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Josiah James Evans (1786-1858) —
of South Carolina.
Born in Marlboro District (now Marlboro
County), S.C., November
27, 1786.
Lawyer;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1812-13; circuit judge
in South Carolina, 1829-35; U.S.
Senator from South Carolina, 1853-58; died in office 1858.
Died in Washington,
D.C., May 6,
1858 (age 71 years, 160
days).
Interment in a private or family graveyard; cenotaph at Congressional
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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David Rogerson Williams (1776-1830) —
also known as David R. Williams —
of Society Hill, Darlington
County, S.C.
Born in South Carolina, March 8,
1776.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 3rd District, 1805-09,
1811-13; Governor of
South Carolina, 1814-16.
Died November
17, 1830 (age 54 years, 254
days).
Interment in a private or family graveyard.
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Lemuel Benton (1754-1818) —
of South Carolina.
Born in Granville
County, N.C., 1754.
Democrat. Colonel in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary
War; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1782-88; county justice
in South Carolina, 1785-91; delegate to
South Carolina convention to ratify U.S. constitution, 1788; delegate
to South Carolina state constitutional convention, 1790; U.S.
Representative from South Carolina, 1793-99 (3rd District
1793-97, at-large 1797-99); defeated, 1798.
Died in Darlington, Darlington District (now Darlington
County), S.C., May 18,
1818 (age about 63
years).
Interment in a private or family graveyard.
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