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Politicians in Nautical and Maritime Trades in South Carolina
including Shipbuilding and Fishing

Marion Reed Cooper (1849-1922) — also known as M. R. Cooper — of Port Royal, Beaufort County, S.C.; Charleston, Charleston County, S.C.; Adams Run, Colleton County (now Charleston County), S.C. Born in Graham, Barnwell District (now Denmark, Bamberg County), S.C., September 21, 1849. Democrat. Shipbroker; farmer; sawmill operator; chair of Colleton County Democratic Party, 1892-95; member of South Carolina state house of representatives, 1892-96, 1918-22 (Colleton County 1892-96, Beaufort County 1918-22); died in office 1922; delegate to South Carolina state constitutional convention from Colleton County, 1895; secretary of state of South Carolina, 1899-1902. Died in Columbia, Richland County, S.C., February 11, 1922 (age 72 years, 143 days). Interment at Denmark Cemetery, Denmark, S.C.   Relatives: Son of C. C. Cooper; married, December 23, 1877, to Lizzie Gibson.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   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.   Relatives: Son of David Dows (1857-1899) and Jane (Strahan) Dows; married, December 12, 1911, to Mary Gwendolyn Townsend Burden; married, May 19, 1937, to Emily Schweizer; father of Evelyn Byrd Dows (daughter-in-law of Cornelius Newton Bliss Jr.).   Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Dows-Burden family of New York City, New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   John Floyd (1769-1839) — of Jefferson, Jackson County, Ga. Born in Beaufort, Beaufort County, S.C., October 3, 1769. Planter; shipbuilder; served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; member of Georgia state house of representatives, 1820-27; U.S. Representative from Georgia 7th District, 1827-29. Slaveowner. Died near Jefferson, Jackson County, Ga., June 24, 1839 (age 69 years, 264 days). Interment at Floyd Family Cemetery, Woodbine, Ga.   Relatives: Son of Charles Floyd and Mary (Fendin) Floyd; married, December 12, 1793, to Isabella Maria Hazzard; great-grandfather of William Gibbs McAdoo.   Political family: Harrison-Randolph-Marshall-Cabell family of Virginia (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   Floyd County, Ga. is named for him.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial   Thomas Shubrick (1710-1779) — Born in Stepney, London, England, August 17, 1710. Sea captain; merchant; insurance business; planter; member of South Carolina Legislative Council, 1776-78. Anglican. Died in Charleston, Charleston District (now Charleston County), S.C., August 14, 1779 (age 68 years, 362 days). Interment at St. Philip's Churchyard, Charleston, S.C.   Relatives: Son of Richard Shubrick and Jane Shubrick; married, May 8, 1746, to Sarah Katherine Motte (sister-in-law of John Huger; sister of Isaac Motte; aunt of William Drayton); father of Mary Shubrick (who married Nicholas Eveleigh and Edward Rutledge).   Political family: Middleton-Huger-Rutledge-Drayton family of Charleston, South Carolina (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   John Diedrich Spreckels (1853-1926) — also known as John D. Spreckels — of San Francisco, Calif.; Coronado, San Diego County, Calif. Born in Charleston, Charleston District (now Charleston County), S.C., August 16, 1853. Republican. Founder and president, Oceanic Steamship Company; president, Western Sugar Company; owned the Hotel de Coronado, the San Diego Electric Railway, newspapers in San Francisco and San Diego; built the San Diego and Arizona Railway, from San Diego to Calexico; delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1896, 1924; member of Republican National Committee from California, 1896. German ancestry. Died in Coronado, San Diego County, Calif., June 7, 1926 (age 72 years, 295 days). Entombed at Cypress Lawn Memorial Park, Colma, Calif.   Relatives: Son of Claus Spreckels and Anna Christina (Mangels) Spreckels; brother of Adolph Bernard Spreckels; married 1877 to Lillie C. Siebein.   Political family: Spreckels family of San Francisco, California.   The Spreckels Theatre, in San Diego, California, is named for him.  — Spreckels Elementary School, in San Diego, California, is named for him.  — Spreckels Park, in Coronado, California, is named for him.  — The Spreckels Organ Pavilion, an outdoor performance venue, in Balboa Park, San Diego, California, is named for him and his brother.   See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial

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