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James Willard Ragsdale (1872-1919) —
also known as J. Willard Ragsdale —
of Florence, Florence
County, S.C.
Born in Timmonsville, Florence
County, S.C., December
14, 1872.
Democrat. Lawyer; banker;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Florence County,
1898-1900; member of South
Carolina state senate, 1902-04; U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 6th District, 1913-19; died in
office 1919.
Methodist.
Died in Washington,
D.C., July 23,
1919 (age 46 years, 221
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Florence, S.C.
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Ralph Heyward Ramsey Jr. (b. 1900) —
also known as Ralph Ramsey, Jr. —
of Brevard, Transylvania
County, N.C.
Born in Wedgefield, Sumter
County, S.C., April 7,
1900.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
mayor of Brevard, N.C., 1931-33; member of North
Carolina state senate 32nd District, 1935; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from North Carolina, 1956.
Baptist.
Member, Kiwanis;
Pi
Kappa Phi.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Ralph Heywood Ramsey and Una Elizabeth (Wells) Ramsey; married 1926 to Mary
Dick Alford. |
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Jacob Read (1752-1816) —
of South Carolina.
Born in South Carolina, 1752.
Lawyer; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from St. Philip & St.
Michael, 1780-94; Delegate
to Continental Congress from South Carolina, 1783-85; U.S.
Senator from South Carolina, 1795-1801.
Slaveowner.
Died in Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C., July 17,
1816 (age about 64
years).
Interment in private or family graveyard.
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Robert Goodwyn Rhett (1862-1939) —
also known as R. Goodwyn Rhett —
of Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C.
Born in Columbia, Richland
County, S.C., March
25, 1862.
Democrat. Lawyer; banker; mayor
of Charleston, S.C., 1903-11; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from South Carolina, 1904
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business).
English
ancestry.
Died in Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C., April
16, 1939 (age 77 years, 22
days).
Interment at Magnolia
Cemetery, Charleston, S.C.
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Henry Burchell Richardson (1916-1997) —
also known as Henry B. Richardson;
"Punch" —
of Sumter, Sumter
County, S.C.
Born in Laurens, Laurens
County, S.C., October
15, 1916.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
member of South
Carolina state senate, 1955-72 (Sumter County 1955-66, 20th
District 1967-68, 17th District 1969-72); alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1956.
Member, American
Legion; Disabled
American Veterans; Elks; American Bar
Association.
Died in Columbia, Richland
County, S.C., May 11,
1997 (age 80 years, 208
days).
Interment at St. Marks Episcopal Cemetery, Pinewood, S.C.
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John Smythe Richardson (1777-1850) —
of Sumter District (now Sumter
County), S.C.
Born in Camden District (part now in Sumter
County), S.C., April
11, 1777.
Lawyer; South
Carolina state attorney general, 1810-18.
Died in Sumter District (now Sumter
County), S.C., May 8,
1850 (age 73 years, 27
days).
Interment at Bloom Hill Cemetery, Sumter County, S.C.
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John Smythe Richardson (1828-1894) —
also known as John S. Richardson —
of Sumter, Sumter
County, S.C.
Born in Sumter District (now Sumter
County), S.C., February
29, 1828.
Democrat. Lawyer; served in the Confederate Army during the
Civil War; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1865-67; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1876;
U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 1st District, 1879-83.
Slaveowner.
Died in Sumter
County, S.C., February
24, 1894 (age 66 years, 0
days).
Interment at Sumter
Cemetery, Sumter, S.C.
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George Lamb Buist Rivers (b. 1896) —
also known as Buist Rivers —
of Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C.
Born in Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C., May 26,
1896.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Charleston County,
1924-28; member of South
Carolina state senate from Charleston County, 1930; president,
The Central Railroad
of South Carolina; director and counsel, Citizens and Southern
National Bank;
director, Life and Accident Insurance
Company; vice president and counsel of radio
station WCSC.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Alpha
Tau Omega; Freemasons;
Kiwanis.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Moultrie Rutledge Rivers and Eliza Ingraham (Buist) Rivers;
married, November
20, 1930, to Ethel Pinckney Rutledge. |
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Beryl D. Roberts (b. 1958) —
of Miami-Dade
County, Fla.
Born in Columbia, Richland
County, S.C., August
26, 1958.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Florida, 1988;
member of Florida
state house of representatives 108th District, 1993-.
Female.
Christian.
African
ancestry. Member, Omicron
Delta Kappa; Phi
Delta Phi; NAACP; Delta
Sigma Theta; Kiwanis.
Still living as of 1999.
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Daniel Calhoun Roper (1867-1943) —
also known as Daniel C. Roper —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in Marlboro
County, S.C., April 1,
1867.
Democrat. Lawyer; publicist;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Marlboro County,
1892-94; U.S. Commissioner of Internal Revenue, 1917-20; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from District of Columbia, 1924
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1932,
1936;
U.S.
Secretary of Commerce, 1933-38; U.S. Minister to Canada, 1939.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died, from leukemia,
in Washington,
D.C., April
11, 1943 (age 76 years, 10
days).
Interment at Rock
Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Donald Stuart Russell (1906-1998) —
also known as Donald S. Russell —
of Spartanburg, Spartanburg
County, S.C.
Born in Lafayette Springs, Lafayette
County, Miss., February
22, 1906.
Democrat. Lawyer; major in the U.S. Army during World War II;
president,
University of South Carolina, 1952-57; Governor of
South Carolina, 1963-65; U.S.
Senator from South Carolina, 1965-66; U.S.
