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Politicians in the Oil and Gas Business in South Carolina

  Dewey Boyce Blanton (1908-1972) — also known as Dewey B. Blanton — of Chesnee, Spartanburg County, S.C. Born in Cowpens, Spartanburg County, S.C., October 20, 1908. Oil distributor; member of South Carolina state house of representatives, 1951-56, 1957-58. Baptist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners. Died March 9, 1972 (age 63 years, 141 days). Entombed in mausoleum at Greenlawn Memorial Gardens, Spartanburg, S.C.
  Relatives: Son of Jack Kenyon Blanton and Lula Melissa (Pettit) Blanton; married, June 20, 1931, to Mary Estelle Lee.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
William Green DesChamps, Jr. 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.
  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
Albert T. Fancher Albert Thomas Fancher (1859-1930) — also known as Albert T. Fancher — of Little Valley, Cattaraugus County, N.Y.; Salamanca, Cattaraugus County, N.Y. Born in Leon, Cattaraugus County, N.Y., January 18, 1859. Republican. Oil producer; farmer; Cattaraugus County Clerk, 1886-88; member of New York state assembly from Cattaraugus County 2nd District, 1899-1902; member of New York state senate, 1903-08 (50th District 1903-06, 51st District 1907-08); delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1908, 1920, 1924, 1928; Republican Presidential Elector for New York, 1925. Member, Freemasons. Died, probably from a stroke, on a train at Charleston, Charleston County, S.C., March 20, 1930 (age 71 years, 61 days). Interment at Wildwood Cemetery, Salamanca, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of William Fancher and Lydia M. (McLaughlin) Fancher; married, January 26, 1909, to Loretta Beatrice Darragh; married, March 5, 1927, to Musette Kathryn Barker; fourth cousin once removed of Andrew Bell Fancher and Leon Livermore Fancher.
  Political family: Fancher family of New York.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: New York Red Book 1907
  Frank Elbert Timmerman (1899-1966) — also known as Frank E. Timmerman — of Edgefield, Edgefield County, S.C. Born in Aiken County, S.C., October 19, 1899. Automobile dealer; wholesale oil distributor; real estate business; farmer; member of South Carolina state senate from Edgefield County, 1957-64. Baptist. Member, Farm Bureau; Freemasons; Lions. Died March 16, 1966 (age 66 years, 148 days). Interment at Sunset Gardens Memorial Park, Johnston, S.C.
  Relatives: Son of John Elbert Timmerman and Frances Anna 'Fannie' (Clegg) Timmerman; married, July 26, 1932, to Lucy Jane Scurry; nephew of George Bell Timmerman, Sr.; grandson of Washington Hodges Timmerman; first cousin of George Bell Timmerman Jr. (who married Helen DuPre).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
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