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Politicians in Miscellaneous Occupations in South Carolina

Wyatt Aiken (1863-1923) — of Abbeville, Abbeville County, S.C. Born near Macon, Bibb County, Ga., December 14, 1863. Democrat. Farmer; stenographer; served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; U.S. Representative from South Carolina 3rd District, 1903-17; defeated, 1916, 1918. Died in Abbeville, Abbeville County, S.C., February 6, 1923 (age 59 years, 54 days). Interment at Melrose Cemetery, Abbeville, S.C.   Relatives: Son of David Wyatt Aiken and Virginia Carolina Aiken; married, April 27, 1892, to Mary Barnwell.   Political family: DeSaussure-Lowndes-Aiken-Rhett family of Charleston, South Carolina (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial   Patricia M. Barnes (b. 1909) — also known as Patricia McKinney; Mrs. A. Dabney Barnes — of Greenville, Greenville County, S.C. Born November 9, 1909. Republican. Art gallery owner; delegate to Republican National Convention from South Carolina, 1956 (alternate), 1960. Female. Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Daughter of Michael McKinney and Phoebe (Evans) McKinney; married to A. Dabney Barnes.   James Paul Blanton (1915-2004) — also known as James P. Blanton — of near Loris, Horry County, S.C. Born near Nichols, Marion County, S.C., December 13, 1915. Businessman; farmer; vice-president, Horry County National Bank; member of South Carolina state house of representatives, 1967-68. Baptist. Died, in Loris Community Hospital, Loris, Horry County, S.C., September 3, 2004 (age 88 years, 265 days). Interment at Mount Olive Baptist Church Cemetery, Horry County, S.C.   Relatives: Son of Dora (Rowell) Blanton and Olin I. Blanton; married, December 25, 1935, to Elizabeth Reynolds.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Henry Edward Brown Jr. (b. 1935) — also known as Henry E. Brown, Jr. — of Hanahan, Berkeley County, S.C. Born in Bishopville, Lee County, S.C., December 20, 1935. Republican. Business executive; member of South Carolina state house of representatives, 1985-2000; U.S. Representative from South Carolina 1st District, 2001-. Baptist. Still living as of 2014.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier   James W. DeMint (b. 1951) — also known as Jim DeMint — of Greenville, Greenville County, S.C. Born in Greenville, Greenville County, S.C., September 2, 1951. Republican. Business owner; U.S. Representative from South Carolina 4th District, 1999-; U.S. Senator from South Carolina, 2005-13. Presbyterian. Still living as of 2014.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile   George W. Fant (1829-1903) — of Anderson Court House, Anderson District (now Anderson, Anderson County), S.C. Born in Belton, Anderson County, S.C., January 19, 1829. Democrat. Postmaster at Anderson Court House, S.C., 1856-66; stationery store owner. Died, following a stroke of paralysis, in Anderson, Anderson County, S.C., April 8, 1903 (age 74 years, 79 days). Interment at Silver Brook Cemetery, Anderson, S.C.   Relatives: Son of William Fant and Margaret Fant; married to Mira Williamson; grandfather of Rufus Woodruff Fant Jr..   Political family: Cochran-Fant family of Anderson, South Carolina.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial Lawrence Lamar Hester (b. 1891) — also known as L. L. Hester — of Mt. Carmel, McCormick County, S.C. Born in Mt. Carmel, McCormick County, S.C., December 17, 1891. Farmer; businessman; mayor of Mt. Carmel, S.C., 1916-20, 1930-40; member of South Carolina state senate, 1941-68 (McCormick County 1941-66, 24th District 1967-68). Episcopalian. Interment in private or family graveyard.   Relatives: Son of James T. Hester and Adalina (Hester) Hester; married, June 2, 1917, to Carrie Roser McCelvey.   Image source: South Carolina Legislative Manual 1964 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.   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   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.   Relatives: Son of Walter Warren Mars and Lucy Jane (Moore) Mars; brother of John Moore Mars; married, August 28, 1939, to Willie Riley McLane.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Jade Simmons — Born in Charleston, Charleston County, S.C. Pianist; motivational speaker; Independent candidate for President of the United States, 2020. Female. African ancestry. Still living as of 2020.   Relatives: Daughter of Jerome Smalls and Loretta Smalls; married to Jahrell Simmons.   See also Wikipedia article

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