District Judge for South Carolina, 1966-71; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit, 1971-98; died in
office 1998.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Died in Spartanburg, Spartanburg
County, S.C., February
22, 1998 (age 92 years, 0
days).
Interment at Greenlawn
Memorial Gardens, Spartanburg, S.C.
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Benjamin Huger Rutledge (1829-1893) —
of Charleston, Charleston District (now Charleston
County), S.C.
Born in Statesburg, Sumter
County, S.C., June 4,
1829.
Lawyer; delegate
to South Carolina secession convention from St. Philips' & St.
Michael's, 1860-62; colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil
War; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Charleston County,
1876-80.
Died in Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C., April
30, 1893 (age 63 years, 330
days).
Interment at Magnolia
Cemetery, Charleston, S.C.
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Benjamin Huger Rutledge (1861-1925) —
also known as Benjamin H. Rutledge —
of Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C.
Born in Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C., September
4, 1861.
Lawyer; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Charleston County,
1890-92; Consul
for Belgium in Charleston,
S.C., 1907.
Episcopalian.
Died in Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C., November
12, 1925 (age 64 years, 69
days).
Interment at Magnolia
Cemetery, Charleston, S.C.
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Edward Rutledge (1749-1800) —
of Charleston, Charleston District (now Charleston
County), S.C.
Born in Christ Church Parish, Charleston District (now part of Charleston
County), S.C., November
23, 1749.
Lawyer; law partner of Charles
Cotesworth Pinckney; Delegate
to Continental Congress from South Carolina, 1774-76; signer,
Declaration of Independence, 1776; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from St. Philip & St.
Michael, 1787-96; delegate
to South Carolina convention to ratify U.S. constitution, 1788;
candidate for Presidential Elector for South Carolina; member of South
Carolina state senate from St. Philip & St. Michael, 1796-98; Governor of
South Carolina, 1798-1800; died in office 1800.
Scotch-Irish
and English
ancestry.
Died, from apoplexy,
in Charleston, Charleston District (now Charleston
County), S.C., January
23, 1800 (age 50 years, 61
days).
Interment at St.
Philip's Churchyard, Charleston, S.C.; memorial monument at Constitution Gardens, Washington, D.C.
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John Rutledge (1739-1800) —
of Charleston, Charleston District (now Charleston
County), S.C.
Born in Charleston, Charleston District (now Charleston
County), S.C., September
18, 1739.
Lawyer; member of South
Carolina House of Commons, 1761-76; South
Carolina state attorney general, 1764-65; Delegate
to Continental Congress from South Carolina, 1774; President
of South Carolina, 1776-78; Governor of
South Carolina, 1779-82; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1782, 1784-90; member,
U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787; delegate
to South Carolina convention to ratify U.S. constitution, 1788;
received 6 electoral votes, 1789;
Associate
Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1789-91; Chief
Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1795; common pleas court judge in
South Carolina, 1791-95.
Episcopalian.
Scotch-Irish
and English
ancestry.
Died in Charleston, Charleston District (now Charleston
County), S.C., July 23,
1800 (age 60 years, 308
days).
Interment at St.
Michael's Church Cemetery, Charleston, S.C.
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Allen McFarland Sapp (1900-1968) —
also known as Allen M. Sapp —
of Lancaster
County, S.C.; Fort Lawn, Chester
County, S.C.
Born in Lancaster, Lancaster
County, S.C., January
30, 1900.
Lawyer; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Lancaster County,
1928-32, 1938-40.
Methodist.
Died, in Senn Memorial Hospital,
Lancaster, Lancaster
County, S.C., March
24, 1968 (age 68 years, 54
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Columbia, S.C.
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Claud Napoleon Sapp (1886-1947) —
also known as Claud N. Sapp —
of Columbia, Richland
County, S.C.
Born in Lancaster, Lancaster
County, S.C., February
11, 1886.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1912-14, 1920-24
(Lancaster County 1912-14, Richland County 1920-24); delegate to
Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1924,
1928,
1932,
1936;
South
Carolina Democratic state chair, 1930-34; U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of South Carolina, 1934-47;
died in office 1947.
Methodist.
Member, Omicron
Delta Kappa; Freemasons;
Elks.
Died in Columbia, Richland
County, S.C., February
3, 1947 (age 60 years, 357
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Columbia, S.C.
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Claud Napoleon Sapp Jr. (1917-1972) —
also known as Claud N. Sapp, Jr. —
of Columbia, Richland
County, S.C.
Born in Columbia, Richland
County, S.C., October
21, 1917.
Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of
South
Carolina state house of representatives from Richland County,
1946-49; resigned 1949.
Died in Columbia, Richland
County, S.C., December
3, 1972 (age 55 years, 43
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Columbia, S.C.
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Robert Bethea Scarborough (1861-1927) —
also known as Robert B. Scarborough —
of Conway, Horry
County, S.C.
Born in Chesterfield, Chesterfield District (now Chesterfield
County), S.C., October
29, 1861.
Democrat. Lawyer; banker;
member of South
Carolina state senate from Horry County, 1896-99; Lieutenant
Governor of South Carolina, 1899-1900; U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 6th District, 1901-05;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from South
Carolina, 1912.
Southern
Methodist. Member, Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons.
Died in Conway, Horry
County, S.C., November
23, 1927 (age 66 years, 25
days).
Interment at Lakeside
Cemetery, Conway, S.C.
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Marion Wainwright Seabrook (1890-1947) —
also known as Marion W. Seabrook —
of Sumter, Sumter
County, S.C.
Born in Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C., June 13,
1890.
Republican. Lawyer; farmer;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from South Carolina, 1936; delegate to Republican
National Convention from South Carolina, 1940
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business).
