1872;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Greenville, 1836-41,
1849-59, 1862-64; member of South
Carolina state senate from Greenville, 1844-48; candidate for
Presidential Elector for South Carolina; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from South Carolina, 1860,
1868,
1876;
Governor
of South Carolina, 1865.
Episcopalian.
Died, from heart
disease, in Greenville
County, S.C., December
3, 1886 (age 81 years, 13
days).
Interment at Christ
Episcopal Church Cemetery, Greenville, S.C.
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Charles Edward Perry Jr. (1900-1966) —
also known as C. E. Perry —
of Ridgeland, Jasper
County, S.C.
Born in Ridgeland, Jasper
County, S.C., December
24, 1900.
Democrat. Lawyer; alternate delegate to Democratic National
Convention from South Carolina, 1936;
member of South
Carolina state senate from Jasper County, 1941-44.
Died April
26, 1966 (age 65 years, 123
days).
Interment at Grahamville Cemetery, Ridgeland, S.C.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles Edward Perry and Nora Delilah (Davidson) Perry; married to
Elma Ruth Boaen. |
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memorial |
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Matthew James Perry Jr. (1921-2011) —
also known as Matthew J. Perry, Jr. —
Born in Columbia, Richland
County, S.C., August
3, 1921.
Lawyer; U.S.
District Judge for South Carolina, 1979-95; took senior status
1995.
African
ancestry.
Died in Columbia, Richland
County, S.C., July 29,
2011 (age 89 years, 360
days).
Burial location unknown.
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William Hayne Perry (1839-1902) —
also known as William H. Perry —
of Greenville, Greenville
County, S.C.
Born in Greenville, Greenville District (now Greenville
County), S.C., June 9,
1839.
Democrat. Lawyer; served in the Confederate Army during the
Civil War; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Greenville, 1864-66;
delegate
to South Carolina state constitutional convention, 1865; member
of South
Carolina state senate from Greenville County, 1880-84; U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 4th District, 1885-91.
Died near Greenville, Greenville
County, S.C., July 7,
1902 (age 63 years, 28
days).
Interment at Christ
Episcopal Church Cemetery, Greenville, S.C.
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James Hardin Peterson (1894-1978) —
also known as J. Hardin Peterson —
of Lakeland, Polk
County, Fla.
Born in Batesburg (now part of Batesburg-Leesville), Lexington
County, S.C., February
11, 1894.
Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War I;
citrus
grower; Polk
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1921-32; U.S.
Representative from Florida 1st District, 1933-51; chairman,
First State Bank of
Lakeland.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Kappa Phi; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Knights
of Khorassan; Odd
Fellows; Kiwanis;
American
Legion.
Died in Lakeland, Polk
County, Fla., March
28, 1978 (age 84 years, 45
days).
Interment at Roselawn
Cemetery, Lakeland, Fla.
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James Johnston Pettigrew (1828-1863) —
also known as J. Johnston Pettigrew —
of Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C.
Born in Tyrrell
County, N.C., July 4,
1828.
Lawyer; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1856; general in the
Confederate Army during the Civil War.
French
Huguenot ancestry.
Mortally wounded at the Battle of
Gettysburg, and died soon after at Bunker Hill, Berkeley
County, W.Va., July 17,
1863 (age 35 years, 13
days).
Original interment somewhere in Raleigh, N.C.; reinterment in 1865 at Pettigrew Family Cemetery, Tyrrell County, N.C.
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Philip Phillips (1807-1884) —
of Cheraw, Chesterfield District (now Chesterfield
County), S.C.; Mobile, Mobile
County, Ala.
Born in Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C., December
13, 1807.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1833-34; member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1844-51; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Alabama, 1852;
U.S.
Representative from Alabama 1st District, 1853-55.
Jewish.
Died in Washington,
D.C., January
14, 1884 (age 76 years, 32
days).
Interment at Laurel
Grove North Cemetery, Savannah, Ga.
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Charles Pinckney (1732-1782) —
of Charleston, Charleston District (now Charleston
County), S.C.
