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Phi Kappa Psi
Politician members in South Carolina

William A. Barber (1869-1950) — of South Carolina. Born in Chester County, S.C., 1869. Lawyer; South Carolina state attorney general, 1895-96; president, Carolina & Northwestern Railway, 1900-17. Member, Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Kappa Psi; American Bar Association. Died February 7, 1950 (age about 80 years). Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Son of Capt. Osmund Barber and Mary (Westbrook) Barber; married 1921 to Melanie Wilmer Gordon.   John William Davis (1873-1955) — also known as John W. Davis — of Clarksburg, Harrison County, W.Va.; Manhattan, New York County, N.Y.; Locust Valley, Nassau County, Long Island, N.Y. Born in Clarksburg, Harrison County, W.Va., April 13, 1873. Democrat. Lawyer; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Harrison County, 1899; candidate for Presidential Elector for West Virginia; delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1904 (member, Committee on Permanent Organization); U.S. Representative from West Virginia 1st District, 1911-13; resigned 1913; U.S. Solicitor General, 1913-18; U.S. Ambassador to Great Britain, 1918-21; candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1920; candidate for President of the United States, 1924; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1928, 1932. Member, American Bar Association; Phi Kappa Psi; Phi Beta Kappa; Freemasons; Council on Foreign Relations. Died in Charleston, Charleston County, S.C., March 24, 1955 (age 81 years, 345 days). Interment at Locust Valley Cemetery, Locust Valley, Long Island, N.Y.   Relatives: Son of John James Davis and Anna (Kennedy) Davis; married, June 20, 1899, to Julia Terrill McDonald; married, January 2, 1912, to Ellen G. Bassel; second cousin of Lee H. Vance and John Carl Vance; second cousin once removed of Cyrus Roberts Vance.   Political family: Vance-Davis family of Clarksburg, West Virginia.   Cross-reference: Thomas Burke   Campaign slogan (1924): "Honesty at home, honor abroad."   Epitaph: "Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright: for the end of that man is peace." (Psalm 37:37)   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial   Hamilton Glover Ewart (1849-1918) — also known as Hamilton G. Ewart — of Hendersonville, Henderson County, N.C. Born in Columbia, Richland County, S.C., October 23, 1849. Republican. Lawyer; candidate for Presidential Elector for North Carolina; mayor of Hendersonville, N.C., 1877; member of North Carolina state house of representatives, 1887-88, 1895-97, 1911-12; U.S. Representative from North Carolina 9th District, 1889-91; defeated, 1890 (9th District), 1904 (10th District); circuit judge in North Carolina, 1897; U.S. District Judge for the Western District of North Carolina, 1898-99, 1899-1900. Member, Phi Kappa Psi. Died in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., April 28, 1918 (age 68 years, 187 days). Interment at Oakdale Cemetery, Hendersonville, N.C.   Relatives: Son of James B. Ewart and Mary Ann Ewart; married 1879 to Sarah C. Ripley.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial   David Edward Finley (1861-1917) — also known as David E. Finley — of Yorkville (now York), York County, S.C. Born in Trenton, Phillips County, Ark., February 28, 1861. Democrat. Lawyer; member of South Carolina state house of representatives from York County, 1890-91; member of South Carolina state senate from York County, 1892-96; U.S. Representative from South Carolina 5th District, 1899-1917; died in office 1917. Member, Phi Kappa Psi. Died in Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, N.C., January 26, 1917 (age 55 years, 333 days). Interment at Rose Hill Cemetery, York, S.C.   Relatives: Married to Elizabeth Gist.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial   George Swinton Legaré (1869-1913) — also known as George S. Legaré — of Charleston, Charleston County, S.C. Born in Rockville, Charleston County, S.C., November 11, 1869. Democrat. U.S. Representative from South Carolina 1st District, 1903-13; died in office 1913. Member, Phi Kappa Psi. Died in Charleston, Charleston County, S.C., January 31, 1913 (age 43 years, 81 days). Interment at Magnolia Cemetery, Charleston, S.C.   Relatives: Son of Edward Thomas Legaré and Katherine Malcolmson (Graves) Legaré; married 1893 to Mary Frances Izlar (daughter of James Ferdinand Izlar); father of William Storen Legaré; uncle of Thomas Allen Legaré Jr.; grandnephew of Hugh Swinton Legaré; third cousin of Marion Wainwright Seabrook; fourth cousin once removed of Ephraim Mikell Seabrook.   Political family: Seabrook-Legare family of Charleston, South Carolina.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial   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.   Relatives: Son of Rev. William H. Smith and Mary Isabella (McLeod) Smith; married, May 26, 1892, to Mattie Moorer.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial

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