Died in Sumter, Sumter
County, S.C., November
3, 1947 (age 57 years, 143
days).
Interment at Sumter
Cemetery, Sumter, S.C.
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Whitemarsh Benjamin Seabrook (1792-1855) —
of South Carolina.
Born in Edisto Island, Charleston
County, S.C., June 30,
1792.
Democrat. Planter;
lawyer; author;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1814-25; member of South
Carolina state senate, 1826-34; Lieutenant
Governor of South Carolina, 1834-36; Governor of
South Carolina, 1848-50.
Episcopalian.
Died in Beaufort, Beaufort District (now Beaufort
County), S.C., April
16, 1855 (age 62 years, 290
days).
Interment at Gunbluff
Plantation Cemetery, Edisto Island, S.C.
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Eldred Simkins (1779-1831) —
of South Carolina.
Born in Edgefield, Edgefield District (now Edgefield
County), S.C., August
30, 1779.
Democrat. Planter;
lawyer; Lieutenant
Governor of South Carolina, 1812-14; U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 6th District, 1818-21; member
of South
Carolina state senate from Edgefield, 1822-26; candidate for
Presidential Elector for South Carolina; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Edgefield, 1828-29.
Slaveowner.
Died in Edgefield, Edgefield District (now Edgefield
County), S.C., November
17, 1831 (age 52 years, 79
days).
Interment in private or family graveyard.
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Charles Earl Simons Jr. (1916-1999) —
also known as Charles E. Simons, Jr. —
of South Carolina.
Born in Johnston, Edgefield
County, S.C., August
17, 1916.
Lawyer; law partner of Strom
Thurmond; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1942, 1947-48, 1960-64;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of South Carolina,
1964-65; U.S.
District Judge for South Carolina, 1965-86; took senior status
1986.
Baptist.
Died, from the effects of head injuries sustained in a fall, at
Aiken Regional Medical
Center, Aiken, Aiken
County, S.C., October
26, 1999 (age 83 years, 70
days).
Interment at Aiken
Memorial Gardens, Aiken, S.C.
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Richard Franklin Simpson (1798-1882) —
of Pendleton, Pendleton District (now Anderson
County), S.C.
Born in Laurensville, Laurens District (now Laurens, Laurens
County), S.C., March
25, 1798.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of South
Carolina state senate, 1835-41; U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 2nd District, 1843-49; delegate
to South Carolina secession convention from Anderson, 1860-62.
Slaveowner.
Died in Pendleton, Anderson
County, S.C., October
29, 1882 (age 84 years, 218
days).
Interment at Simpson Cemetery, Pendleton, S.C.
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Hugo Sheridan Sims Jr. (1921-2004) —
also known as Hugo S. Sims, Jr. —
of Orangeburg, Orangeburg
County, S.C.
Born in South Carolina, 1921.
Democrat. Newspaper
editor; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1947-48; U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 2nd District, 1949-51;
lawyer; banker.
Died July 9,
2004 (age about 83
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Huger Sinkler (1868-1923) —
of Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C.; Asheville, Buncombe
County, N.C.
Born in Charleston District (part now in Berkeley
County), S.C., February
20, 1868.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Charleston County,
1896-1906; member of South
Carolina state senate from Charleston County, 1906-18; alternate
delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1916.
Episcopalian.
Died in Asheville, Buncombe
County, N.C., August
13, 1923 (age 55 years, 174
days).
Interment at Magnolia
Cemetery, Charleston, S.C.
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John Julius Pringle Smith (1816-1894) —
of Charleston, Charleston District (now Charleston
County), S.C.
Born October
15, 1816.
Lawyer; planter; delegate
to South Carolina secession convention from St. Philips' & St.
Michael's, 1860-62.
Died November
25, 1894 (age 78 years, 41
days).
Interment at St.
Philip's Churchyard, Charleston, S.C.
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Ivey Andrew Smoak Jr. (1923-2000) —
also known as I. A. Smoak, Jr. —
of Walterboro, Colleton
County, S.C.
Born in Walterboro, Colleton
County, S.C., April
18, 1923.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; member of
South
Carolina state house of representatives from Colleton County,
1953-56; member of South
Carolina state senate from Colleton County, 1959-62.
Baptist.
Member, Kappa
Alpha Order; Jaycees;
Lions;
Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Elks; Farm
Bureau; American
Legion.
Died January
2, 2000 (age 76 years, 259
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Ivey Andrew Smoak and Tommie (Clinkscales) Smoak; married to Anne
Owens Leppard. |
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Albertus Chambers Spain (1821-1881) —
of Sumter, Sumter District (now Sumter
County), S.C.; Darlington, Darlington
County, S.C.
Born in York District (now York
County), S.C., January
11, 1821.
Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; member
of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1850; delegate
to South Carolina secession convention from Sumter, 1860-62.
Died in Darlington, Darlington
County, S.C., June 22,
1881 (age 60 years, 162
days).
Interment at Grove Hill Cemetery, Darlington, S.C.
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Floyd Davidson Spence (1928-2001) —
also known as Floyd Spence —
of Lexington, Lexington
County, S.C.
Born in Columbia, Richland
County, S.C., April 9,
1928.
Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; lawyer;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1957-62; delegate to
Republican National Convention from South Carolina, 1964,
1972
(delegation chair), 1988;
member of South
Carolina state senate, 1967-70 (22nd District 1967-68, 7th
District 1969-70); resigned 1970; U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 2nd District, 1971-2001; died
in office 2001.
Lutheran.
Member, Sons
of Confederate Veterans; Farm
Bureau; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Forty and
Eight; American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Association
of Trial Lawyers of America; Kappa
Alpha Order.
