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  Thomas Galphin Andrews (b. 1882) — also known as Thomas G. Andrews — of Stroud, Lincoln County, Okla.; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Okla. Born in Orangeburg, Orangeburg County, S.C., August 29, 1882. Lawyer; justice of Oklahoma state supreme court, 1929-35. Disciples of Christ. Member, American Bar Association; Phi Delta Phi; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Odd Fellows; Lions. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of John D. Andrews and Belle (Darby) Andrews; married 1904 to Adelphia M. Wolgamatt; married 1930 to Reba Myers.
  William Edward Barton (1868-1955) — also known as William E. Barton — of Houston, Texas County, Mo. Born in Pickens County, S.C., April 11, 1868. Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; Texas County Prosecuting Attorney, 1901-02; circuit judge in Missouri 19th Circuit, 1923-28, 1935-46; defeated, 1928, 1946; U.S. Representative from Missouri 16th District, 1931-33. Baptist. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Odd Fellows; Woodmen. Died, from cerebral thrombosis, in Springfield Baptist Hospital, Springfield, Greene County, Mo., July 29, 1955 (age 87 years, 109 days). Interment at Pine Lawn Cemetery, Houston, Mo.
  Relatives: Son of William Hamlin Barton and Harriet Lee (King) Barton; married, December 19, 1900, to Marietta Tweed; first cousin of Courtney Walker Hamlin; first cousin once removed of Ernest Clay Hamlin; first cousin twice removed of Jack Ragan Hamlin.
  Political family: Hamlin family of Springfield, Missouri.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  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
  Joseph Raleigh Bryson (1893-1953) — also known as Joseph R. Bryson — of Greenville, Greenville County, S.C. Born in Brevard, Transylvania County, N.C., January 18, 1893. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of South Carolina state house of representatives from Greenville County, 1921-24; member of South Carolina state senate from Greenville County, 1929-32; U.S. Representative from South Carolina 4th District, 1939-53; died in office 1953. Baptist. Member, American Legion; Junior Order; Redmen; Woodmen; Freemasons; Shriners; Lions. Died in the naval hospital at Bethesda, Montgomery County, Md., March 10, 1953 (age 60 years, 51 days). Interment at Woodlawn Memorial Park, Greenville, S.C.
  Relatives: Son of Robert L. Bryson and Mattie (Allison) Bryson; married to Ruth Rucker.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Carroll Ashmore Campbell Jr. (1940-2005) — also known as Carroll A. Campbell, Jr. — of Fountain Inn, Greenville County, S.C. Born in Greenville, Greenville County, S.C., July 24, 1940. Republican. Real estate broker; member of South Carolina state house of representatives, 1970-74; defeated, 1969; delegate to Republican National Convention from South Carolina, 1972 (alternate), 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992; candidate for Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina, 1974; executive assistant to Gov. Jim Edwards, 1975; member of South Carolina state senate 2nd District, 1977-78; U.S. Representative from South Carolina 4th District, 1979-87; Governor of South Carolina, 1987-95; candidate for Republican nomination for President, 1996; lobbyist; CEO, American Council of Life Insurers, 1995-2001; director, Norfolk Southern railroad. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Sertoma; Pi Kappa Phi. Died, of a heart attack while suffering from Alzheimer's disease, in Lexington Medical Hospital, West Columbia, Lexington County, S.C., December 7, 2005 (age 65 years, 136 days). Interment at All Saints Episcopal Church Cemetery, Pawleys Island, S.C.
