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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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Frederick Haskell Dominick (1877-1960) —
also known as Fred H. Dominick —
of Newberry, Newberry
County, S.C.
Born in Peak, Newberry
County, S.C., February
20, 1877.
Democrat. Lawyer; law
partner of Cole
L. Blease; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Newberry County,
1900-02; chair of
Newberry County Democratic Party, 1906-14; U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 3rd District, 1917-33;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1924
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business).
Lutheran. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Elks; Redmen.
Died in Newberry, Newberry
County, S.C., March
11, 1960 (age 83 years, 20
days).
Interment at Rosemont
Cemetery, Newberry, S.C.
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Butler Black Hare (1875-1967) —
also known as Butler B. Hare —
of Saluda, Saluda
County, S.C.
Born in Edgefield County (part now in Saluda
County), S.C., November
25, 1875.
Democrat. School
teacher; secretary to U.S. Reps. George
W. Croft and Theodore
G. Croft; statistician;
lawyer;
vice-president, Farmers Bank of
Saluda; U.S.
Representative from South Carolina, 1925-33, 1939-47 (2nd
District 1925-33, 3rd District 1939-47); delegate to Democratic
National Convention from South Carolina, 1936
(alternate), 1940.
Lutheran. Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died in Saluda, Saluda
County, S.C., December
30, 1967 (age 92 years, 35
days).
Interment at Travis
Park Cemetery, Saluda, S.C.
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Ernest Frederick Hollings (1922-2019) —
also known as Ernest F. Hollings; Fritz Hollings;
"Foghorn Leghorn" —
of Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C.
Born in Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C., January
1, 1922.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1949-55; Lieutenant
Governor of South Carolina, 1955-59; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from South Carolina, 1956,
1996,
2000,
2004;
Governor
of South Carolina, 1959-63; U.S.
Senator from South Carolina, 1966-2005; candidate for Democratic
nomination for President, 1984.
Lutheran. Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Ancient
Order of Hibernians; Sertoma.
Died in Isle of Palms, Charleston
County, S.C., April 6,
2019 (age 97 years, 95
days).
Interment at Bethany Cemetery, Charleston, S.C.
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Herbert Henry Jessen (b. 1898) —
also known as Herbert H. Jessen —
of Summerville, Dorchester
County, S.C.
Born in Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C., September
19, 1898.
Automobile
dealer; mayor
of Summerville, S.C., 1925-29; Dorchester
County Sheriff, 1929-60; member of South
Carolina state senate from Dorchester County, 1961-66.
Lutheran. Member, Knights
of Pythias.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Frederick W. Jessen and Minnie (Torck) Jessen; married, October
6, 1920, to Lillian A. McDougal. |
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Legislative Manual 1964 |
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Thomas Walter Koon (b. 1870) —
also known as Thomas W. Koon —
of Cumberland, Allegany
County, Md.
Born in Newberry, Newberry
County, S.C., November
12, 1870.
Democrat. Physician;
mayor
of Cumberland, Md., 1914-32, 1936-39; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Maryland, 1936.
Lutheran. Member, American Medical
Association; Elks; Moose.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Walter F. Koon and Laura R. (Suber) Koon. |
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Jacob F. Mintzing (d. 1842) —
of Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C.
Lumber
merchant; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1820-35; mayor
of Charleston, S.C., 1840-42; died in office 1842.
Lutheran.
Died, from stomach
cancer, March
14, 1842.
Interment at St. Johns Lutheran Church Cemetery, Charleston, S.C.
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Arthur Bonnell Schirmer Jr. (1933-2008) —
also known as Arthur B. Schirmer, Jr.;
"Bro" —
of Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C.
Born February
24, 1933.
Mayor
of Charleston, S.C., 1975.
Lutheran.
Died in Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C., July 18,
2008 (age 75 years, 145
days).
Interment at Magnolia
Cemetery, Charleston, S.C.
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Ryan C. Shealy (1923-2001) —
of South Carolina.
Born in Leesville (now part of Batesburg-Leesville), Lexington
County, S.C., December
9, 1923.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1954-70; member of South
Carolina state senate, 1980-92.
Lutheran. Member, American
Legion; Woodmen.
Died March 5,
2001 (age 77 years, 86
days).
Interment at St. Peters Lutheran Church Cemetery, Lexington, 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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John Adam Treutlen (1734-1782) —
also known as John A. Treutlen; Hans Adam
Treuettlen —
of Georgia.
Born in Kürnbach, Germany,
January
16, 1734.
Merchant;
planter;
justice of the peace; Governor of
Georgia, 1777-78.
Lutheran. German
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Seized and murdered
by a group of men, probably in Savannah, Chatham
County, Ga., March 1,
1782 (age 48 years, 44
days).
Cenotaph at Veterans Park of Effingham County, Springfield, Ga.
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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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