Died, following surgery to remove a blood clot
from his brain, in St. Dominic-Jackson Memorial Hospital,
Jackson, Hinds
County, Miss., August
16, 2001 (age 73 years, 129
days).
Interment at St. Peters Lutheran Church Cemetery, Lexington, S.C.
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Adolphus Fletcher Spigner (1879-1945) —
of Richland
County, S.C.
Born in Lykesland, Richland
County, S.C., January
26, 1879.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of South
Carolina state senate from Richland County, 1914-18; Solicitor,
5th Circuit, 1918-45.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Woodmen
of the World; Odd
Fellows; Redmen;
Knights
of Pythias.
Died, from injuries he received in an automobile
accident, in Columbia, Richland
County, S.C., February
12, 1945 (age 66 years, 17
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Columbia, S.C.
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Adolphus Fletcher Spigner Jr. (1916-1961) —
of Richland
County, S.C.
Born in Columbia, Richland
County, S.C., May 6,
1916.
Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Richland County,
1946-48; member of South
Carolina state senate from Richland County, 1954-58.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Exchange
Club; Elks.
Died in Columbia, Richland
County, S.C., May 22,
1961 (age 45 years, 16
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Columbia, S.C.
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John McKee Spratt Jr. (b. 1942) —
also known as John M. Spratt, Jr. —
of York, York
County, S.C.
Born in Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C., November
1, 1942.
Democrat. Lawyer; banker;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1964
(alternate), 1996
(speaker),
2000,
2004,
2008;
U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 5th District, 1983-.
Presbyterian.
Still living as of 2014.
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James Price Stevens (b. 1920) —
also known as James P. Stevens —
of Loris, Horry
County, S.C.
Born in Loris, Horry
County, S.C., April 4,
1920.
Served in the U.S. Coast Guard during World War II; lawyer;
member of South
Carolina state senate, 1956-76 (Horry County 1956-66, 10th
District 1966-68, 15th District 1968-72, 11th District 1972-76).
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Phi
Alpha Delta.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of M. D. Stevens and Lalla (McQueen) Stevens; married to Madeleine
Zabelicky. |
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Thomas Porcher Stoney (1889-1973) —
of Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C.
Born in Goose Creek, Berkeley
County, S.C., December
16, 1889.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor
of Charleston, S.C., 1923-31; candidate for U.S.
Senator from South Carolina, 1936.
While trying to cross U.S. Highway 17, he was struck by
a car and killed, in a hit-and-run accident, near Awendaw, Charleston
County, S.C., April
22, 1973 (age 83 years, 127
days).
Interment at Strawberry Chapel Cemetery, Berkeley County, S.C.
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Taylor Hudnall Stukes (1893-1961) —
also known as Taylor H. Stukes —
of Manning, Clarendon
County, S.C.
Born in Manning, Clarendon
County, S.C., June 1,
1893.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Clarendon County,
1922-26; member of South
Carolina state senate from Clarendon County, 1927-40; South
Carolina Democratic state chair, 1938-40; justice of
South Carolina state supreme court, 1940-56; chief
justice of South Carolina state supreme court, 1956-61.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Rotary.
Died, from an aortic
aneurysm, in Medical University Hospital,
Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C., February
20, 1961 (age 67 years, 264
days).
Interment at Clarenden
Memorial Gardens, Manning, S.C.
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William Nelson Taft (1847-1889) —
also known as William N. Taft —
of Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C.
Born in Smithfield, Providence
County, R.I., 1847.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;
lawyer; member of South
Carolina state senate from Charleston County, 1876-80; postmaster
at Charleston,
S.C., 1881-85; delegate to Republican National Convention from
South Carolina, 1884.
Died in 1889
(age about
42 years).
Interment at Magnolia
Cemetery, Charleston, S.C.
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Thomas Talbird (1855-1928) —
of Beaufort
County, S.C.
Born in Beaufort, Beaufort
County, S.C., July 3,
1855.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of South
Carolina state senate from Beaufort County, 1896-1904; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1900;
probate judge in South Carolina, 1900.
Died April 5,
1928 (age 72 years, 277
days).
Interment at St.
Peter's Catholic Chapel Cemetery, Beaufort, S.C.
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Leslie A. Thompson (1806-1874) —
of Tallahassee, Leon
County, Fla.
Born in Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C., October
8, 1806.
Lawyer; mayor
of Tallahassee, Fla., 1830, 1832-33, 1840; delegate
to Florida state constitutional convention from Leon County,
1838-39; justice of
Florida state supreme court, 1851-53.
Died in Galveston, Galveston
County, Tex., January
23, 1874 (age 67 years, 107
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Thomas Thomson (1813-1881) —
of Abbeville, Abbeville District (now Abbeville
County), S.C.
Born in Tarbolton, South Ayrshire, Scotland,
June
5, 1813.
Lawyer; delegate
to South Carolina secession convention from Abbeville, 1860-62;
served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War.
Presbyterian.
Scottish
ancestry.
Died in Abbeville, Abbeville
County, S.C., May 6,
1881 (age 67 years, 335
days).
Interment at Upper
Long Cane Cemetery, Abbeville, S.C.
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John Thrasher (b. 1943) —
of Florida.
Born in Columbia, Richland
County, S.C., December
18, 1943.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam war;
lawyer; member of Florida
state house of representatives 19th District, 1993-; Speaker of
the Florida State House of Representatives, 1999; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Florida.
Presbyterian.
Member, Rotary.
Still living as of 2000.
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James Strom Thurmond (1902-2003) —
also known as Strom Thurmond —
of Edgefield, Edgefield
County, S.C.; Aiken, Aiken
County, S.C.; Columbia, Richland
County, S.C.