  Relatives: Son of Carroll Ashmore Campbell and Anne (Williams) Campbell; brother of Richard Michael Campbell; married, September 5, 1959, to Iris Faye Rhodes.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Robert Gregg Cherry (1891-1957) — also known as R. Gregg Cherry — of Gastonia, Gaston County, N.C. Born in York County, S.C., October 17, 1891. Democrat. Lawyer; associated in law practice with Alfred Lee Bulwinkle; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; mayor of Gastonia, N.C., 1919-23; member of North Carolina state house of representatives, 1931-40; Speaker of the North Carolina State House of Representatives, 1937; North Carolina Democratic state chair, 1937-39; delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1940, 1948, 1952, 1956; member of North Carolina state senate, 1941-43; Governor of North Carolina, 1945-49. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; Sons of Confederate Veterans; American Legion; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Knights of Pythias; Redmen; Odd Fellows; Elks; Kiwanis; Knights of Khorassan. Died June 25, 1957 (age 65 years, 251 days). Interment somewhere in Gastonia, N.C.
  Relatives: Son of Chancellor Lafayette Cherry and Hattie (Davis) Cherry; married to Mildred Stafford.
  See also National Governors Association biography
  Beckham Hilton Clyburn (1886-1961) — of Lancaster County, S.C. Born in Lancaster County, S.C., March 1, 1886. Democrat. Farmer; member of South Carolina state senate from Lancaster County, 1930-34. Baptist. Member, Freemasons; Royal Arch Masons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Junior Order. Died in Kershaw, Lancaster County, S.C., August 21, 1961 (age 75 years, 173 days). Interment at Kershaw City Cemetery, Kershaw, S.C.
  Relatives: Son of William Uriah Clyburn (1857-1917) and Queen Alice (Hilton) Clyburn; brother of Charles Frank Clyburn; married, October 14, 1908, to Mary Gaston Jenkins; married to Edna Mae Harris; nephew of Benjamin Rutledge Clyburn and Thomas Franklin Clyburn; uncle of William Uriah Clyburn (1920-2007); first cousin of Lewis Marcellus Clyburn Jr.; first cousin once removed of Lewis Lee Clyburn, Thomas Yancey Williams and David Reece Williams; second cousin of Lewis Craig Clyburn; second cousin twice removed of William Richard Clyburn; third cousin once removed of Thornwell Howard Clyburn.
  Political family: Clyburn family of South Carolina.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Thornwell Howard Clyburn (1899-1980) — also known as Thornwell H. Clyburn; Fatty Clyburn — of Lee County, S.C. Born in Kershaw County, S.C., April 22, 1899. Member of South Carolina state house of representatives from Lee County, 1932-34. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Shriners. Died, in Lee County Memorial Hospital, Bishopville, Lee County, S.C., September 5, 1980 (age 81 years, 136 days). Interment at Turkey Creek Cemetery, Lee County, S.C.
  Relatives: Son of Dana Victoria (Peebles) Clyburn and William Lawrence Clyburn; married to Florence McMillan; second cousin twice removed of Lewis Lee Clyburn, Benjamin Rutledge Clyburn, Thomas Franklin Clyburn, William Uriah Clyburn (1857-1917), Thomas Yancey Williams and David Reece Williams; third cousin once removed of Lewis Craig Clyburn, Beckham Hilton Clyburn, Charles Frank Clyburn and Lewis Marcellus Clyburn Jr.; fourth cousin of William Uriah Clyburn (1920-2007); fourth cousin once removed of William Richard Clyburn.
  Political family: Clyburn family of South Carolina.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Robert Archer Cooper (1874-1953) — also known as Robert A. Cooper — of Laurens, Laurens County, S.C.; Washington, D.C.; San Juan, San Juan Municipio, Puerto Rico. Born in Laurens County, S.C., June 12, 1874. Democrat. Lawyer; member of South Carolina state house of representatives from Laurens County, 1900-04; Solicitor, 8th Judicial Circuit, 1905-16; Governor of South Carolina, 1919-22; U.S. District Judge for Puerto Rico, 1934-. Baptist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners. Died August 7, 1953 (age 79 years, 56 days). Interment at Laurens Cemetery, Laurens, S.C.
  Relatives: Son of Henry Addison Cooper and Elizabeth Archie (Jones) Cooper; married, March 22, 1899, to Mamie Machen; married, November 15, 1917, to Dorcas Calmes.
