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Robert Wesley Hayes (b. 1916) —
also known as Robert W. Hayes —
of Rock Hill, York
County, S.C.
Born in Mullins, Marion
County, S.C., January
20, 1916.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
member of South
Carolina state senate from York County, 1957-61.
Baptist.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Forty and Eight; Elks; Kiwanis.
Still living as of 1961.
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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.
Son of Edward Andrews Johnston and Lelia (Webb) Johnston.
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,
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.
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Francis Cyril Jones (b. 1919) —
also known as Francis C. Jones —
of Batesburg, Lexington
County, S.C.
Born in Batesburg, Lexington
County, S.C., October
10, 1919.
Son of Cyril E. Jones and Freida (Rutland) Jones.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; chair of
Lexington County Democratic Party, 1952; member of South
Carolina state senate from Lexington County, 1957-61.
Baptist.
Member, Civitan;
American
Legion; Forty and Eight; American Bar
Association.
Still living as of 1961.
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Relatives:
Married to Marguerite Marshall Watson. |
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John Lanneau McMillan (1898-1979) —
also known as John L. McMillan —
of Florence, Florence
County, S.C.
Born near Mullins, Marion
County, S.C., April 12,
1898.
Son of Malcolm Leonard McMillan and Mary Alice (Keith) McMillan.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 6th District, 1939-73.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Forty and Eight; American
Legion.
Died in Florence, Florence
County, S.C., September
3, 1979 (age 81 years, 144
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Florence, S.C.
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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.
Son of S. G. Moore and Mary Ellen (Harrison) Moore.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1937-40; member of South
Carolina state senate from Spartanburg County, 1941-42, 1949-61;
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.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1945
to Janie Lee O'Farrell. |
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Floyd Davidson Spence (1928-2001) —
also known as Floyd Spence —
of Lexington, Lexington
County, S.C.
Born in Columbia, Richland
County, S.C., April 9,
1928.
Son of James Wilson Spence and Addie (Lucas) Spence.
Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; lawyer;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1957-62; delegate to
Republican National Convention from South Carolina, 1964,
1972
(delegation chair), 1988;
member of South
Carolina state senate, 1967-70; U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 2nd District, 1971-2001; died
in office 2001.
Lutheran.
Member, Sons
of Confederate Veterans; Farm
Bureau; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Forty and Eight; American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Association
of Trial Lawyers of America; Kappa
Alpha Order.
Died, following surgery to remove a blood clot
from his brain, in St. Dominic-Jackson Memorial Hospital,
Jackson, Hinds
County, Miss., August
16, 2001 (age 73 years, 129
days).
Interment at St.
Peter's Lutheran Church Cemetery, Lexington, S.C.
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John Carl West (1922-2004) —
of near Camden, Kershaw
County, S.C.
Born in Camden, Kershaw
County, S.C., August
27, 1922.
Son of Shelton J. West and Mattie (Ratterree) West.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
member of South
Carolina state senate from Kershaw County, 1955-62; Governor of
South Carolina, 1971-75; U.S. Ambassador to Saudi Arabia, 1977-81.
Presbyterian.
Member, Kiwanis;
Phi
Beta Kappa; American
Legion; Forty and Eight.
Died March 21,
2004 (age 81 years, 207
days).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Memorial Park, Camden, S.C.
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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.
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