Born in Edgefield, Edgefield
County, S.C., December
5, 1902.
School
teacher; superintendent
of schools; lawyer; member of South
Carolina state senate from Edgefield County, 1933-38; resigned
1938; delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Carolina,
1936,
1948,
1952
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business), 1956;
circuit judge in South Carolina, 1938-46; served in the U.S. Army
during World War II; Governor of
South Carolina, 1947-51; States Rights candidate for President
of the United States, 1948; U.S.
Senator from South Carolina, 1954-56, 1956-2003; received 14
electoral votes for Vice-President, 1960;
delegate to Republican National Convention from South Carolina, 1972,
1988.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Pi
Kappa Alpha.
Died in Edgefield, Edgefield
County, S.C., June 26,
2003 (age 100 years,
203 days).
Interment at Willow
Brook Cemetery, Edgefield, S.C.; statue erected 1999 at State
House Grounds, Columbia, S.C.
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Relatives: Son
of John William Thurmond and Eleanor Gertrude Thurmond; married 1968 to Nancy
Janice Moore; married 1947 to Jean
Crouch. |
| | | Cross-reference: Charles
E. Simons, Jr. — Joe
Wilson — John
Light Napier — Robert
Adams |
| | | Strom Thurmond Federal
Building and U.S.
Courthouse, in Columbia,
South Carolina, is named for
him. — Strom Thurmond High
School, in Johnston,
South Carolina, is named for
him. |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — National
Governors Association biography — Wikipedia
article — NNDB
dossier — OurCampaigns
candidate detail |
| | | Books about Strom Thurmond: Essie May
Washington-Williams, Dear
Senator : A Memoir by the Daughter of Strom Thurmond —
Jack Bass & Marilyn W. Thompson, Strom:
The Complicated Personal and Political Life of Strom
Thurmond — R. J. Duke, The
Centennial Senator: True Stories of Strom Thurmond from the People
Who Knew Him Best — Joseph Crespino, Strom
Thurmond's America |
| | | Image source: Library of
Congress |
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George Bell Timmerman, Sr. (1881-1966) —
Born in Edgefield
County, S.C., March
28, 1881.
Lawyer; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1923-24; U.S.
District Judge for South Carolina, 1942-62.
Died in Columbia, Richland
County, S.C., April
22, 1966 (age 85 years, 25
days).
Interment at Batesburg
Cemetery, Batesburg-Leesville, S.C.
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George Bell Timmerman Jr. (1912-1994) —
of Batesburg (now part of Batesburg-Leesville), Lexington
County, S.C.; Columbia, Richland
County, S.C.
Born in Anderson, Anderson
County, S.C., August
11, 1912.
Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;
Lieutenant
Governor of South Carolina, 1947-55; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from South Carolina, 1948,
1956;
Governor
of South Carolina, 1955-59; candidate for Democratic nomination
for President, 1956;
candidate for Presidential Elector for South Carolina; circuit judge
in South Carolina, 1967-84.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Phi
Delta Phi; Pi
Kappa Phi; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Lions; Woodmen of
the World.
Died in Batesburg-Leesville, Lexington
County, S.C., November
29, 1994 (age 82 years, 110
days).
Interment at Batesburg
Cemetery, Batesburg-Leesville, S.C.
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Joseph Augustus Tolbert (1891-1940) —
also known as Joseph A. Tolbert —
of Greenville, Greenville
County, S.C.
Born in South Carolina, October
8, 1891.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of South Carolina, 1923-33;
delegate to Republican National Convention from South Carolina, 1924,
1928
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1936;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from South Carolina, 1936; candidate for Governor of
South Carolina, 1938.
Died from a self-inflicted
gunshot,
in Greenville, Greenville
County, S.C., March
22, 1940 (age 48 years, 166
days).
Interment a private or family graveyard, Abbeville County, S.C.
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William Barret Travis (1809-1836) —
also known as William B. Travis —
of Claiborne, Monroe
County, Ala.; Anahuac, Chambers
County, Tex.
Born in Red Bank, Edgefield District (now Saluda
County), S.C., August
9, 1809.
Lawyer; newspaper
editor; delegate
to Texas Consultation of 1835 from District of Austin, 1835;
colonel in the Texas Army during the Texas War of Independence.
Member, Freemasons.
Killed
while defending the Alamo, in San Antonio, Bexar
County, Tex., March 6,
1836 (age 26 years, 210
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at San
Fernando Cathedral, San Antonio, Tex.
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Samuel Wilds Trotti (1810-1856) —
of South Carolina.
Born in Barnwell Court House (now Barnwell), Barnwell
County, S.C., July 18,
1810.
Lawyer; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1840-42, 1852-55; U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 1st District, 1842-43.
Died in Fairfield District (now Fairfield
County), S.C., June 24,
1856 (age 45 years, 342
days).
Burial location unknown.
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William W. Van Ness (1776-1823) —
of Hudson, Columbia
County, N.Y.
Born in Claverack, Columbia
County, N.Y., 1776.
Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from Columbia County, 1804-06; Justice of
New York Supreme Court, 1807-21; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention, 1821.
Died in Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C., February
27, 1823 (age about 46
years).
Interment somewhere
in Claverack, N.Y.
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George Frederick von Kolnitz Jr. (1868-1948) —
of Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C.; Mt. Pleasant, Charleston
County, S.C.
Born in Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C., August
6, 1868.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Charleston County,
1890-94, 1906-08; delegate
to South Carolina state constitutional convention from Charleston
County, 1895; member of South
Carolina state senate from Charleston County, 1902-06; defeated
in primary, 1894.