  See also National Governors Association biography
  Charles Tyrone Courtney (b. 1952) — also known as Ty Courtney — of Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, S.C. Born in Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, S.C., January 4, 1952. Lawyer; municipal judge in South Carolina, 1981-82; member of South Carolina state senate, 1991-2000. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Jaycees; Lions. Tried and convicted in June 2000 on federal charges of bank fraud, mail fraud, and making false statements in a loan application. Still living as of 2000.
  Fred Henry Davis (1894-1937) — also known as Fred H. Davis — of Tallahassee, Leon County, Fla. Born in Greenville, Greenville County, S.C., May 18, 1894. Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Leon County Prosecuting Attorney, 1919-20; member of Florida state house of representatives, 1921-27; Speaker of the Florida State House of Representatives, 1927; Florida state attorney general, 1927-31; justice of Florida state supreme court, 1931-37; chief justice of Florida state supreme court, 1933-35. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; Reserve Officers Association; American Legion; Military Order of the World Wars; Sons of Confederate Veterans; Phi Alpha Delta; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Odd Fellows; Elks; Lions. Died in Jacksonville, Duval County, Fla., June 20, 1937 (age 43 years, 33 days). Interment at Old City Cemetery, Tallahassee, Fla.
  Relatives: Son of Fred Henry Davis and Annie E. (Pearson) Davis; married, February 3, 1921, to Frances M. Chambers.
  Epitaph: "Lawyer - Statesman - Jurist - Soldier."
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Mendel Jackson Davis (b. 1942) — of North Charleston, Charleston County, S.C. Born in North Charleston, Charleston County, S.C., October 23, 1942. Democrat. U.S. Representative from South Carolina 1st District, 1971-81. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners. Still living as of 1998.
  Relatives: Son of Felix C. Davis and Elizabeth (Jackson) Davis; married to Suzanna Henley.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
Rembert C. Dennis Rembert Coney Dennis (1915-1992) — also known as Rembert C. Dennis — of Moncks Corner, Berkeley County, S.C. Born in Pinopolis, Berkeley County, S.C., August 27, 1915. Democrat. Lawyer; member of South Carolina state house of representatives from Berkeley County, 1938-42; member of South Carolina state senate, 1942-88 (Berkeley County 1942-66, 14th District 1966-84, 37th District 1984-88); delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1944, 1948 (alternate), 1952, 1956, 1960; candidate for justice of South Carolina state supreme court, 1956. Baptist. Member, American Bar Association; Sigma Alpha Epsilon; Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons; Shriners; Lions; Woodmen of the World; Blue Key. Died June 20, 1992 (age 76 years, 298 days). Interment at St. John's Baptist Churchyard, Pinopolis, S.C.
  Relatives: Son of Edward James Dennis (1877-1930) and Ella Mae (Coney) Dennis; married, October 3, 1944, to Natalie Brown; grandson of Edward James Dennis (1844-1904).
  Political family: Dennis family of Macbeth and Pinopolis, South Carolina.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: South Carolina Legislative Manual 1964
King Dixon 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.
  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
  Frederick Haskell Dominick (1877-1960) — also known as Fred H. Dominick — of Newberry, Newberry County, S.C. Born in Peak, Newberry County, S.C., February 20, 1877. Democrat. Lawyer; law partner of Cole L. Blease; member of South Carolina state house of representatives from Newberry County, 1900-02; chair of Newberry County Democratic Party, 1906-14; U.S. Representative from South Carolina 3rd District, 1917-33; delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1924 (member, Committee on Rules and Order of Business). Lutheran. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Odd Fellows; Elks; Redmen. Died in Newberry, Newberry County, S.C., March 11, 1960 (age 83 years, 20 days). Interment at Rosemont Cemetery, Newberry, S.C.
  Relatives: Son of Jacob L. Dominick and Georgiana E. (Minick) Dominick.
