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Asbury Arnold Abney (1817-1866) —
also known as A. A Abney —
of Bossier
Parish, La.
Born in South Carolina, June 28,
1817.
Member of Louisiana
state senate, 1850; served in the Confederate Army during the
Civil War.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons.
Died November
4, 1866 (age 49 years, 129
days).
Interment at Mt.
Zion Cemetery, Haughton, La.
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Anne Adams Agnew (1903-1982) —
also known as Anne A. Agnew; Anne Adams —
of Columbia, Richland
County, S.C.
Born in Marlboro
County, S.C., June 6,
1903.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from South
Carolina, 1944
(alternate; member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee), 1948
(alternate), 1956,
1960;
member of Democratic
National Committee from South Carolina, 1948-68.
Female.
Methodist.
Died in January, 1982
(age 78
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Daughter of Thomas J. Adams and Anna Roberta Gibson Adams; married 1929 to Joseph
Barron Agnew. |
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David Clinton Appleby (1808-1864) —
of Colleton District (part now in Dorchester
County), S.C.
Born in Colleton District (part now in Dorchester
County), S.C., March 4,
1808.
Planter;
preacher;
delegate
to South Carolina secession convention from St. George's,
Dorchester, 1860-62.
Methodist.
Died in Grover, Colleton District (now Dorchester
County), S.C., March
10, 1864 (age 56 years, 6
days).
Interment at Hagermans Cemetery, Reevesville, S.C.
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Emerson Lancoe Ard (1895-1952) —
also known as Emerson L. Ard —
of Hemingway, Williamsburg
County, S.C.
Born in Hemingway, Williamsburg
County, S.C., December
24, 1895.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; bank
director; mayor of Hemingway, S.C., 1926; member of South
Carolina state senate from Williamsburg County, 1927-34.
Methodist.
Died June 15,
1952 (age 56 years, 174
days).
Interment at Old Johnsonville Cemetery, Johnsonville, S.C.
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William Seaborn Bamberg Jr. (1849-1928) —
of Barnwell County (part now in Bamberg
County), S.C.
Born in Barnwell District (part now in Bamberg
County), S.C., December
17, 1849.
Democrat. Farmer;
member of South
Carolina state senate from Barnwell County, 1891-92; alternate
delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1896.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons.
Died, from hemiplegia,
in Bamberg, Bamberg
County, S.C., December
22, 1928 (age 79 years, 5
days).
Interment at Restland Cemetery, Bamberg, S.C.
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Coleman Livingston Blease (1868-1942) —
also known as Coleman L. Blease; Cole L.
Blease —
of Helena, Newberry
County, S.C.; Newberry, Newberry
County, S.C.; Columbia, Richland
County, S.C.
Born near Newberry, Newberry
County, S.C., October
8, 1868.
Democrat. Lawyer; law
partner of Fred
H. Dominick; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Newberry County,
1890-94, 1898-1900; candidate for Presidential Elector for South
Carolina; member of South
Carolina state senate, 1905-08; mayor
of Newberry, S.C., 1910; Governor of
South Carolina, 1911-15; defeated, 1908 (primary); resigned 1915;
defeated, 1916 (Independent Democratic); U.S.
Senator from South Carolina, 1925-31; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from South Carolina, 1928.
Methodist. Member, Odd
Fellows; Redmen;
Moose;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Woodmen.
Died in Columbia, Richland
County, S.C., January
19, 1942 (age 73 years, 103
days).
Interment at Rosemont
Cemetery, Newberry, S.C.
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Eugene Satterwhite Blease (1877-1963) —
also known as Eugene S. Blease —
of Saluda
County, S.C.; Newberry, Newberry
County, S.C.
Born in Newberry
County, S.C., January
28, 1877.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1900-02, 1922-24; member
of South
Carolina state senate, 1905-06; mayor
of Newberry, S.C., 1920-21; justice of
South Carolina state supreme court, 1927-31; chief
justice of South Carolina state supreme court, 1931-34; resigned
1934; candidate for U.S.
Senator from South Carolina, 1942; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from South Carolina, 1944.
Methodist.