Lutheran
or Episcopalian.
German
ancestry. Member, Woodmen of
the World; Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons.
Suffered coronary
thrombosis, and died, in Mt. Pleasant, Charleston
County, S.C., December
27, 1948 (age 80 years, 143
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of George Frederick von Kolnitz and Mary E. (Wayne) von Kolnitz;
married, April 9,
1890, to Sarah Conover Holmes. |
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Henry Chester Walker Jr. (b. 1906) —
also known as Henry C. Walker —
of Ridgeland, Jasper
County, S.C.
Born in Seneca, Oconee
County, S.C., July 19,
1906.
School
principal; athletic
coach; superintendent
of schools; lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World
War II; member of South
Carolina state senate, 1949-51, 1961-68 (Jasper County 1949-51,
1961-66, 17th District 1967-68); resigned 1951.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
American
Legion; Lions.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of H. C. Walker and Mary Alice (Buchanan) Walker; married to Bess
Suber. |
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William Alexander Walker (1820-1882) —
of Chester
County, S.C.
Born in Chester, Chester District (now Chester
County), S.C., June 14,
1820.
Democrat. Lawyer; colonel in the Confederate Army during the
Civil War; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Chester County,
1865-66; chair of
Chester County Democratic Party, 1872-76; member of South
Carolina state senate from Chester County, 1877-82; died in
office 1882.
Died in Chester, Chester
County, S.C., April
21, 1882 (age 61 years, 311
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Walker and Elizabeth Walker; married to Catherine Eliza
McLure. |
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Daniel Wallace (1801-1859) —
of Union District (now Union
County), S.C.
Born near Laurens, Laurens District (now Laurens
County), S.C., May 9,
1801.
Lawyer; planter;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1846-47; U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 1st District, 1848-53.
Slaveowner.
Died in Jonesville, Union District (now Union
County), S.C., May 13,
1859 (age 58 years, 4
days).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Cemetery, Union, S.C.
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John Ward (1767-1816) —
of Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C.
Born in Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C., February
14, 1767.
Lawyer; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1791-97; member of South
Carolina state senate, 1798-1809; intendant
of Charleston, South Carolina, 1801-02.
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., September
19, 1816 (age 49 years, 218
days).
Interment at Trinity
Churchyard, Manhattan, N.Y.
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David Lewis Wardlaw (1799-1873) —
of Abbeville, Abbeville District (now Abbeville
County), S.C.
Born in Abbeville, Abbeville District (now Abbeville
County), S.C., March
28, 1799.
Lawyer; delegate
to South Carolina secession convention from Abbeville, 1860-62.
Died in Abbeville, Abbeville
County, S.C., June 8,
1873 (age 74 years, 72
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James Wardlaw and Hannah (Clarke) Wardlaw; married to Sarah
Rebecca Allen. |
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Francis Hugh Wardlaw (1800-1861) —
of Edgefield, Edgefield District (now Edgefield
County), S.C.
Born in Abbeville, Abbeville District (now Abbeville
County), S.C., December
16, 1800.
Lawyer; newspaper
editor; delegate
to South Carolina secession convention from Edgefield, 1860-61;
died in office 1861.
Died in Columbia, Richland District (now Richland
County), S.C., May 29,
1861 (age 60 years, 164
days).
Interment at Edgefield Village Cemetery, Edgefield, S.C.
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Relatives: Son
of James Wardlaw and Hannah (Clarke) Wardlaw; married to Ann Gresham
Lamar. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Thomas Franklin Watkins (1881-1973) —
of Anderson, Anderson
County, S.C.
Born in Sandy Springs, British
Columbia, August
2, 1881.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of South
Carolina state senate, 1919-23.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Died in February, 1973
(age 91
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John C. Watkins and Elizabeth Jane (Smith) Watkins; married, November
14, 1906, to Agnes D. Law. |
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Albert William Watson (1922-1994) —
also known as Albert Watson —
of South Carolina.
Born in Sumter, Sumter
County, S.C., August
30, 1922.
Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1955-58, 1960-62; U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 2nd District, 1963-71;
candidate for Governor of
South Carolina, 1970.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Lions;
Woodmen.
Died September
25, 1994 (age 72 years, 26
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Wade Stackhouse Weatherford Jr. (b. 1920) —
of Gaffney, Cherokee
County, S.C.
Born in Manning, Clarendon
County, S.C., May 10,
1920.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; member of
South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1961-66; member of South
Carolina state senate 5th District, 1967; resigned 1967; circuit
judge in South Carolina 7th Circuit; elected 1967.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Wade S. Weatherford and Susie (Richbourg) Weatherford; married, October
28, 1944, to Eleanor Redyke. |
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Harold Norman West (b. 1920) —
of Moncks Corner, Berkeley
County, S.C.
Born in Rocky Mount, Nash
County, N.C., August
15, 1920.
Lawyer; Berkeley
County Master in Equity, 1954-60; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1961-67.
Baptist.
Member, Omicron
Delta Kappa; Freemasons;
Rotary.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of W. Edgar West, Sr. and Imel Joyce West; married, July 20,
1946, to Marjorie Ann Hodges. |
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John Carl West (1922-2004) —
also known as John C. West —
of near Camden, Kershaw
County, S.C.
Born in Camden, Kershaw
County, S.C., August
27, 1922.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; member of
South
Carolina state senate from Kershaw County, 1955-66; Governor of
South Carolina, 1971-75; U.S. Ambassador to Saudi Arabia, 1977-81.
Presbyterian.
Member, Kiwanis;
Phi
Beta Kappa; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight.
