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Christie Benet (1879-1951) —
of Columbia, Richland
County, S.C.
Born in Abbeville, Abbeville
County, S.C., December
26, 1879.
Democrat. Lawyer;
Solicitor, 5th Circuit, 1908-09; U.S.
Senator from South Carolina, 1918.
Episcopalian.
Scottish
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; Rotary; Phi
Delta Phi; Phi
Beta Kappa; Alpha
Tau Omega; Omicron
Delta Kappa.
Died in Columbia, Richland
County, S.C., March
30, 1951 (age 71 years, 94
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Columbia, S.C.
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Charles Evans Boineau Jr. (b. 1923) —
of South Carolina.
Born in Columbia, Richland
County, S.C., September
27, 1923.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1961-62; defeated, 1962,
1964; delegate to Republican National Convention from South Carolina,
1964.
Member, Rotary.
Elected to the South Carolina House of Representatives in August
1961; he was the first
Republican representative since 1900.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Maurice Gwinn Burnside (1902-1991) —
also known as M. G. 'Burnie' Burnside —
of Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va.
Born near Columbia, Richland
County, S.C., August
23, 1902.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 4th District, 1949-53, 1955-57;
defeated, 1946, 1952, 1956; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from West Virginia, 1960.
Presbyterian.
Member, Moose;
Rotary.
Died in Wilson, Wilson
County, N.C., February
2, 1991 (age 88 years, 163
days).
Cremated.
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William Richard Clyburn (1936-2020) —
also known as Bill Clyburn —
of Kershaw
County, S.C.
Born in Westville, Kershaw
County, S.C., August
8, 1936.
Automobile
dealer; real estate
business; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1970-78 (Kershaw County
1970-74, 53rd District 1974-78).
Presbyterian.
Member, Rotary.
Died in Lancaster, Lancaster
County, S.C., February
4, 2020 (age 83 years, 180
days).
Interment at Kershaw
City Cemetery, Kershaw, S.C.
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King Dixon (b. 1908) —
of near Laurens, Laurens
County, S.C.
Born in Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla., October
2, 1908.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; ice and
fuel oil dealer; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Laurens County,
1955-56; member of South
Carolina state senate from Laurens County, 1960-64.
Baptist.
Member, Alpha
Tau Omega; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Rotary; Blue
Key.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Albert Montgomery Dixon and Sarah Youmans (King) Dixon; married,
August
14, 1926, to Katharine Simmons. |
| | | Image source: South Carolina
Legislative Manual 1964 |
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William Jennings Bryan Dorn (1916-2005) —
also known as W. J. Bryan Dorn —
of Greenwood, Greenwood
County, S.C.
Born near Greenwood, Greenwood
County, S.C., April
14, 1916.
Democrat. Member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1939-40; defeated in
primary, 1978; member of South
Carolina state senate from Greenwood County, 1941-42; served in
the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 3rd District, 1947-49,
1951-74; candidate for U.S.
Senator from South Carolina, 1948; candidate for Governor of
South Carolina, 1974; South
Carolina Democratic state chair, 1980-84; member of Democratic
National Committee from South Carolina, 1980-84.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Rotary; American
Legion; Newcomen
Society.
Died in Greenwood, Greenwood
County, S.C., August
13, 2005 (age 89 years, 121
days).
Interment at Bethel
Methodist Church Cemetery, Callison, S.C.
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James Burrows Edwards (1927-2014) —
also known as James B. Edwards; Jim
Edwards —
of Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C.
Born in Hawthorne, Alachua
County, Fla., June 24,
1927.
Republican. Dentist;
delegate to Republican National Convention from South Carolina, 1968,
1972,
1976,
1980,
1984,
1988;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from South Carolina, 1971; member of South
Carolina state senate 16th District, 1972-74; resigned 1974; Governor of
South Carolina, 1975-79; U.S.
Secretary of Energy, 1981-82.
Episcopalian
or Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Rotary; American
Dental Association.
Died, from complications of a stroke,
in Mt. Pleasant, Charleston
County, S.C., December
26, 2014 (age 87 years, 185
days).
Burial location unknown.
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John Palmer Gaillard Jr. (1920-2006) —
also known as J. Palmer Gaillard, Jr. —
of Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C.
Born in Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C., April
20, 1920.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lumber
business; mayor
of Charleston, S.C., 1959-75.
Episcopalian.
Member, Elks;
Rotary; American
Legion.
Killed in an automobile
accident, in Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C., July 29,
2006 (age 86 years, 100
days).
Interment at St.
Philip's Churchyard, Charleston, S.C.
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Arthur Lee Gaston (1876-1951) —
of Chester, Chester
County, S.C.
Born in Chester, Chester
County, S.C., August
14, 1876.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; lawyer;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Chester County,
1900-06; delegate to Democratic National Convention from South
Carolina, 1920;
director of banks and
cotton
mills.
Presbyterian.
Member, Rotary.
Died, from Hodgkins
lymphoma, in Charlotte Memorial Hospital,
Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C., August
13, 1951 (age 74 years, 364
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Chester, S.C.
