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Thomas Galphin Andrews (b. 1882) —
also known as Thomas G. Andrews —
of Stroud, Lincoln
County, Okla.; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla.
Born in Orangeburg, Orangeburg
County, S.C., August
29, 1882.
Lawyer;
justice
of Oklahoma state supreme court, 1929-35.
Disciples
of Christ. Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Lions.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John D. Andrews and Belle (Darby) Andrews; married 1904 to
Adelphia M. Wolgamatt; married 1930 to Reba
Myers. |
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Wilson Tate Baggett Jr. (1911-1987) —
also known as W. Tate Baggett, Jr. —
of St. Stephen, Berkeley
County, S.C.
Born in St. Stephen, Berkeley
County, S.C., February
4, 1911.
Republican. Farmer; timber
broker; manufacturer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from South Carolina, 1948,
1956
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization), 1960,
1972.
Presbyterian.
Member, Lions; Farm
Bureau.
Died May 21,
1987 (age 76 years, 106
days).
Interment at St.
Stephen Episcopal Church Cemetery, St. Stephen, S.C.
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Milledge Lipscomb Bonham (b. 1854) —
also known as M. L. Bonham —
of Anderson, Anderson
County, S.C.
Born in Edgefield, Edgefield District (now Edgefield
County), S.C., October
16, 1854.
Democrat. Lawyer; Adjutant
General of South Carolina, 1885-90; circuit judge in South
Carolina, 1924-30; justice of
South Carolina state supreme court, 1931-40; appointed 1931; chief
justice of South Carolina state supreme court, 1940.
Episcopalian.
Member, Society
of the Cincinnati; Sons of
the American Revolution; Sons
of Confederate Veterans; Knights
of Pythias; Lions.
Burial location unknown.
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Percy Eugene Brabham (1905-1978) —
also known as P. Eugene Brabham —
of Bamberg, Bamberg
County, S.C.
Born in Olar, Bamberg
County, S.C., May 28,
1905.
Farmer;
newspaper
publisher; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Bamberg County,
1951-58; member of South
Carolina state senate from Bamberg County, 1958-64.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Lions; Junior
Order; Moose.
Died in South Carolina, September
19, 1978 (age 73 years, 114
days).
Interment at Bamberg County Memory Gardens, Bamberg, S.C.
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Joseph Raleigh Bryson (1893-1953) —
also known as Joseph R. Bryson —
of Greenville, Greenville
County, S.C.
Born in Brevard, Transylvania
County, N.C., January
18, 1893.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Greenville County,
1921-24; member of South
Carolina state senate from Greenville County, 1929-32; U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 4th District, 1939-53; died in
office 1953.
Baptist.
Member, American
Legion; Junior
Order; Redmen;
Woodmen;
Freemasons;
Shriners;
Lions.
Died in the naval
hospital at Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., March
10, 1953 (age 60 years, 51
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Memorial Park, Greenville, S.C.
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Alfred Lee Bulwinkle (1883-1950) —
also known as Alfred L. Bulwinkle —
of Gastonia, Gaston
County, N.C.
Born in Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C., April
21, 1883.
Democrat. Lawyer;
major in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina, 1921-29, 1931-50 (9th
District 1921-29, 1931-33, 10th District 1933-43, 11th District
1943-50); died in office 1950.
Lutheran.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Moose; Patriotic
Order Sons of America; Lions.
Died in Gastonia, Gaston
County, N.C., August
31, 1950 (age 67 years, 132
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Gastonia, N.C.
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Charles Tyrone Courtney (b. 1952) —
also known as Ty Courtney —
of Spartanburg, Spartanburg
County, S.C.
Born in Spartanburg, Spartanburg
County, S.C., January
4, 1952.
Lawyer;
municipal judge in South Carolina, 1981-82; member of South
Carolina state senate, 1991-2000.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Jaycees;
Lions.
Tried
and convicted
in June 2000 on federal charges
of bank
fraud, mail fraud, and making false
statements in a loan application.
Still living as of 2000.
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Edward Charles Cushman Jr. (b. 1918) —
also known as Edward C. Cushman, Jr. —
of Aiken, Aiken
County, S.C.
Born in Aiken, Aiken
County, S.C., September
21, 1918.
Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; lawyer;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Aiken County,
1949-60; member of South
Carolina state senate from Aiken County, 1960-66.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; White
Shrine of Jerusalem; Lions; American
Legion.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Edward C. Cushman, Sr. and Mary Nagel (Sweringen) Cushman;
married, November
15, 1943, to Ruth Lecil Drummond. |
| | | Image source: South Carolina
Legislative Manual 1964 |
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Fred Henry Davis (1894-1937) —
also known as Fred H. Davis —
of Tallahassee, Leon
County, Fla.
Born in Greenville, Greenville
County, S.C., May 18,
1894.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Leon
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1919-20; member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1921-27; Speaker of
the Florida State House of Representatives, 1927; Florida
state attorney general, 1927-31; justice of
Florida state supreme court, 1931-37; chief
justice of Florida state supreme court, 1933-35.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Reserve
Officers Association; American
Legion; Military
Order of the World Wars; Sons
of Confederate Veterans; Phi
Alpha Delta; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Elks;
Lions.
Died in Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla., June 20,
1937 (age 43 years, 33
days).
Interment at Old
City Cemetery, Tallahassee, Fla.
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Relatives: Son
of Fred Henry Davis and Annie E. (Pearson) Davis; married, February
3, 1921, to Frances M. Chambers. |
| | | Epitaph: "Lawyer -
Statesman - Jurist - Soldier." |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Rembert Coney Dennis (1915-1992) —
also known as Rembert C. Dennis —
of Moncks Corner, Berkeley
County, S.C.
Born in Pinopolis, Berkeley
County, S.C., August
27, 1915.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Berkeley County,
1938-42; member of South
Carolina state senate, 1942-88 (Berkeley County 1942-66, 14th
District 1966-84, 37th District 1984-88); delegate to Democratic
National Convention from South Carolina, 1944,
1948
(alternate), 1952,
1956,
1960;
candidate for justice of
South Carolina state supreme court, 1956.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Lions; Woodmen of
the World; Blue
Key.
Died June 20,
1992 (age 76 years, 298
days).
Interment at St.
John's Baptist Churchyard, Pinopolis, S.C.
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Butler Carson Derrick Jr. (1936-2014) —
also known as Butler Derrick —
of Edgefield, Edgefield
County, S.C.
Born in Springfield, Hampden
County, Mass., September
30, 1936.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1969-74; U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 3rd District, 1975-95.
Episcopalian.
Member, Jaycees;
Freemasons;
Lions.
Died in Easley, Pickens
County, S.C., May 5,
2014 (age 77 years, 217
days).
Burial location unknown.
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J. Bates Gerald (b. 1895) —
of Summerton, Clarendon
County, S.C.; Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C.
Born in Blackville, Barnwell
County, S.C., August
30, 1895.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; South
Carolina Republican state chair, 1938-50; delegate to Republican
National Convention from South Carolina, 1940,
1944,
1948,
1952
(member, Resolutions
Committee); member of Republican
National Committee from South Carolina, 1949.
Member, American
Legion; Disabled
American Veterans; Lions; Sons of
the American Revolution.
Burial location unknown.
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Lawrence Marion Gressette (b. 1902) —
also known as L. Marion Gressette —
of St. Matthews, Calhoun
County, S.C.
Born near St. Matthews, Calhoun
County, S.C., February
11, 1902.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Calhoun County,
1925-28, 1931-32; member of South
Carolina state senate, 1937-76 (Calhoun County 1937-66, 19th
District 1967-68, 11th District 1969-72, 13th District 1972-76);
delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1952
(alternate), 1956,
1964;
South
Carolina Democratic state chair, 1953-54.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Phi
Kappa Phi; Lions; Blue
Key.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of J. T. Gressette and Rosa (Wannamaker) Gressette; married, August
18, 1927, to Florence
Howell. |
| | | Image source: South Carolina
Legislative Manual 1964 |
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Wilton Earle Hall (1901-1980) —
also known as Wilton E. Hall —
of Anderson, Anderson
County, S.C.
Born in Starr, Anderson
County, S.C., March
11, 1901.
Democrat. Newspaper
publisher; established radio
station WAIM, 1935; candidate for Presidential Elector for South
Carolina; U.S.
Senator from South Carolina, 1944-45; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1956.
Baptist.
Member, Navy
League; Sigma
Delta Chi; Elks;
Lions.
Died in Anderson, Anderson
County, S.C., February
25, 1980 (age 78 years, 351
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Forest
Lawn Memorial Park, Anderson, S.C.
