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Frazier B. Baker (c.1857-1898) —
of Lake City, Florence
County, S.C.
Born about 1857.
Republican. School teacher; postmaster at Lake
City, S.C., 1897-98; his appointment as postmaster aroused
strenuous opposition among white residents; U.S. Senators Ben
Tillman and John
L. McLaurin, and U.S. Rep. James
Norton all demanded his removal from office "because of his
color"; many violent incidents followed.
African
ancestry.
Late at night, a mob of armed white men surrounded his home and post
office, and set it on fire; when the family awoke and attempted
to escape, they were met with a hail of bullets; Baker was shot and
killed,
in Lake City, Florence
County, S.C., February
22, 1898 (age about 41
years). Federal prosecutors pressed charges against eleven men,
none of whom were convicted.
Burial location unknown.
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Dolores Dee Bielecki (1933-2006) —
also known as Dee Bielecki; Rose Bielecki —
of Oconee
County, S.C.
Born March
29, 1933.
Democrat. School teacher; college
professor; delegate to Democratic National Convention from South
Carolina, 2000.
Female.
At a charity golf
tournament, she fell,
struck her head, was hospitalized,
and died from the injury six weeks later, in Greenville, Greenville
County, S.C., July 8,
2006 (age 73 years, 101
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Charles Pinckney Brown (1823-1864) —
of Charleston, Charleston District (now Charleston
County), S.C.
Born in South Carolina, May, 1823.
School teacher; delegate
to South Carolina secession convention from St. James, Goose
Creek, 1860-62; served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War.
Killed
in battle at Drewrys Bluff, Chesterfield
County, Va., May 14,
1864 (age about 41
years).
Interment at Magnolia
Cemetery, Charleston, S.C.
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Addison Brooks Carwile (1896-1983) —
of Abbeville
County, S.C.
Born in Abbeville
County, S.C., October
13, 1896.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; school teacher; farmer; Abbeville
County Probate Judge, 1931-42; served in the U.S. Army during
World War II; county
agricultural extension agent; member of South
Carolina state senate from Abbeville County, 1962-66.
Baptist.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Farm
Bureau.
Died, in Abbeville County Memorial Hospital,
Abbeville
County, S.C., February
22, 1983 (age 86 years, 132
days).
Interment at Upper
Long Cane Cemetery, Abbeville, S.C.
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Ormond Weyman Follin (1831-1902) —
also known as Ormond W. Follin —
of Troy, Rensselaer
County, N.Y.; San Jose, Santa
Clara County, Calif.; San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif.
Born in Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C., August
27, 1831.
Language teacher; Honorary
Vice-Consul for Guatemala in San
Diego, Calif., 1900-02.
French
ancestry.
Died in San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif., October
28, 1902 (age 71 years, 62
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Samuel Eden Gaillard (1839-1879) —
of Charleston
County, S.C.
Born in Charleston, Charleston District (now Charleston
County), S.C., March 8,
1839.
Republican. School teacher; merchant;
member of South
Carolina state senate from Charleston County, 1871-77; resigned
1877; chair of
Charleston County Republican Party, 1874; his "activities"
were investigated
in 1877, and he subsequently resigned.
African
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Died near Monrovia, Liberia,
April
13, 1879 (age 40 years, 36
days).
Interment somewhere in Liberia.
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Allard Henry Gasque (1873-1938) —
also known as Allard H. Gasque —
of Florence, Florence
County, S.C.
Born in Marion County (part now in Florence
County), S.C., March 8,
1873.
Democrat. School teacher and principal; superintendent of
schools; member of South
Carolina Democratic State Executive Committee, 1912-20; chair of
Florence County Democratic Party, 1919-23; U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 6th District, 1923-38; died in
office 1938.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Junior
Order; Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Odd
Fellows.
Died June 17,
1938 (age 65 years, 101
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Florence, S.C.
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Hettie Elizabeth Gunn (1893-1958) —
also known as Elizabeth Gunn; Hettie Elizabeth Tolbert;
Elizabeth Tolbert —
of Greenwood, Greenwood
County, S.C.; Yanceyville, Caswell
County, N.C.
Born in South Carolina, March
27, 1893.
Republican. School teacher; postmaster at Greenwood,
S.C., 1924-30.
Female.
Died, from a cerebral
hemorrhage, in Yanceyville, Caswell
County, N.C., December
18, 1958 (age 65 years, 266
days).
Interment at Prospect United Methodist Church Cemetery, Yanceyville, N.C.
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William Stuart Hall (1869-1938) —
also known as William S. Hall —
of Gaffney, Cherokee
County, S.C.
Born in Chester
County, S.C., October
24, 1869.
Democrat. School teacher; college
professor; lawyer;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Cherokee County,
1908-10; member of South
Carolina state senate from Cherokee County, 1911-14.
Southern
Methodist. Member, Knights
of Pythias; Sons of
the American Revolution; Chi Psi.
Died, from heart
disease, in Gaffney, Cherokee
County, S.C., July 20,
1938 (age 68 years, 269
days).
Interment at Oakland Cemetery, Gaffney, S.C.
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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.
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Jaime R. Harrison (b. 1976) —
of Columbia, Richland
County, S.C.
Born in Orangeburg, Orangeburg
County, S.C., February
5, 1976.
Democrat. School teacher; lawyer;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from South
Carolina, 2008;
South
Carolina Democratic state chair, 2013-17; candidate for U.S.
Senator from South Carolina, 2020; Chairman
of Democratic National Committee, 2021-.
African
ancestry.
Still living as of 2022.
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Joseph Travis Johnson (1858-1919) —
also known as Joseph T. Johnson —
of Spartanburg, Spartanburg
County, S.C.