Born in Charles Town (now Charleston), Charleston
County, S.C., March 7,
1732.
Lawyer; planter;
member of South
Carolina state senate from St. Philip & St. Michael, 1779-80.
Anglican.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C., September
22, 1782 (age 50 years, 199
days).
Interment at St.
Philip's Churchyard, Charleston, S.C.; cenotaph at Christ Church Cemetery, Mt. Pleasant, S.C.
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Charles Pinckney (1757-1824) —
of Christ Church Parish (now Mt. Pleasant), Charleston
County, S.C.
Born in Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C., October
26, 1757.
Democrat. Lawyer; served in the Continental Army during the
Revolutionary War; Delegate
to Continental Congress from South Carolina, 1785-87; member of
South
Carolina state house of representatives from Christ Church,
1786-89, 1790-91, 1792-96, 1798; member,
U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787; Governor of
South Carolina, 1789-92, 1796-98, 1806-08; U.S.
Senator from South Carolina, 1798-1801; U.S. Minister to Spain, 1801-04; U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 1st District, 1819-21.
Episcopalian.
Slaveowner.
Died in Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C., October
29, 1824 (age 67 years, 3
days).
Interment at St.
Philip's Churchyard, Charleston, S.C.
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Charles Cotesworth Pinckney (1746-1825) —
of Charleston, Charleston District (now Charleston
County), S.C.
Born in Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C., February
25, 1746.
Lawyer; law partner of Edward
Rutledge; planter;
colonel in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; member
of South
Carolina state house of representatives from St. Philip & St.
Michael, 1783-90; member,
U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787; member of South
Carolina state senate from St. Philip & St. Michael, 1790-96,
1800-04; U.S. Minister to France, 1796-97; received one electoral vote, 1796;
candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 1800; candidate for President
of the United States, 1804 (Federalist), 1808.
Episcopalian.
Member, Society
of the Cincinnati.
Slaveowner.
Died in Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C., August
16, 1825 (age 79 years, 172
days).
Interment at St.
Michael's Church Cemetery, Charleston, S.C.
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Henry Laurens Pinckney (1794-1863) —
of Charleston, Charleston District (now Charleston
County), S.C.
Born in Charleston, Charleston District (now Charleston
County), S.C., September
24, 1794.
Democrat. Lawyer; newspaper
publisher; intendant
of Charleston, South Carolina, 1829-30, 1831-33; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1832; U.S.
Representative from South Carolina, 1833-37 (1st District
1833-35, 6th District 1835-37); mayor
of Charleston, S.C., 1837-40; U.S. Collector of
Customs, 1841-42.
Slaveowner.
Died in Charleston, Charleston District (now Charleston
County), S.C., February
3, 1863 (age 68 years, 132
days).
Interment at Circular
Congregational Church Burying Ground, Charleston, S.C.
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Thomas Pinckney (1750-1828) —
of Charleston, Charleston District (now Charleston
County), S.C.
Born in Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C., October
23, 1750.
Lawyer; major in Continental Army during the Revolutionary
War; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from St. Philip & St.
Michael, 1776-87, 1789-92; Governor of
South Carolina, 1787-89; U.S. Minister to Great Britain, 1792-96; received 59 electoral votes, 1796;
U.S.
Representative from South Carolina, 1797-1801 (at-large 1797-99,
1st District 1799-1801); general in the U.S. Army during the War of
1812; U.S. Special Diplomatic Agent to Florida, 1812-14.
Member, Society
of the Cincinnati.
Slaveowner.
Died in Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C., November
2, 1828 (age 78 years, 10
days).
Interment at St.
Philip's Churchyard, Charleston, S.C.
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James Davis Poag (1897-1973) —
also known as James D. Poag —
of Greenville, Greenville
County, S.C.
Born in South Carolina, June 1,
1897.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Greenville County,
1935-36; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
South Carolina, 1944
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee).
Died in Greenville, Greenville
County, S.C., May 28,
1973 (age 75 years, 361
days).