  Cross-reference: James Burriss Pruitt
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  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.
  Presumably named for: William Jennings Bryan
  Relatives: Son of T. E. Dorn and Pearl (Griffith) Dorn; married 1948 to Mildred Johnson.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Books by William Jennings Bryan Dorn: Dorn: Of the People, A Political Way of Life, with Scott Derks (1988)
  Joshua Fulton Ensor (1834-1907) — also known as Joshua F. Ensor — of Columbia, Richland County, S.C. Born in Butler, Baltimore County, Md., December 12, 1834. Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; physician; farmer; candidate for U.S. Representative from South Carolina 4th District, 1890, 1892; postmaster at Columbia, S.C., 1897-1907; delegate to Republican National Convention from South Carolina, 1900. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Grand Army of the Republic. Died in Columbia, Richland County, S.C., August 9, 1907 (age 72 years, 240 days). Interment at Elmwood Cemetery, Columbia, S.C.
  Relatives: Son of George Ensor and Rebecca (Kemp) Ensor; married 1862 to Henrietta Kemp.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
J. Ralph Gasque John Ralph Gasque (1913-2004) — also known as J. Ralph Gasque — of Washington, D.C.; Marion, Marion County, S.C. Born near Mullins, Marion County, S.C., May 16, 1913. Democrat. Lawyer; farmer; real estate developer; member of South Carolina state house of representatives from Marion County, 1945-48; member of South Carolina state senate, 1949-52, 1956-76 (Marion County 1949-52, 1956-66, 9th District 1967-68, 16th District 1969-72, 11th District 1972-76); resigned 1976; delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1960, 1964. Member, Woodmen of the World; Freemasons; Order of the Eastern Star; Shriners; Sigma Delta Kappa. Died, in Marion Nursing Center, Rains, Marion County, S.C., April 26, 2004 (age 90 years, 346 days). Interment at Devotion Gardens, Marion, S.C.; cenotaph at Little Zion Methodist Church Cemetery, Marion County, S.C.
  Relatives: Son of Cordie Allison Gasque and Jennie (Price) Gasque.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: South Carolina Legislative Manual 1964
  John William Green (b. 1925) — of Turbeville, Clarendon County, S.C. Born in Turbeville, Clarendon County, S.C., October 22, 1925. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; merchant; member of South Carolina state senate from Clarendon County, 1958-62. Methodist. Member, Ruritan; Freemasons; Shriners. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Butler Black Hare (1875-1967) — also known as Butler B. Hare — of Saluda, Saluda County, S.C. Born in Edgefield County (part now in Saluda County), S.C., November 25, 1875. Democrat. School teacher; secretary to U.S. Reps. George W. Croft and Theodore G. Croft; statistician; lawyer; vice-president, Farmers Bank of Saluda; U.S. Representative from South Carolina, 1925-33, 1939-47 (2nd District 1925-33, 3rd District 1939-47); delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1936 (alternate), 1940. Lutheran. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Shriners. Died in Saluda, Saluda County, S.C., December 30, 1967 (age 92 years, 35 days). Interment at Travis Park Cemetery, Saluda, S.C.
  Relatives: Son of James Hare and Elizabeth (Black) Hare; married, April 11, 1906, to Kate Etheredge; father of James Butler Hare.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
James P. Harrelson James Pershing Harrelson (1919-2003) — also known as James P. Harrelson; J. P. Harrelson; "Preacher" — of Walterboro, Colleton County, S.C. Born in Mullins, Marion County, S.C., June 28, 1919. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; Baptist minister; lawyer; member of South Carolina state house of representatives, 1957-60, 1991-94; member of South Carolina state senate, 1963-76 (Colleton County 1963-66, 17th District 1967-68, 13th District 1969-72, 15th District 1972-76); delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1964, 1968, 1972. Baptist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Woodmen of the World; Elks; Veterans of Foreign Wars; American Bar Association. Recipient of the Order of the Palmetto, South Carolina's highest civilian award. Died, from strokes and Parkinson's disease, in Roper Hospital, Charleston, Charleston County, S.C., April 30, 2003 (age 83 years, 306 days). Interment at Black Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, Walterboro, S.C.