On September 8, 1905, he shot
and killed his brother-in-law, Joe Ben Coleman, in Saluda, S.C.;
charged
with murder,
he pleaded self-defense and was found not guilty.
Died December
27, 1963 (age 86 years, 333
days).
Interment at Rosemont
Cemetery, Newberry, S.C.
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Logan Edwin Bleckley (1827-1907) —
also known as Logan E. Bleckley —
of Clarkesville, Habersham
County, Ga.
Born in Rabun
County, Ga., July 3,
1827.
Lawyer;
served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; justice of
Georgia state supreme court, 1875-80; chief
justice of Georgia Supreme Court, 1887-94.
Methodist.
Died in Clarkesville, Habersham
County, Ga., March 6,
1907 (age 79 years, 246
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Atlanta, Ga.
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Simpson Bobo (1804-1885) —
of Spartanburg, Spartanburg
County, S.C.
Born in Cross Anchor, Spartanburg District (now Spartanburg
County), S.C., January
15, 1804.
Lawyer;
delegate
to South Carolina secession convention from Spartanburg, 1860-62;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1862-64.
Methodist.
Died in Spartanburg, Spartanburg
County, S.C., December
16, 1885 (age 81 years, 335
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Spartanburg, S.C.
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Relatives: Son
of Burwell Bobo and Elizabeth (Roebuck) Bobo; married to Nancy
Holland Foster. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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John Glen Browder (b. 1943) —
also known as Glen Browder —
of Jacksonville, Calhoun
County, Ala.
Born in Sumter, Sumter
County, S.C., January
15, 1943.
Democrat. University
professor; member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1983-87; secretary
of state of Alabama, 1987-89; U.S.
Representative from Alabama 3rd District, 1989-97; candidate for
U.S.
Senator from Alabama, 1996; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Alabama, 1996.
Methodist.
Still living as of 2014.
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James Francis Byrnes (1882-1972) —
also known as James F. Byrnes —
of Aiken, Aiken
County, S.C.; Spartanburg, Spartanburg
County, S.C.; Columbia, Richland
County, S.C.
Born in Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C., May 2,
1882.
Democrat. Lawyer; newspaper
editor; U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 2nd District, 1911-25; U.S.
Senator from South Carolina, 1931-41; defeated, 1924; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1936,
1940,
1952;
Associate
Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1941-42; resigned 1942; U.S.
Secretary of State, 1945-47; Governor of
South Carolina, 1951-55.
Episcopalian
or Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Junior
Order.
Died in Columbia, Richland
County, S.C., April 9,
1972 (age 89 years, 343
days).
Interment at Trinity
Episcopal Cathedral Cemetery, Columbia, S.C.; statue at State
House Grounds, Columbia, S.C.
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Richard Harvey Cain (1825-1887) —
also known as Richard H. Cain —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.; Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C.
Born in Greenbrier
County, Va. (now W.Va.), April
12, 1825.
Republican. Delegate
to South Carolina state constitutional convention from Charleston
County, 1868; member of South
Carolina state senate from Charleston County, 1868-70; U.S.
Representative from South Carolina, 1873-75, 1877-79 (at-large
1873-75, 2nd District 1877-79); Bishop, African Methodist Episcopal
Church, 1880-87.
African Methodist Episcopal. African
ancestry.
Died in Washington,
D.C., January
18, 1887 (age 61 years, 281
days).
Interment at Graceland
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Robert Gregg Cherry (1891-1957) —
also known as R. Gregg Cherry —
of Gastonia, Gaston
County, N.C.
Born in York
County, S.C., October
17, 1891.
Democrat. Lawyer;
associated in law practice with Alfred
Lee Bulwinkle; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; mayor
of Gastonia, N.C., 1919-23; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1931-40; Speaker of
the North Carolina State House of Representatives, 1937; North
Carolina Democratic state chair, 1937-39; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from North Carolina, 1940,
1948,
1952,
1956;
member of North
Carolina state senate, 1941-43; Governor of
North Carolina, 1945-49.
Methodist. Member, American Bar
Association; Sons
of Confederate Veterans; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Redmen;
Odd
Fellows; Elks; Kiwanis;
Knights
of Khorassan.