Born in Brewerton, Laurens
County, S.C., February
28, 1858.
Democrat. School teacher; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 4th District, 1901-15;
resigned 1915; U.S.
District Judge for the Western District of South Carolina,
1915-19; died in office 1919.
Died in Spartanburg, Spartanburg
County, S.C., May 8,
1919 (age 61 years, 69
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Spartanburg, S.C.
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Whitefoord Claude Martin (1879-1930) —
also known as W. Claude Martin —
of Branchville, Orangeburg
County, S.C.
Born in Kingstree, Williamsburg
County, S.C., May 8,
1879.
Democrat. School teacher; lawyer; banker; insurance
and real
estate business; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Orangeburg County,
1912-14, 1916-18; mayor of Branchville, S.C., 1920-24; member of South
Carolina state senate from Orangeburg County, 1924-30; died in
office 1930.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Junior
Order; Woodmen of
the World.
Killed in an automobile
accident at Wolfton, Orangeburg
County, S.C., February
7, 1930 (age 50 years, 275
days). Also killed was Sen. William
S. Legare; Rep. J.
Rutledge Smith, Jr. was injured but survived.
Interment at Ott Cemetery, Branchville, S.C.
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Relatives: Son
of Whitefoord Smith Martin and VerMelle Clarice (Brockington) Martin;
married, April 9,
1908, to Ruth Reeves. |
| | | Epitaph: "Love." |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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John Howard Moore (1876-1927) —
of Rowesville, Orangeburg
County, S.C.; Abbeville, Abbeville
County, S.C.
Born in Cokesbury, Abbeville County (now Greenwood
County), S.C., January
9, 1876.
Democrat. School principal; superintendent of schools;
banker;
lawyer;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Abbeville County,
1910-18; member of South
Carolina state senate from Abbeville County, 1918-27; died in
office 1927.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Woodmen of
the World.
Was a passenger in a sedan, going up a steep hill, when the rear axle
broke; the car rolled rapidly downhill and overturned;
he was pinned underneath and killed, in Bordeaux, McCormick
County, S.C., August
26, 1927 (age 51 years, 229
days).
Interment at Melrose
Cemetery, Abbeville, S.C.
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George Washington Murray (1853-1926) —
also known as George W. Murray —
of Sumter, Sumter
County, S.C.
Born in slavery
at Rembert, Sumter
County, S.C., September
22, 1853.
Republican. Farmer;
school teacher; customs
inspector; U.S.
Representative from South Carolina, 1893-97 (7th District
1893-95, 1st District 1895-97).
African
ancestry.
Died in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., April
21, 1926 (age 72 years, 211
days).
Interment at Lincoln
Cemetery, Blue Island, Ill.
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James Norton (1843-1920) —
of Mullins, Marion
County, S.C.
Born near Mullins, Marion
County, S.C., October
8, 1843.
Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;
school teacher; farmer; merchant;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Marion County,
1886-88, 1890-92, 1906-08; South
Carolina state comptroller general, 1894-97; U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 6th District, 1897-1901.
Died in Mullins, Marion
County, S.C., October
14, 1920 (age 77 years, 6
days).
Interment at Miller's
Churchyard, Mullins, S.C.
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Thaddeus Henry Pinckney (1873-1946) —
also known as Thaddeus H. Pinckney —
of St. George, Dorchester
County, S.C.
Born in St. George, Dorchester
County, S.C., November
17, 1873.
Republican. School teacher; delegate to Republican National
Convention from South Carolina, 1928
(alternate), 1936.
African
ancestry.
Died in St. George, Dorchester
County, S.C., August
8, 1946 (age 72 years, 264
days).
Interment at St. Mark United Methodist Church Cemetery, Reevesville, S.C.
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Blondell Reynolds=Brown (b. 1952) —
also known as Blondell Reynolds —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Sumter, Sumter
County, S.C., October
16, 1952.
Democrat. School teacher; dancer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1984,
1996,
2000,
2004,
2008.
Female.
Baptist.
African
ancestry. Member, Delta
Sigma Theta.
Still living as of 2019.
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John Jacob Riley (1895-1962) —
also known as John J. Riley —
of Sumter, Sumter
County, S.C.
Born near Orangeburg, Orangeburg
County, S.C., February
1, 1895.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; school
teacher; U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 2nd District, 1945-49,
1951-62; died in office 1962.
Died in Surfside, Horry
County, S.C., January
1, 1962 (age 66 years, 334
days).
Interment at Sumter
Cemetery, Sumter, S.C.
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Edward James Sawyer (1854-1929) —
also known as E. J. Sawyer —
of Bennettsville, Marlboro
County, S.C.
Born in North Carolina, October, 1854.
Republican. School teacher; grocer;
postmaster at Bennettsville,
S.C., 1883-85, 1892-93; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from South Carolina, 1896,
1912,
1920,
1928;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 6th District, 1896.
African
ancestry.
Died in Bennettsville, Marlboro
County, S.C., 1929
(age about
74 years).
Interment at Ideal Cemetery, Marlboro County, S.C.
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Relatives: Son
of Edward James Sawyer, Sr. and Charlotte (Hall) Sawyer; married to
Ella Georgiana David. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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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.
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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 |
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Henry Chester Walker Jr. (b. 1906) —
also known as Henry C. Walker —
of Ridgeland, Jasper
County, S.C.
Born in Seneca, Oconee
County, S.C., July 19,
1906.
School principal; athletic
coach; superintendent of schools; lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of South
Carolina state senate, 1949-51, 1961-68 (Jasper County 1949-51,
1961-66, 17th District 1967-68); resigned 1951.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
American
Legion; Lions.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of H. C. Walker and Mary Alice (Buchanan) Walker; married to Bess
Suber. |
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