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Teacher Politicians in South Carolina
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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.
  See also Wikipedia article
  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.
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Sarah Elizabeth (Smith) Brown and Charles Tennent Brown; great-grandnephew of Rawlins Lowndes; first cousin twice removed of Thomas Lowndes and William Jones Lowndes; first cousin thrice removed of Elias Boudinot; second cousin thrice removed of Volkert Petrus Douw, Jeremiah Van Rensselaer, Robert Van Rensselaer, Hendrick Kiliaen Van Rensselaer and Killian Killian Van Rensselaer; third cousin twice removed of Leonard Gansevoort, Leonard Gansevoort Jr., Jacob Rutsen Van Rensselaer, Philip Jeremiah Schuyler and Burnet Rhett Maybank; third cousin thrice removed of Burnet Rhett Maybank Jr.; fourth cousin once removed of Philip Schuyler, James Alexander Hamilton and Peter Gansevoort.
  Political families: Livingston-Schuyler family of New York; VanRensselaer family of Albany, New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
Addison Brooks Carwile 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.
  Relatives: Son of Preston Brooks Carwile and Leila (Kay) Carwile; married, October 12, 1918, to Alice Frances Callaham; nephew of Jefferson Davis Carwile; first cousin once removed of Franklin Addison Carwile; first cousin twice removed of Zachariah Williams Carwile; fourth cousin of Howard Hearnes Carwile.
  Political family: Carwile family of South Carolina.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: South Carolina Legislative Manual 1964
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Charles Follin; married 1863 to Jessie Maria Dauchy; father of Maynard Dauchy Follin.
  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.
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Wesley Gasque and Martha Washington (Kirton) Gasque; married, March 5, 1908, to Elizabeth Mills Hawley.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  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.
  Relatives: Daughter of Laura Josephine (Crisp) Tolbert and George Whitfield Tolbert; married, December 29, 1938, to John Henry Gunn (first cousin of John Oliver Gunn); grandniece of John Robert Tolbert; first cousin once removed of Robert Red Tolbert and Joseph Warren Tolbert.
  Political family: Tolbert family of Greenwood, South Carolina.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  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.
  Relatives: Son of William Stuart Hall (1840-1912) and Evelyn (Holmes) Hall; married, September 19, 1894, to Anna Brice Caldwell.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  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
  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.
  See also Wikipedia article
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Benjamin Johnson and Mary Johnson; married, July 30, 1890, to Sarah Anderson.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  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.
  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
  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.
  Relatives: Son of William Henry Moore and Emma Elizabeth (Hilton) Moore; married, June 21, 1900, to Mary Cooper McCraw.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  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.
  Presumably named for: George Washington
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  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.
  Cross-reference: Frazier B. Baker
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
  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.
  Epitaph: "His Memory Is Blessed."
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  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.
  See also Wikipedia article
  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.
  Relatives: Married to Corinne Anderson Boyd.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Edward James Sawyer, Sr. and Charlotte (Hall) Sawyer; married to Ella Georgiana David.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
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
  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.
  Relatives: Son of H. C. Walker and Mary Alice (Buchanan) Walker; married to Bess Suber.
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