  Relatives: Son of Carson A. Harrelson and Bertha Mae Harrelson; married, June 24, 1943, to Hazel H. Richardson.
  Image source: South Carolina Legislative Manual 1964
  Paul Hemphill Jr. (b. 1930) — of Chester County, S.C. Born in Chester, Chester County, S.C., November 27, 1930. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; lawyer; member of South Carolina state senate from Chester County, 1965-66. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Shriners. Still living as of 1966.
  Relatives: Son of Paul Hemphill and Isabel (Hardin) Hemphill; married, May 26, 1956, to Lucy Ann Robinson; great-grandson of James Hemphill; great-grandnephew of John Hemphill; first cousin twice removed of Robert Reid Hemphill.
  Political family: Hemphill family of Chester, South Carolina.
  Ernest Frederick Hollings (1922-2019) — also known as Ernest F. Hollings; Fritz Hollings; "Foghorn Leghorn" — of Charleston, Charleston County, S.C. Born in Charleston, Charleston County, S.C., January 1, 1922. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of South Carolina state house of representatives, 1949-55; Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina, 1955-59; delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1956, 1996, 2000, 2004; Governor of South Carolina, 1959-63; U.S. Senator from South Carolina, 1966-2005; candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1984. Lutheran. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Ancient Order of Hibernians; Sertoma. Died in Isle of Palms, Charleston County, S.C., April 6, 2019 (age 97 years, 95 days). Interment at Bethany Cemetery, Charleston, S.C.
  Cross-reference: Richard M. Miles
  The Hollings Judicial Center (renamed in 2015 as the J. Watie Waring Judicial Center), in Charleston, South Carolina, was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Books by Ernest Hollings: Making Government Work (2008)
  Olin DeWitt Talmadge Johnston (1896-1965) — also known as Olin D. Johnston — of Anderson, Anderson County, S.C.; Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, S.C. Born near Honea Path, Anderson County, S.C., November 18, 1896. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; member of South Carolina state house of representatives, 1923-24, 1927-30; Governor of South Carolina, 1935-39, 1943-45; member of Democratic National Committee from South Carolina, 1935-40, 1944-48; delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1936, 1940, 1944, 1948 (member, Credentials Committee), 1952 (member, Committee on Permanent Organization), 1956, 1964; U.S. Senator from South Carolina, 1945-65; died in office 1965. Baptist. Member, American Legion; Forty and Eight; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Disabled American Veterans; Freemasons; Shriners; Optimist Club; Redmen; Woodmen; Knights of Pythias; Elks; Junior Order. Died April 18, 1965 (age 68 years, 151 days). Interment at Barkers Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, Honea Path, S.C.
  Relatives: Son of Edward Andrews Johnston and Lelia (Webb) Johnston; married, December 27, 1924, to Gladys E. Atkinson; father of Elizabeth Johnston Patterson.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  Fleming Adolphus Jones Jr. (b. 1895) — also known as Fleming A. Jones, Jr. — of Welch, McDowell County, W.Va. Born in Gaffney, Cherokee County, S.C., October 10, 1895. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from McDowell County, 1935-42, 1945-48; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1952. Baptist. African ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Odd Fellows; Elks; Phi Beta Sigma; American Legion. First Black Democratic member of West Virginia House of Delegates. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Felix Jones and Emeline (Young) Jones; married, June 15, 1921, to H. Preston Mills.
Edward McIver Leppard Edward McIver Leppard (1924-1985) — of Chesterfield, Chesterfield County, S.C. Born in Chesterfield, Chesterfield County, S.C., November 5, 1924. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; member of South Carolina state senate from Chesterfield County, 1963-66. Baptist. Member, Kappa Sigma; American Legion; Forty and Eight; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Shriners; Civitan; Moose. Died February 15, 1985 (age 60 years, 102 days). Interment at Chesterfield Cemetery, Chesterfield, S.C.