Died June 25,
1957 (age 65 years, 251
days).
Interment somewhere
in Gastonia, N.C.
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James Enos Clyburn (b. 1940) —
also known as James E. Clyburn —
of Columbia, Richland
County, S.C.
Born in Sumter, Sumter
County, S.C., July 21,
1940.
Democrat. South Carolina Commissioner for Human Affairs, 1974-92; U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 6th District, 1993-; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008.
African Methodist Episcopal. African
ancestry.
Still living as of 2014.
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Arthur Bledsoe Cooke (b. 1869) —
also known as Arthur B. Cooke —
of Spartanburg, Spartanburg
County, S.C.; Pasadena, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Meltons, Louisa
County, Va., June 15,
1869.
Democrat. College
professor; U.S. Consul in Patras, 1910-19; Swansea, 1919-26; Plymouth, 1926-34.
Methodist.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of George Washington Cooke and Sallie Farrar (Anderson) Cooke;
married, September
26, 1899, to Stella Viola Crider. |
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William Bryant Cooper (1867-1959) —
also known as William B. Cooper —
of Wilmington, New
Hanover County, N.C.
Born in Cool Spring, Horry
County, S.C., January
22, 1867.
Democrat. Member of North
Carolina state senate 10th District, 1915-16; Lieutenant
Governor of North Carolina, 1921-25.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Cool Spring, Horry
County, S.C., November
9, 1959 (age 92 years, 291
days).
Interment at Oakdale
Cemetery, Wilmington, N.C.
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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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Mendel Jackson Davis (b. 1942) —
of North Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C.
Born in North Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C., October
23, 1942.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 1st District, 1971-81.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Still living as of 1998.
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Edward James Dennis (1877-1930) —
also known as E. J. Dennis —
of Berkeley
County, S.C.
Born in Macbeth, Berkeley
County, S.C., September
23, 1877.
Lawyer;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Berkeley County,
1900-04, 1916-18; member of South
Carolina state senate from Berkeley County, 1904-06, 1910-14,
1918-22, 1926-30; died in office 1930.
Methodist.
Tried
and acquitted in 1929 for conspiracy to violate the alcohol
prohibition law.
Shot
and mortally
wounded by Webster Lee 'Sporty' Thornley, on the street in front
of the post
office in Moncks Corner, S.C., and died the next day in a hospital
at Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C., July 25,
1930 (age 52 years, 305
days). Thornley was tried and convicted of murder; Glenn D.
McKnight, who allegedly hired Thornley to murder Dennis, was tried
and not convicted.
Interment at St.
John's Baptist Churchyard, Pinopolis, S.C.
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William Green DesChamps Jr. (b. 1917) —
of Bishopville, Lee
County, S.C.
Born in Bishopville, Lee
County, S.C., August
29, 1917.
Oil
jobber; mayor of Bishopville, S.C., 1958; member of South
Carolina state senate, 1963-68 (Lee County 1963-66, 8th District
1967-68).
Methodist. Member, Elks; American
Legion.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William Green DesChamps and Etta (Hearon) DesChamps; married, March 8,
1944, to Elizabeth N. Duvall. |
| | | Image source: South Carolina
Legislative Manual 1964 |
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James Burrows Edwards (1927-2014) —
also known as James B. Edwards; Jim
Edwards —
of Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C.
Born in Hawthorne, Alachua
County, Fla., June 24,
1927.
Republican. Dentist;
delegate to Republican National Convention from South Carolina, 1968,
1972,
1976,
1980,
1984,
1988;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from South Carolina, 1971; member of South
Carolina state senate 16th District, 1972-74; resigned 1974; Governor of
South Carolina, 1975-79; U.S.
Secretary of Energy, 1981-82.
Episcopalian
or Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Rotary;
American
Dental Association.
Died, from complications of a stroke,
in Mt. Pleasant, Charleston
County, S.C., December
26, 2014 (age 87 years, 185
days).
Burial location unknown.
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John Reid Edwards (b. 1953) —
also known as John Edwards; Johnny Reid Edwards;
"Silk Pony"; "The Breck
Girl" —
of North Carolina.