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Robert A. Hammett (b. 1927) —
of Inman, Spartanburg
County, S.C.
Born in Inman, Spartanburg
County, S.C., November
8, 1927.
Member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1961-.
Member, Lions; American
Legion; American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Woodmen.
Still living as of 1967.
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Benjamin Franklin Hornsby (b. 1915) —
also known as Ben F. Hornsby —
of near Winnsboro, Fairfield
County, S.C.
Born in College Place, Richland
County, S.C., May 17,
1915.
Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; salesman;
farmer;
member of South
Carolina state senate from Fairfield County, 1960-64; member of
South
Carolina state house of representatives 41st District, 1980-82.
Methodist.
Member, Farm
Bureau; Freemasons;
American
Legion; Lions.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Presumably named
for: Benjamin
Franklin |
| | | Relatives: Son of Marion Boyd Hornsby
and Cornelia (Hayes) Hornsby; married, January
20, 1945, to Esther Leitner. |
| | | Image source: South Carolina
Legislative Manual 1964 |
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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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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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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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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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Earle Elias Morris Jr. (1928-2011) —
also known as Earle E. Morris, Jr. —
of Pickens, Pickens
County, S.C.
Born in Pickens, Pickens
County, S.C., July 14,
1928.
Democrat. Banker; merchant;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1951-54; member of South
Carolina state senate, 1954-70 (Pickens County 1954-66, 2nd
District 1966-70); delegate to Democratic National Convention from
South Carolina, 1956,
1968,
1972;
South
Carolina Democratic state chair, 1966-68; Lieutenant
Governor of South Carolina, 1971-74; South
Carolina state comptroller general, 1976-99; convicted
in 2004 of securities
fraud following the collapse of Carolina Investors, though he
denied any intent to defraud anyone; sentenced
to 44 months in prison.
Presbyterian.
Member, Lions; Elks; Moose; Woodmen of
the World; Jaycees;
Kiwanis;
Blue
Key; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Phi
Kappa Phi.
Died, from prostate
cancer, in Lexington, Lexington
County, S.C., February
11, 2011 (age 82 years, 212
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Bush River Memorial Gardens, Columbia, S.C.
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James 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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Marshall Joyner Parker (b. 1922) —
also known as Marshall J. Parker —
of Seneca, Oconee
County, S.C.
Born in Seaboard, Northampton
County, N.C., April
25, 1922.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II;
member of South
Carolina state senate from Oconee County, 1957-66; candidate for
U.S.
Senator from South Carolina, 1966, 1968.
Methodist.
Member, Sigma
Nu; Lions; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Frederick Grant Scurry Jr. (b. 1923) —
also known as Frederick G. Scurry, Jr. —
of near Saluda, Saluda
County, S.C.
Born in Saluda, Saluda
County, S.C., August
26, 1923.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of South
Carolina state senate from Saluda County, 1957-66.
Christian.
Member, Grange;
Freemasons;
Lions; American
Legion.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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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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Walton Murff Stephens (b. 1893) —
also known as Walton M. Stephens —
of Abbeville, Abbeville
County, S.C.
Born in Central, Pickens
County, S.C., December
29, 1893.
Member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Abbeville County,
1954-56; member of South
Carolina state senate from Abbeville County, 1958-62.
Baptist.
Member, Brotherhood
of Locomotive Engineers; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Lions.
Burial location unknown.
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Robert Mooneyhan Tallon Jr. (b. 1946) —
also known as Robert M. Tallon; Robin
Tallon —
of Florence, Florence
County, S.C.
Born in Hemingway, Williamsburg
County, S.C., August
8, 1946.
Democrat. Member of South
Carolina state house of representatives 62nd District, 1980-82;
U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 6th District, 1983-93.
Methodist.
Member, Lions; Jaycees.
Still living as of 2014.
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Frank Elbert Timmerman (1899-1966) —
also known as Frank E. Timmerman —
of Edgefield, Edgefield
County, S.C.
Born in Aiken
County, S.C., October
19, 1899.
Automobile
dealer; wholesale oil
distributor; real estate
business; farmer;
member of South
Carolina state senate from Edgefield County, 1957-64.
Baptist.
Member, Farm
Bureau; Freemasons;
Lions.
Died March
16, 1966 (age 66 years, 148
days).
Interment at Sunset Gardens Memorial Park, Johnston, 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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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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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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