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Edward Clarkson Leverette Adams (1876-1946) —
also known as Ned Adams —
Born in Richland
County, S.C., January
5, 1876.
Physician;
farmer;
author;
candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of South Carolina, 1916, 1922; served in the U.S. Army
during World War I.
Died in Richland
County, S.C., November
1, 1946 (age 70 years, 300
days).
Interment somewhere.
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William Weston Adams (1786-1831) —
Born in Congaree, Richland District (now Richland
County), S.C., October
15, 1786.
Son of Joel
Adams and Grace Weston Adams.
Physician;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1816-17.
Died in Congaree, Richland District (now Richland
County), S.C., 1831
(age about
44 years).
Interment somewhere.
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Joel Adams II (1784-1859) —
Born in Congaree, Richland District (now Richland
County), S.C., March 6,
1784.
Son of Joel
Adams.
Planter;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1832-33.
Died in Congaree, Richland District (now Richland
County), S.C., May 1,
1859 (age 75 years, 56
days).
Interment somewhere.
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Henry Walker Adams (1852-1903) —
Born in Richland District (now Richland
County), S.C., December
5, 1852.
Son of James
Uriah Adams.
Member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1894-96.
Died in Richland
County, S.C., March 3,
1903 (age 50 years, 88
days).
Interment somewhere.
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Thomas James Robertson (1823-1897) —
also known as Thomas J. Robertson —
of Columbia, Richland
County, S.C.
Born in Fairfield District (now Fairfield
County), S.C., August 3,
1823.
Republican. Planter; delegate
to South Carolina state constitutional convention from Richland
County, 1868; U.S.
Senator from South Carolina, 1868-77.
Died in Columbia, Richland
County, S.C., October
13, 1897 (age 74 years, 71
days).
Interment at Elmwood Cemetery.
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William Elliott Gonzales (1866-1937) —
also known as William E. Gonzales —
of Columbia, Richland
County, S.C.
Born in Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C., April 24,
1866.
Son of Ambrosio José Gonzales and Harriet Rutledge (Elliott)
Gonzales.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; newspaper
editor; U.S. Minister to Cuba, 1913-19; U.S. Ambassador to Peru, 1919-21.
Died October
20, 1937 (age 71 years, 179
days).
Interment at Elmwood Cemetery.
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Milledge Luke Bonham (1813-1890) —
of South Carolina.
Born in Saluda, Edgefield District (now Saluda
County), S.C., December
25, 1813.
Son of James Bonham and Sophie (Smith) Bonham.
Member of South Carolina state legislature, 1840-44, 1865-67; colonel
in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 4th District, 1857-60; general
in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; Representative
from South Carolina in the Confederate Congress, 1862; Governor of
South Carolina, 1862-64.
Died in White Sulphur Springs, Greenbrier
County, W.Va., August
27, 1890 (age 76 years, 245
days).
Interment at Elmwood Cemetery.
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Alva Moore Lumpkin (1886-1941) —
also known as Alva M. Lumpkin —
of Columbia, Richland
County, S.C.
Born in Georgia, 1886.
Democrat. Member of South Carolina state legislature; U.S.
Senator from South Carolina, 1941; died in office 1941.
Died August 1,
1941 (age about 55
years).
Interment at Elmwood Cemetery.
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Christie Benet (1879-1951) —
of Columbia, Richland
County, S.C.
Born in Abbeville, Abbeville
County, S.C., December
26, 1879.
Son of William Christie Benet and Susan (McGowan) Benet.
Democrat. Lawyer;
Solicitor, 5th Circuit, 1908-09; U.S.
Senator from South Carolina, 1918.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Rotary; Phi
Delta Phi; Phi
Beta Kappa; Alpha
Tau Omega; Omicron
Delta Kappa.
Died in Columbia, Richland
County, S.C., March 30,
1951 (age 71 years, 94
days).
Interment at Elmwood Cemetery.
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James Francis Byrnes (1882-1972) —
also known as James F. Byrnes —
of Aiken, Aiken
County, S.C.; Spartanburg, Spartanburg
County, S.C.; Columbia, Richland
County, S.C.
Born in Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C., May 2,
1882.
Son of James Francis Byrnes and Elizabeth E. Byrnes.