Died March
21, 2004 (age 81 years, 207
days).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Memorial Park, Camden, S.C.
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Francis Hopkins Weston (1866-1930) —
also known as Francis H. Weston —
of Columbia, Richland
County, S.C.
Born near Eastover, Richland District (now Richland
County), S.C., October
10, 1866.
Democrat. Lawyer; law partner of John
Quitman Marshall, 1888-91; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Richland County,
1892-96, 1898-1902; member of South
Carolina state senate from Richland County, 1906-14; resigned
1914; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from South
Carolina, 1912;
U.S.
Attorney for South Carolina, 1914-18; U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of South Carolina, 1915; U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of South Carolina, 1918-22;
candidate for Presidential Elector for South Carolina.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Died in Columbia, Richland
County, S.C., September
11, 1930 (age 63 years, 336
days).
Interment at St.
John's Episcopal Churchyard, Congaree, S.C.
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Relatives: Son
of William Weston and Caroline Elizabeth (Woodward) Weston; married,
April
15, 1896, to Amy Adams Shoolbred. |
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Richard Smith Whaley (1874-1951) —
also known as Richard S. Whaley —
of Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C.
Born in Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C., July 15,
1874.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Charleston County,
1900-10, 1912-13; Speaker of
the South Carolina State House of Representatives, 1907-10;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1912
(member, Committee
to Notify Presidential Nominee), 1920;
U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 1st District, 1913-21; Judge
of U.S. Court of Claims, 1930.
Died in 1951
(age about
76 years).
Interment at Magnolia
Cemetery, Charleston, S.C.
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Knox H. White —
of Greenville, Greenville
County, S.C.
Born in Greenville, Greenville
County, S.C.
Republican. Lawyer; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from South Carolina, 1972;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 4th District, 1988; mayor
of Greenville, S.C., 1995-.
Still living as of 2012.
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Image source:
City of Greenville |
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Buford F. Williams (1884-1962) —
of Lenoir, Caldwell
County, N.C.
Born in Grover, Dorchester
County, S.C., November
7, 1884.
Lawyer; mayor of
Lenoir, N.C., 1914-17, 1929-31.
Died March
15, 1962 (age 77 years, 128
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James Franklin Williams and Candace Josephine (Stroup) Williams;
married to Sallie Ivey. |
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David Reece Williams (1877-1937) —
also known as D. Reece Williams —
of Lancaster
County, S.C.
Born in Lancaster, Lancaster
County, S.C., February
16, 1877.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of South
Carolina state senate from Lancaster County, 1914-18.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Knights
of Pythias; Junior
Order; Freemasons.
Died, from heart
disease, in Lancaster, Lancaster
County, S.C., September
20, 1937 (age 60 years, 216
days).
Interment at Westside
Cemetery, Lancaster, S.C.
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Marshall Burns Williams (1912-1995) —
also known as Marshall B. Williams —
of Orangeburg, Orangeburg
County, S.C.
Born in Norway, Orangeburg
County, S.C., January
17, 1912.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; farmer;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Orangeburg County,
1947-52; member of South
Carolina state senate, 1952-95 (Orangeburg County 1952-66, 19th
District 1966-68, 11th District 1968-72, 13th District 1972-84, 40th
District 1984-95); died in office 1995.
Died, from complications of heart
disease, at Providence Hospital,
Columbia, Richland
County, S.C., December
28, 1995 (age 83 years, 345
days).
Interment somewhere
in Orangeburg, S.C.
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Relatives: Son
of C. H. Williams and Maude (Metts) Williams; married to Margaret
Shecut. |
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Oliver Perry Williams (1819-1881) —
of St. Bartholomew's Parish, Charleston District (now Colleton
County), S.C.
Born in Walterboro, Colleton
County, S.C., October
14, 1819.
Lawyer; planter;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1858-59; served in the
Confederate Army during the Civil War.
Episcopalian.
Died in Colleton
County, S.C., April
28, 1881 (age 61 years, 196
days).
Interment at Burnt
Church Burial Ground, Jacksonboro, S.C.
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Thomas Yancey Williams (1866-1946) —
of Lancaster, Lancaster
County, S.C.
Born in Lancaster, Lancaster District (now Lancaster
County), S.C., August
20, 1866.
Farmer;
lawyer; banker;
vice-president, Springs Cotton
Mills; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Lancaster County,
1896-1904, 1932-36; member of South
Carolina state senate from Lancaster County, 1906-10.
Died, from cancer
and malnutrition,
in Marion Sims Memorial Hospital,
Lancaster, Lancaster
County, S.C., June 5,
1946 (age 79 years, 289
days).
Interment at Westside
Cemetery, Lancaster, S.C.
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George McWillie Williamson (1829-1882) —
also known as George Williamson —
of Louisiana.
Born in Fairfax, Allendale
County, S.C., September
29, 1829.
Lawyer; delegate
to Louisiana secession convention, 1861; colonel in the
Confederate Army during the Civil War; U.S. Minister to Costa Rica, 1873-79; Salvador, 1873-79; Guatemala, 1873-79; Honduras, 1873-79; Nicaragua, 1873-79.
Died in 1882
(age about
52 years).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Shreveport, La.
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William Chapman Williston (1830-1909) —
also known as W. C. Williston —
of Red Wing, Goodhue
County, Minn.
Born in Cheraw, Chesterfield
County, S.C., June 22,
1830.
Lawyer; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 16, 1873-74; member of
Minnesota
state senate 16th District, 1876-77; district judge in Minnesota
1st District, 1891.