  Relatives: Son of James Ernest Leppard Sr. and Anne (Owens) Leppard; brother of James Ernest Leppard Jr.; married, March 5, 1949, to Virginia Guy Emory.
  Political family: Leppard family of Chesterfield, South Carolina.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: South Carolina Legislative Manual 1964
  James Robert Mann (1920-2010) — of Greenville, Greenville County, S.C. Born in Greenville, Greenville County, S.C., April 27, 1920. Democrat. Colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; member of South Carolina state house of representatives, 1949-52; U.S. Representative from South Carolina 4th District, 1969-79. Baptist. Member, American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; Veterans of Foreign Wars; American Legion; Freemasons; Shriners; Kiwanis; Elks; Woodmen. Died in Greenville, Greenville County, S.C., December 20, 2010 (age 90 years, 237 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Alfred Cleo Mann and Nina (Griffin) Mann; married, January 15, 1945, to Virginia Thomason Brunson.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier
Robert E. McNair Robert Evander McNair (1923-2007) — also known as Robert E. McNair — of Allendale, Allendale County, S.C. Born in Cades, Williamsburg County, S.C., December 14, 1923. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; member of South Carolina state house of representatives, 1951-62; Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina, 1963-65; delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1964; Governor of South Carolina, 1965-71. Baptist. Member, American Legion; Farm Bureau; Freemasons; Shriners; Lions; Kappa Sigma; Blue Key. Died, of brain cancer, in Charleston, Charleston County, S.C., November 17, 2007 (age 83 years, 338 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Daniel Evander McNair and Claudia (Crawford) McNair; married, May 30, 1944, to Josephine Robinson.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  Image source: South Carolina Legislative Manual 1964
  Charles Carlisle Moore (b. 1903) — also known as Charles C. Moore — of Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, S.C. Born in Walnut Grove, Spartanburg County, S.C., April 13, 1903. Democrat. Lawyer; member of South Carolina state house of representatives from Spartanburg County, 1937-40; member of South Carolina state senate, 1941-42, 1949-68 (Spartanburg County 1941-42, 1949-66, 4th District 1967-68); resigned 1942; served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1956. Member, American Legion; Forty and Eight; Lions; Freemasons; Shriners. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of S. G. Moore and Mary Ellen (Harrison) Moore; married 1945 to Janie Lee O'Farrell.
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Herbert Doyle Morgan and Christine (Jones) Morgan; married, October 6, 1956, to Kate Nimmons.
  Earle Elias Morris Jr. (1928-2011) — also known as Earle E. Morris, Jr. — of Pickens, Pickens County, S.C. Born in Pickens, Pickens County, S.C., July 14, 1928. Democrat. Banker; merchant; member of South Carolina state house of representatives, 1951-54; member of South Carolina state senate, 1954-70 (Pickens County 1954-66, 2nd District 1966-70); delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1956, 1968, 1972; South Carolina Democratic state chair, 1966-68; Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina, 1971-74; South Carolina state comptroller general, 1976-99; convicted in 2004 of securities fraud following the collapse of Carolina Investors, though he denied any intent to defraud anyone; sentenced to 44 months in prison. Presbyterian. Member, Lions; Elks; Moose; Woodmen of the World; Jaycees; Kiwanis; Blue Key; Freemasons; Shriners; Phi Kappa Phi. Died, from prostate cancer, in Lexington, Lexington County, S.C., February 11, 2011 (age 82 years, 212 days). Entombed in mausoleum at Bush River Memorial Gardens, Columbia, S.C.
  Relatives: Son of Earle Elias Morris and Bernice (Carey) Morris; married, April 12, 1958, to Jane Lewis Boroughs; married, October 4, 1972, to Carol Telford.
