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James Augustus Black (1793-1848) —
of South Carolina.
Born near Abbeville, Ninety Six District (now Abbeville
County), S.C., 1793.
Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; iron
manufacturer; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1826-28, 1832-35; U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 1st District, 1843-48; died in
office 1848.
Slaveowner.
Died in Washington,
D.C., April 3,
1848 (age about 54
years).
Interment at First
Presbyterian Churchyard, Columbia, S.C.; cenotaph at Congressional
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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David Dows (1885-1966) —
also known as "Big Dave" —
of Locust Valley, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.; Bradley, Greenwood
County, S.C.
Born in Irvington, Westchester
County, N.Y., August
12, 1885.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; worked in
iron and steel mills; supervised construction
of steel mills overseas; studied foreign industries as
representative of a steamship
line; horse
breeder; bank
director; Nassau
County Sheriff, 1932-34; delegate to Republican National
Convention from New York, 1944;
member, New York State Racing Commission, 1944-49; delegate to
Republican National Convention from South Carolina, 1956;
South
Carolina Republican state chair, 1956-58; candidate for
Presidential Elector for South Carolina.
Convicted
of assault
in 1913, over his treatment of a New York Times reporter who was
attempting to interview him.
Died in Hot Springs, Bath
County, Va., August
13, 1966 (age 81 years, 1
days).
Interment at Sleepy
Hollow Cemetery, Sleepy Hollow, N.Y.
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Calvin William Verity Jr. (1917-2007) —
also known as C. William Verity —
Born in Middletown, Butler
County, Ohio, January
26, 1917.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; chief executive officer,
Armco (steel industry), 1971-82; U.S.
Secretary of Commerce, 1987-89.
Episcopalian.
Died, of pneumonia,
in Beaufort, Beaufort
County, S.C., January
3, 2007 (age 89 years, 342
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Calvin William Verity, Sr. and Elizabeth (O'Brien)
Verity. |
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