The Political Graveyard: Anderson, South Carolina

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Anderson, South Carolina
including Anderson Court House
Mayors, Postmasters

Mayors of Anderson, 1937-54 (may be incomplete!)
J. B. Quarles as of 1937 William C. Johnston as of 1953-54

Postmasters at Anderson, 1894-1986 (may be incomplete!)
William F. Barr 1894-95 Milton P. Tribble 1895-98 John R. Cochran, Jr. 1898-1916 William Laughlin 1916-22 John R. Cochran, Jr. 1922-27 John R. Cochran III 1928 Thomas E. Howard 1928-30 Julius Wannamaker 1930-32 Percy C. Crayton 1932-37 John E. Wigington 1937 John E. Wigington 1937-43 Rufus H. Gaines 1943-56 Edwin C. McCants 1956-64 Edwin C. McCants 1964 Ed Huthnance 1964-65 Richard L. Copeland 1965-68 Richard L. Copeland 1968-86

Events and Candidates (may be incomplete!)

1895 Aug 27: William F. Barr, died in office.

1927 Dec 26: John R. Cochran, Jr., died in office.

Anderson Court House
(later Anderson)

Postmasters at Anderson Court House, 1827-94 (may be incomplete!)
Micajah Webb 1827-33 Van A. Lawhon 1833-36 Edmund Webb 1836-56 George W. Fant 1856-66 Elizabeth F. Webb 1866-68 Mary Williamson 1868-81 Grace G. Cochran 1881-85 Charles W. Webb 1885-89 W. Walker Russell 1889-94

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