Died in Goodhue
County, Minn., June 22,
1909 (age 79 years, 0
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William King Williston and Annis (Chapman) Williston; married, April
12, 1854, to Mary E. Canfield; first cousin thrice removed of Moses
Seymour; second cousin once removed of George
Williston Nash; second cousin twice removed of Horatio
Seymour (1778-1857) and Henry
Seymour; second cousin four times removed of William
Pitkin and John
Wentworth; third cousin once removed of Origen
Storrs Seymour, Horatio
Seymour (1810-1886), George
Seymour, McNeil
Seymour and Henry
William Seymour; third cousin twice removed of Theodore
Dwight, Elijah
Hunt Mills, Greene
Carrier Bronson and Chester
Wentworth; third cousin thrice removed of Josiah
Cowles, John
Strong, Aaron
Kellogg, John
Wentworth Jr. and Daniel
Pitkin; fourth cousin of Edward
Woodruff Seymour, Joseph
Battell, Morris
Woodruff Seymour, Horatio
Seymour Jr. and Norman
Alexander Seymour; fourth cousin once removed of Morris
Woodruff, Martin
Keeler, Luther
Walter Badger, Daniel
Kellogg, Silas
Wright Jr. and James
Samuel Wadsworth. |
| | | Political family: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin
family of Connecticut and New York (subset of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
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Addison Graves Wilson (b. 1947) —
also known as Joe Wilson —
of West Columbia, Lexington
County, S.C.; Springdale, Lexington
County, S.C.
Born in Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C., July 31,
1947.
Republican. Staff for U.S. Sen. Strom
Thurmond, and for U.S. Rep. Floyd
Spence; lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention
from South Carolina, 1972,
2008;
member of South
Carolina state senate, 1984-2001; U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 2nd District, 2001-; rebuked
by the House of Representatives in September, 2009, for a breach of
decorum; he had shouted
"You Lie!" during an address by President Barack
Obama.
Presbyterian.
Still living as of 2018.
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John Lyde Wilson (1784-1849) —
of Georgetown, Georgetown District (now Georgetown
County), S.C.
Born in South Carolina, May 24,
1784.
Lawyer; newspaper
editor; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1806-08, 1810, 1812-14,
1816-18 (Marlborough 1806-08, Prince George Winyah 1810, 1812-14,
1816-18); intendant
of Georgetown, South Carolina, 1811-12; member of South
Carolina state senate from Prince George Winyah, 1818-22,
1826-30; Governor of
South Carolina, 1822-24; author Code of Honor, a rule book
for dueling.
Member, Freemasons.
Slaveowner.
Died in Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C., February
12, 1849 (age 64 years, 264
days).
Interment at Cathedral Church of St. Luke and St. Paul, Charleston, S.C.
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John Stanyarne Wilson (1859-1928) —
also known as Stanyarne Wilson —
of Spartanburg, Spartanburg
County, S.C.; Richmond,
Va.
Born in Yorkville, York District (now York, York
County), S.C., January
10, 1859.
Democrat. Lawyer; cotton goods
manufacturer; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Spartanburg County,
1884-86, 1890-92; member of South
Carolina state senate from Spartanburg County, 1892-95; U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 4th District, 1895-1901; delegate
to South Carolina state constitutional convention from
Spartanburg County, 1895; chair of
Spartanburg County Democratic Party, 1896.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal
and Select Masters; Royal
Arch Masons.
Died in Spartanburg, Spartanburg
County, S.C., February
14, 1928 (age 69 years, 35
days).
Interment at Church
of the Advent Cemetery, Spartanburg, S.C.
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William Blackburn Wilson Jr. (1850-1920) —
of Rock Hill, York
County, S.C.
Born in York, York
County, S.C., January
12, 1850.
Lawyer; fled
to Texas in 1871-73 to avoid federal
prosecution over his Klan
activities; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from York County,
1884-88; member of South
Carolina state senate from York County, 1888-92; delegate
to South Carolina state constitutional convention from York
County, 1895.
Episcopalian.
Member, Ku
Klux Klan; Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons.
Died in Rock Hill, York
County, S.C., April
30, 1920 (age 70 years, 109
days).
Interment at Rose
Hill Cemetery, York, S.C.
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Joseph Addison Woodward (1806-1885) —
also known as Joseph A. Woodward —
of South Carolina.
Born in Winnsboro, Fairfield District (now Fairfield
County), S.C., April
11, 1806.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1834-35, 1840-41; U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 3rd District, 1843-53.
Slaveowner.
Died in Talladega, Talladega
County, Ala., August
3, 1885 (age 79 years, 114
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Talladega, Ala.
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Leroy Franklin Youmans (b. 1834) —
also known as Leroy F. Youmans —
of Richland
County, S.C.
Born in Beaufort District (now Hampton
County), S.C., November
14, 1834.
Democrat. Lawyer; served in the Confederate Army during the
Civil War; delegate to Democratic National Convention from South
Carolina, 1884;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Richland County,
1884-85; U.S.
Attorney for South Carolina, 1885-89.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
William C. Roberts, Leading Orators (1884) |
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Arthur Rutledge Young (1876-1947) —
of Charleston
County, S.C.
Born in Sewanee, Franklin
County, Tenn., July 3,
1876.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Charleston County,
1916-18; member of South
Carolina state senate from Charleston County, 1918-22, 1925-26.
Episcopalian.
Member, Elks.
Died in Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C., May 16,
1947 (age 70 years, 317
days).
Interment at Magnolia
Cemetery, Charleston, S.C.
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Relatives: Son
of Henry Edward Young and Elizabeth (Rutledge) Young; married, December
19, 1907, to Nannie Cabell Conner. |
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