Born in Seneca, Oconee
County, S.C., June 10,
1953.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Senator from North Carolina, 1999-2005; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from North Carolina, 2000,
2004;
candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 2004,
2008;
candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 2004; in August 2008, he acknowledged
an extramarital
affair with filmmaker Rielle Hunter, though at first he denied
having fathered her baby; this revelation discredited
him and ended his
political career.
Methodist.
In June, 2011, he was indicted
in federal court on campaign
finance charges, based on the argument that the donations he
received in 2007-08 to cover up his affair were illegal
contributions to his presidential campaign.
Still living as of 2014.
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James Edwin Ellerbe (1867-1916) —
also known as J. Edwin Ellerbe —
of Marion, Marion
County, S.C.
Born in Sellers, Marion
County, S.C., January
12, 1867.
Democrat. Farmer; merchant;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Marion County,
1894-96; delegate
to South Carolina state constitutional convention from Marion
County, 1895; U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 6th District, 1905-13.
Methodist.
Died, of pulmonary
tuberculosis, in Asheville, Buncombe
County, N.C., October
17, 1916 (age 49 years, 279
days).
Interment at Haselden
Cemetery, Latta, S.C.
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Casper G. Garrett (1865-1947) —
also known as C. G. Garrett —
of Columbia, Richland
County, S.C.
Born in Laurens
County, S.C., 1865.
Republican. Lawyer; teacher
and administrator, Allen University; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from South Carolina, 1928.
African Methodist Episcopal. African
ancestry.
Died, from uremia,
in Columbia, Richland
County, S.C., November
15, 1947 (age about 82
years).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, Richland County, S.C.
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William Norwood Graydon (1860-1931) —
of Abbeville, Abbeville
County, S.C.; Columbia, Richland
County, S.C.
Born in Cokesbury, Abbeville District (now Greenwood
County), S.C., December
11, 1860.
Lawyer;
bank
director; member of South
Carolina state senate from Abbeville County, 1898-1902, 1906-10;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Abbeville County,
1914-16.
Methodist.
Died in Columbia, Richland
County, S.C., August
3, 1931 (age 70 years, 235
days).
Interment at Upper
Long Cane Cemetery, Abbeville, S.C.
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John William Green (b. 1925) —
of Turbeville, Clarendon
County, S.C.
Born in Turbeville, Clarendon
County, S.C., October
22, 1925.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; merchant;
member of South
Carolina state senate from Clarendon County, 1958-62.
Methodist. Member, Ruritan;
Freemasons;
Shriners.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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William Stuart Hall (1869-1938) —
also known as William S. Hall —
of Gaffney, Cherokee
County, S.C.
Born in Chester
County, S.C., October
24, 1869.
Democrat. School
teacher; college
professor; lawyer;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Cherokee County,
1908-10; member of South
Carolina state senate from Cherokee County, 1911-14.
Southern Methodist. Member, Knights
of Pythias; Sons of
the American Revolution; Chi Psi.
Died, from heart
disease, in Gaffney, Cherokee
County, S.C., July 20,
1938 (age 68 years, 269
days).
Interment at Oakland Cemetery, Gaffney, S.C.
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Jesse Frank Hawkins (b. 1887) —
of Newberry, Newberry
County, S.C.
Born in Newberry
County, S.C., November
21, 1887.
Dairy farmer;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Newberry County,
1957-60; member of South
Carolina state senate from Newberry County, 1961-66; bank
director.
Methodist. Member, Grange;
Farm
Bureau.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Pierce M. Hawkins and Mary Jane (Swindler) Hawkins; married, February
12, 1920, to Anna Louise Dickert. |
| | | Image source: South Carolina
Legislative Manual 1964 |
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Walter Hazard (1859-1930) —
of Georgetown, Georgetown
County, S.C.
Born in Georgetown, Georgetown District (now Georgetown
County), S.C., December
25, 1859.
Lawyer;
newspaper
editor; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Georgetown County,
1882-84, 1888-92; member of South
Carolina state senate from Georgetown County, 1892-93.
Methodist; later Episcopalian.
Died in Georgetown, Georgetown
County, S.C., February
6, 1930 (age 70 years, 43
days).