Interment at Springwood
Cemetery, Greenville, S.C.
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Relatives: Son
of Pinckney Calhoun Poag and Gertrude (Davis) Poag; married to Emma
Converse. |
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father." |
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memorial |
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Thomas Harrington Pope Jr. (1913-1999) —
also known as Thomas H. Pope —
of Newberry, Newberry
County, S.C.
Born in Kinards, Newberry
County, S.C., July 28,
1913.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1937-40, 1946-50; Speaker of
the South Carolina State House of Representatives, 1949-50;
colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; candidate for Governor of
South Carolina, 1950; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from South Carolina, 1956;
South
Carolina Democratic state chair, 1958.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Phi
Beta Kappa; Phi
Kappa Phi; Omicron
Delta Kappa.
Died, in Newberry County Memorial Hospital,
Newberry, Newberry
County, S.C., August
23, 1999 (age 86 years, 26
days).
Interment at Rosemont
Cemetery, Newberry, S.C.
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John Gotea Pressley (1833-1895) —
of Kingstree, Williamsburg District (now Williamsburg
County), S.C.
Born in Williamsburg District (now Williamsburg
County), S.C., May 24,
1833.
Lawyer; delegate
to South Carolina secession convention from Williamsburg,
1860-62; colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War.
Died in Santa Rosa, Sonoma
County, Calif., July 5,
1895 (age 62 years, 42
days).
Interment at Santa Rosa Rural Cemetery, Santa Rosa, Calif.
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Relatives: Son
of John Brockington Pressley and Sarah (Gotea) Pressley; married to
Julia Caroline Burckmyer. |
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memorial |
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Francis Smith Preston (1765-1836) —
also known as Francis Preston —
of Virginia.
Born in Greenfield, Botetourt
County, Va., August
2, 1765.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Virginia
state senate, 1788-89, 1816-20; U.S.
Representative from Virginia 5th District, 1793-97; member of Virginia
state house of delegates, 1812-14; general in the U.S. Army
during the War of 1812.
Slaveowner.
Died in Columbia, Richland
County, S.C., May 26,
1836 (age 70 years, 298
days).
Interment at Aspenvale
Cemetery, Seven Mile Ford, Va.
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John Smith Preston (1809-1881) —
also known as John S. Preston —
of Columbia, Richland
County, S.C.
Born in Abingdon, Washington
County, Va., April
20, 1809.
Democrat. Lawyer; planter;
member of South
Carolina state senate, 1848-56; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from South Carolina, 1860;
delegate
to South Carolina secession convention from Richland, 1861-62;
general in the Confederate Army during the Civil War.
Died in Columbia, Richland
County, S.C., May 1,
1881 (age 72 years, 11
days).
Interment at Trinity
Episcopal Cathedral Cemetery, Columbia, S.C.
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William Campbell Preston (1794-1860) —
also known as William C. Preston —
of Columbia, Richland
County, S.C.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., December
27, 1794.
Lawyer; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1828-34; U.S.
Senator from South Carolina, 1833-42; resigned 1842.
President
of South Carolina College 1845-51.
Slaveowner.
Died in Columbia, Richland
County, S.C., May 22,
1860 (age 65 years, 147
days).
Interment at Trinity
Episcopal Cathedral Cemetery, Columbia, S.C.
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Samuel Prioleau —
of Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C.
Lawyer; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1820; intendant
of Charleston, South Carolina, 1824-25.
Burial location unknown.
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Henry Klugh Purdy (1886-1949) —
of Ridgeland, Jasper
County, S.C.
Born in Abbeville
County, S.C., December
1, 1886.
Lawyer; member of South
Carolina state senate from Jasper County, 1917-20, 1933-36;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Jasper County,
1925-28.
Methodist.
Member, Pi
Kappa Phi.
Died in Jasper
County, S.C., April
27, 1949 (age 62 years, 147
days).
Interment at Grahamville Cemetery, Ridgeland, S.C.
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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.
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