  Epitaph: "Life Journey Of Dignity" / Beloved Husband, Father and Friend.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  James Pierce Mozingo III (b. 1913) — also known as James P. Mozingo III — of Darlington, Darlington County, S.C. Born in Darlington, Darlington County, S.C., August 24, 1913. Democrat. Lawyer; member of South Carolina state house of representatives from Darlington County, 1935-38; member of South Carolina state senate, 1939-72 (Darlington County 1939-66, 12th District 1967-68, 19th District 1969-72); delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1944, 1960, 1964. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Shriners; Knights of Pythias; Elks. Burial location unknown.
  William Edwin Myrick (b. 1904) — also known as W. E. Myrick — of Ulmers, Allendale County, S.C. Born in Ulmers, Allendale County, S.C., September 1, 1904. Farmer; merchant; member of South Carolina state senate from Allendale County, 1942-46, 1950-62. Member, Freemasons; Shriners. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of W. W. Myrick and Rosa B. (Cave) Myrick; married to Emily Jane Best.
  James Hardin Peterson (1894-1978) — also known as J. Hardin Peterson — of Lakeland, Polk County, Fla. Born in Batesburg (now part of Batesburg-Leesville), Lexington County, S.C., February 11, 1894. Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; citrus grower; Polk County Prosecuting Attorney, 1921-32; U.S. Representative from Florida 1st District, 1933-51; chairman, First State Bank of Lakeland. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; Phi Kappa Phi; Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Knights of Pythias; Knights of Khorassan; Odd Fellows; Kiwanis; American Legion. Died in Lakeland, Polk County, Fla., March 28, 1978 (age 84 years, 45 days). Interment at Roselawn Cemetery, Lakeland, Fla.
  Relatives: Son of Newton Fay Peterson and Willa E. (Geiger) Peterson; married, May 29, 1917, to Christine Farrar.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Daniel Calhoun Roper (1867-1943) — also known as Daniel C. Roper — of Washington, D.C. Born in Marlboro County, S.C., April 1, 1867. Democrat. Lawyer; publicist; member of South Carolina state house of representatives from Marlboro County, 1892-94; U.S. Commissioner of Internal Revenue, 1917-20; delegate to Democratic National Convention from District of Columbia, 1924 (member, Credentials Committee), 1932, 1936; U.S. Secretary of Commerce, 1933-38; U.S. Minister to Canada, 1939. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Sigma Alpha Epsilon; Phi Beta Kappa. Died, from leukemia, in Washington, D.C., April 11, 1943 (age 76 years, 10 days). Interment at Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
  Relatives: Son of John Wesley Roper and Henrietta V. (McLaurin) Roper; married, December 25, 1889, to Lou McKenzie.
  Daniel C. Roper Junior High School (opened 1966; later changed to Roper Middle School; renamed in 1997 as Ron Brown Middle School), in Washington, D.C., was named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary — NNDB dossier
  Doctor Allen Spivey (1868-1945) — also known as D. A. Spivey — of Conway, Horry County, S.C. Born in Horry County, S.C., August 25, 1868. Democrat. Real estate and insurance business; tobacco warehouser; hotel business; banker; chair of Horry County Democratic Party, 1894; mayor of Conway, S.C., 1901-03; member of South Carolina state house of representatives from Horry County, 1904-08; member of South Carolina state senate from Horry County, 1908-12, 1924-28; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1924. Baptist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Knights of Pythias; Woodmen of the World; Odd Fellows. Died in Conway, Horry County, S.C., May 24, 1945 (age 76 years, 272 days). Interment at Lakeside Cemetery, Conway, S.C.
  Relatives: Son of William Alexander Spivey and Frances (Hughes) Spivey; married, June 18, 1895, to Mary Essie Collins.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Walton Murff Stephens (b. 1893) — also known as Walton M. Stephens — of Abbeville, Abbeville County, S.C. Born in Central, Pickens County, S.C., December 29, 1893. Member of South Carolina state house of representatives from Abbeville County, 1954-56; member of South Carolina state senate from Abbeville County, 1958-62. Baptist. Member, Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers; Freemasons; Shriners; Lions. Burial location unknown.