Interment at Prince
George Winyah Cemetery, Georgetown, S.C.
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William Henry Harrison Heard (1850-1937) —
also known as William H. Heard —
of Abbeville
County, S.C.; Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in 1850.
U.S. Minister to Liberia, 1895-98; U.S. Consul General in Monrovia, as of 1895-98; bishop.
African Methodist Episcopal. African
ancestry.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., 1937
(age about
87 years).
Burial location unknown.
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James H. Hodges (b. 1956) —
also known as Jim Hodges —
of Columbia, Richland
County, S.C.
Born in Lancaster
County, S.C., November
19, 1956.
Democrat. Governor of
South Carolina, 1999-2003; defeated, 2002; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from South Carolina, 2000;
member, Rules Committee, 2008.
Methodist.
Still living as of 2014.
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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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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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Asbury Churchwell Latimer (1851-1908) —
also known as Asbury C. Latimer —
of Belton, Anderson
County, S.C.
Born near Lowndesville, Abbeville
County, S.C., July 31,
1851.
Democrat. Farmer; chair of
Anderson County Democratic Party, 1890-93; U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 3rd District, 1893-1903; U.S.
Senator from South Carolina, 1903-08; died in office 1908.
Methodist.
Died, from appendicitis
and peritonitis,
in Providence Hospital,
Washington,
D.C., February
20, 1908 (age 56 years, 204
days).
Interment at Belton
Cemetery, Belton, S.C.
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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 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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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. |
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memorial |
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Hiram McNeeley (b. 1906) —
of Inkster, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Lancaster, Lancaster
County, S.C., October
31, 1906.
Democrat. Merchant;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 20th District,
1955-64; defeated in primary, 1964, 1966.
Methodist. African
ancestry. Member, Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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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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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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John F. O'Neall (c.1804-1865) —
of Greene
County, Ind.
Born in South Carolina, about 1804.
Farmer;
member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1841-44; candidate for Indiana
state senate, 1844, 1847.
Quaker
or Methodist. Irish
ancestry.
Died in 1865
(age about
61 years).
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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Thomas H. O'Neall (1813-1889) —
of Tippecanoe
County, Ind.
Born in Newberry District (now Newberry
County), S.C., September
20, 1813.
Farmer;
member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1849-51.
Quaker
or Methodist. Irish
ancestry.
Died, from congestion of
the lungs, in Stockwell, Tippecanoe
County, Ind., March
31, 1889 (age 75 years, 192
days).
Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, Stockwell, Ind.
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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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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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James Dantzler Parler (b. 1900) —
also known as James D. Parler —
of St. George, Dorchester
County, S.C.
Born in Parler (now Santee), Orangeburg
County, S.C., September
18, 1900.
Democrat. Member of South
Carolina state senate from Dorchester County, 1933-60; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1936,
1940,
1948,
1952
(alternate).
Methodist. Member, Pi
Kappa Phi; Blue
Key; Freemasons;
Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Carlos C. Parler and Camille (Dantzler) Parler. |
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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. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Elizabeth Johnston Patterson (1939-2018) —
also known as Liz J. Patterson —
of Spartanburg, Spartanburg
County, S.C.
Born in Columbia, Richland
County, S.C., November
18, 1939.
Democrat. Member of South
Carolina state senate, 1979-86; U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 4th District, 1987-93;
defeated, 1992.
Female.
Methodist.
Died November
10, 2018 (age 78 years, 357
days).
Burial location unknown.
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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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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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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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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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Richard Wilson Riley (b. 1933) —
also known as Richard W. Riley —
of Greenville, Greenville
County, S.C.
Born in Greenville, Greenville
County, S.C., January
2, 1933.
Democrat. Member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1963-66; member of South
Carolina state senate, 1967-76 (3rd District 1967-72, 2nd
District 1972-76); Governor of
South Carolina, 1979-87; U.S.
Secretary of Education, 1993; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from South Carolina, 2004,
2008.
Methodist. Member, Rotary;
Jaycees.
Still living as of 2014.
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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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William Bascom Rowell (1800-1880) —
of Marion, Marion District (now Marion
County), S.C.