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Thomas Smithwick Gettys (1912-2003) —
also known as Thomas S. Gettys —
of Rock Hill, York
County, S.C.
Born in Rock Hill, York
County, S.C., June 19,
1912.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; staff for U.S. Rep. James
P. Richards; postmaster;
U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 5th District, 1964-74;
resigned 1974.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Elks;
Rotary.
Died in Rock Hill, York
County, S.C., June 8,
2003 (age 90 years, 354
days).
Interment at Neely's Creek Associate Reformed Church Cemetery, Rock Hill,
S.C.
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Cecil Claymon Grimes Jr. (1922-2014) —
of Georgetown, Georgetown
County, S.C.
Born in Greenville, Washington
County, Miss., July 23,
1922.
Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1959-62; member of South
Carolina state senate, 1962-72 (Georgetown County 1962-66, 10th
District 1967-68, 15th District 1969-72); bank
director.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Sons
of Confederate Veterans; Rotary.
Died in Georgetown, Georgetown
County, S.C., October
8, 2014 (age 92 years, 77
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Prince
George Winyah Cemetery, Georgetown, S.C.
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Relatives: Son
of Sadie (Ehlers) Grimes and Cecil Claymon Grimes, Sr.; married, October
4, 1947, to Harriet Horry Pyatt. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: South Carolina
Legislative Manual 1964 |
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Herbert Doyle Morgan Jr. (b. 1929) —
also known as Herbert D. Morgan —
of Seneca, Oconee
County, S.C.; Oconee
County, S.C.
Born in Six Mile, Pickens
County, S.C., November
28, 1929.
Democrat. Feed and
farm supply dealer; lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1960
(alternate), 1964;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1966-68, 1970-72,
1974-76 (Oconee County 1966-68, 1970-72, 2nd District 1974-76);
member of South
Carolina state senate 1st District, 1977-80.
Presbyterian.
Member, Phi
Alpha Delta; Rotary; Jaycees;
Farm
Bureau; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners.
Still living as of 1980.
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Relatives: Son
of Herbert Doyle Morgan and Christine (Jones) Morgan; married, October
6, 1956, to Kate Nimmons. |
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Robert Foster Morgan (b. 1922) —
also known as Robert F. Morgan —
of Shelby, Cleveland
County, N.C.
Born in Anderson
County, S.C., June 24,
1922.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; member
of North
Carolina state senate 27th District, 1953-59.
Baptist.
Member, Rotary; Jaycees;
Freemasons.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of O. Z. Morgan and Minnietta (Foster) Morgan; married 1953 to Ruth
Norment Moore. |
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Richard Wilson Riley (b. 1933) —
also known as Richard W. Riley —
of Greenville, Greenville
County, S.C.
Born in Greenville, Greenville
County, S.C., January
2, 1933.
Democrat. Member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1963-66; member of South
Carolina state senate, 1967-76 (3rd District 1967-72, 2nd
District 1972-76); Governor of
South Carolina, 1979-87; U.S.
Secretary of Education, 1993; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from South Carolina, 2004,
2008.
Methodist.
Member, Rotary; Jaycees.
Still living as of 2014.
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Taylor Hudnall Stukes (1893-1961) —
also known as Taylor H. Stukes —
of Manning, Clarendon
County, S.C.
Born in Manning, Clarendon
County, S.C., June 1,
1893.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Clarendon County,
1922-26; member of South
Carolina state senate from Clarendon County, 1927-40; South
Carolina Democratic state chair, 1938-40; justice of
South Carolina state supreme court, 1940-56; chief
justice of South Carolina state supreme court, 1956-61.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Rotary.
Died, from an aortic
aneurysm, in Medical University Hospital,
Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C., February
20, 1961 (age 67 years, 264
days).
Interment at Clarenden
Memorial Gardens, Manning, S.C.
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John Thrasher (b. 1943) —
of Florida.
Born in Columbia, Richland
County, S.C., December
18, 1943.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam war; lawyer;
member of Florida
state house of representatives 19th District, 1993-; Speaker of
the Florida State House of Representatives, 1999; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Florida.
Presbyterian.
Member, Rotary.
Still living as of 2000.
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William Paul Wallace (1921-2013) —
also known as William P. Wallace; Billy
Wallace —
of Marlboro
County, S.C.
Born in Bennettsville, Marlboro
County, S.C., October
19, 1921.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of South
Carolina state senate from Marlboro County, 1958.
Baptist.
Member, Rotary.
Died December
31, 2013 (age 92 years, 73
days).
Interment at Wallace Baptist Church Cemetery, Wallace, S.C.
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Harold Norman West (b. 1920) —
of Moncks Corner, Berkeley
County, S.C.
Born in Rocky Mount, Nash
County, N.C., August
15, 1920.
Lawyer;
Berkeley
County Master in Equity, 1954-60; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1961-67.
Baptist.
Member, Omicron
Delta Kappa; Freemasons;
Rotary.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of W. Edgar West, Sr. and Imel Joyce West; married, July 20,
1946, to Marjorie Ann Hodges. |
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