Strom Thurmond James Strom Thurmond (1902-2003) — also known as Strom Thurmond — of Edgefield, Edgefield County, S.C.; Aiken, Aiken County, S.C.; Columbia, Richland County, S.C. Born in Edgefield, Edgefield County, S.C., December 5, 1902. School teacher; superintendent of schools; lawyer; member of South Carolina state senate from Edgefield County, 1933-38; resigned 1938; delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1936, 1948, 1952 (member, Committee on Rules and Order of Business), 1956; circuit judge in South Carolina, 1938-46; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; Governor of South Carolina, 1947-51; States Rights candidate for President of the United States, 1948; U.S. Senator from South Carolina, 1954-56, 1956-2003; received 14 electoral votes for Vice-President, 1960; delegate to Republican National Convention from South Carolina, 1972, 1988. Baptist. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Pi Kappa Alpha. Died in Edgefield, Edgefield County, S.C., June 26, 2003 (age 100 years, 203 days). Interment at Willow Brook Cemetery, Edgefield, S.C.; statue erected 1999 at State House Grounds, Columbia, S.C.
  Relatives: Son of John William Thurmond and Eleanor Gertrude Thurmond; married 1968 to Nancy Janice Moore; married 1947 to Jean Crouch.
  Cross-reference: Charles E. Simons, Jr. — Joe Wilson — John Light Napier — Robert Adams
  Strom Thurmond Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, in Columbia, South Carolina, is named for him.  — Strom Thurmond High School, in Johnston, South Carolina, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Books about Strom Thurmond: Essie May Washington-Williams, Dear Senator : A Memoir by the Daughter of Strom Thurmond — Jack Bass & Marilyn W. Thompson, Strom: The Complicated Personal and Political Life of Strom Thurmond — R. J. Duke, The Centennial Senator: True Stories of Strom Thurmond from the People Who Knew Him Best — Joseph Crespino, Strom Thurmond's America
  Image source: Library of Congress
  James Madison Waddell Jr. (1922-2003) — also known as James M. Waddell, Jr. — of Beaufort, Beaufort County, S.C. Born in Boydell, Ashley County, Ark., November 1, 1922. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; insurance business; member of South Carolina state house of representatives from Beaufort County, 1954-58; delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1956 (alternate), 1964; member of South Carolina state senate, 1960-92 (Beaufort County 1960-66, 16th District 1966-68, 13th District 1968-72, 15th District 1972-84, 46th District 1984-92); resigned 1992. Presbyterian. Member, American Legion; Disabled American Veterans; Navy League; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Shriners; Sertoma; Farm Bureau; Nature Conservancy. Died in Columbia, Richland County, S.C., January 15, 2003 (age 80 years, 75 days). Interment at Beaufort National Cemetery, Beaufort, S.C.
  Presumably named for: James Madison
  Relatives: Son of James Madison Waddell and Mabel Maude (Gibson) Waddell; married, January 2, 1946, to Natalie Phyllis Lavis.
  The Waddell Mariculture Research and Development Center (built 1983-84), an experiment station, located on the Colleton River in Beaufort County, South Carolina, is named for him.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Basil Lee Whitener (1915-1989) — also known as Basil Whitener — of Gastonia, Gaston County, N.C. Born in York County, S.C., May 14, 1915. Democrat. Member of North Carolina state house of representatives, 1941; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1948; U.S. Representative from North Carolina, 1957-69 (11th District 1957-63, 10th District 1963-69); defeated, 1968, 1970. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; American Legion; Forty and Eight; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Kiwanis; Elks; Freemasons; Shriners. Died May 20, 1989 (age 74 years, 6 days). Interment at Gaston Memorial Park, Gastonia, N.C.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
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