Born in Marion District (now Marion
County), S.C., March
28, 1800.
Member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1832, 1850, 1854; delegate
to South Carolina secession convention from Marion, 1860-62.
Methodist.
Died in Nichols, Marion
County, S.C., May 22,
1880 (age 80 years, 55
days).
Interment at Jones Nichols Cemetery, Nichols, S.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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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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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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Benjamin Eason Sessions (1815-1873) —
of Conwayboro, Horry District (now Conway, Horry
County), S.C.
Born August
23, 1815.
Delegate
to South Carolina secession convention from All Saints, 1860-62;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from All Saints, 1862-64.
Methodist.
Died January
14, 1873 (age 57 years, 144
days).
Interment at First United Methodist Church Cemetery, Conway, S.C.
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Ellison DuRant Smith (1864-1944) —
also known as Ellison D. Smith; E. D. Smith;
"Cotton Ed" —
of Sumter
County, S.C.; Florence, Florence
County, S.C.; Lynchburg, Lee
County, S.C.
Born in Lynchburg, Lee
County, S.C., August
1, 1864.
Democrat. Cotton planter;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Sumter County,
1896-1900; U.S.
Senator from South Carolina, 1909-44; died in office 1944;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1912
(Honorary
Vice-President; speaker),
1916
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee), 1928
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business), 1936,
1944
(alternate).
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Phi
Kappa Psi; Kappa
Alpha Order.
Died November
17, 1944 (age 80 years, 108
days).
Interment at St.
Luke's Cemetery, Bishopville, S.C.
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Jeremiah Smith (1840-1927) —
also known as "Uncle Jerry" —
of Conway, Horry
County, S.C.
Born in Horry District (now Horry
County), S.C., August
11, 1840.
Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; planter; hotel
operator; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Horry County,
1880-84, 1898-1900, 1902-04; member of South
Carolina state senate from Horry County, 1884-92, 1920-24; delegate
to South Carolina state constitutional convention from Horry
County, 1895; mayor of
Conway, S.C., 1906-08.
Methodist. Member, United
Confederate Veterans; Freemasons.
Last Confederate veteran to serve in the South Carolina Senate.
Died in Conway, Horry
County, S.C., February
17, 1927 (age 86 years, 190
days).
Interment at Lakeside
Cemetery, Conway, 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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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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Peter Stokes (1822-1904) —
of Branchville, Orangeburg District (now Orangeburg
County), S.C.
Born January
7, 1822.
Physician;
delegate
to South Carolina secession convention from St. Bartholomew's,
1860-62.
Methodist.
Died May 16,
1904 (age 82 years, 130
days).
Interment at Stokes-Connor-Williams Family Cemetery, Smoaks, S.C.
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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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Basil Lee Whitener (1915-1989) —
also known as Basil Whitener —
of Gastonia, Gaston
County, N.C.
Born in York
County, S.C., May 14,
1915.
Democrat. Member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1941; served in the U.S.
Navy during World War II; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from North Carolina, 1948;
U.S.
Representative from North Carolina, 1957-69 (11th District
1957-63, 10th District 1963-69); defeated, 1968, 1970.
Methodist. Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Kiwanis;
Elks; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died May 20,
1989 (age 74 years, 6
days).
Interment at Gaston
Memorial Park, Gastonia, N.C.
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Benjamin Franklin Whittemore (1824-1894) —
also known as B. F. Whittemore —
of Darlington
County, S.C.; Montvale, Woburn, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Malden, Middlesex
County, Mass., May 18,
1824.
Republican. Minister;
chaplain;
delegate to Republican National Convention from South Carolina, 1868
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization); delegate
to South Carolina state constitutional convention from Darlington
County, 1868; member of South
Carolina state senate from Darlington County, 1868, 1870-77;
resigned 1868, 1877; U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 1st District, 1868-70;
resigned 1870; censured
by the U.S. House of Representatives in 1870 for selling
an appointment to the U.S. Naval Academy.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died in Montvale, Woburn, Middlesex
County, Mass., January
25, 1894 (age 69 years, 252
days).
Interment at Woodbrook
Cemetery, Woburn, Mass.
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