Democrat. Lawyer; newspaper
editor; U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 2nd District, 1911-25; U.S.
Senator from South Carolina, 1931-41; defeated, 1924; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1936,
1940,
1952;
Justice
of U.S. Supreme Court, 1941-42; resigned 1942; U.S.
Secretary of State, 1945-47; Governor of
South Carolina, 1951-55.
Episcopalian
or Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Junior
Order.
Died in Columbia, Richland
County, S.C., April 9,
1972 (age 89 years, 343
days).
Interment at Trinity Cathedral Cemetery;
statue at State House Grounds.
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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.
Son of John William Thurmond and Eleanor Gertrude Thurmond.
School
teacher; superintendent
of schools; lawyer;
member of South
Carolina state senate, 1933-38; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from South Carolina, 1936,
1948,
1952,
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-; 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.
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Benjamin Ryan Tillman (1847-1918) —
also known as Benjamin R. Tillman; "Pitchfork
Ben"; "The One-Eyed Plowboy" —
of Trenton, Edgefield
County, S.C.
Born in Edgefield
County, S.C., August
11, 1847.
Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; lost an
eye in 1864; farmer; Governor of
South Carolina, 1890-94; delegate
to South Carolina state constitutional convention, 1895; U.S.
Senator from South Carolina, 1895-1918; died in office 1918;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1912
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee), 1916;
member of Democratic
National Committee from South Carolina, 1912-16.
Died in Washington,
D.C., July 3,
1918 (age 70 years, 326
days).
Interment at Ebenezer
Cemetery, Trenton, S.C.; statue at State House Grounds.
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Wade Hampton III (1818-1902) —
also known as "Savior of South
Carolina" —
of Columbia, Richland
County, S.C.; Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C.
Born in Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C., March 28,
1818.
Son of Wade Hampton and Ann (FitzSimons) Hampton.
Democrat. Member of South
Carolina state senate, 1858; general in the Confederate Army
during the Civil War; Governor of
South Carolina, 1876-79; defeated, 1865; U.S.
Senator from South Carolina, 1879-91; U.S. Railroad Commissioner,
1893-97.
Episcopalian.
Awarded the Confederate Medal of Honor by the Sons of Confederate
Medal of Honor. Lost a
leg in an accident in 1878.
Died in Columbia, Richland
County, S.C., April 11,
1902 (age 84 years, 14
days).
Interment at Trinity Cathedral Cemetery;
statue at State House Grounds.
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James Francis Byrnes (1882-1972) —
also known as James F. Byrnes —
of Aiken, Aiken
County, S.C.; Spartanburg, Spartanburg
County, S.C.; Columbia, Richland
County, S.C.
Born in Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C., May 2,
1882.
Son of James Francis Byrnes and Elizabeth E. Byrnes.
Democrat. Lawyer; newspaper
editor; U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 2nd District, 1911-25; U.S.
Senator from South Carolina, 1931-41; defeated, 1924; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1936,
1940,
1952;
Justice
of U.S. Supreme Court, 1941-42; resigned 1942; U.S.
Secretary of State, 1945-47; Governor of
South Carolina, 1951-55.
Episcopalian
or Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Junior
Order.
Died in Columbia, Richland
County, S.C., April 9,
1972 (age 89 years, 343
days).
Interment at Trinity Cathedral Cemetery; statue at State House Grounds.
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Wade Hampton III (1818-1902) —
also known as "Savior of South
Carolina" —
of Columbia, Richland
County, S.C.; Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C.
Born in Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C., March 28,
1818.
Son of Wade Hampton and Ann (FitzSimons) Hampton.
Democrat. Member of South
Carolina state senate, 1858; general in the Confederate Army
during the Civil War; Governor of
South Carolina, 1876-79; defeated, 1865; U.S.
Senator from South Carolina, 1879-91; U.S. Railroad Commissioner,
1893-97.
Episcopalian.
Awarded the Confederate Medal of Honor by the Sons of Confederate
Medal of Honor. Lost a
leg in an accident in 1878.
Died in Columbia, Richland
County, S.C., April 11,
1902 (age 84 years, 14
days).
Interment at Trinity Cathedral Cemetery; statue at State House Grounds.
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William Campbell Preston (1794-1860) —
of Columbia, Richland
County, S.C.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., December
27, 1794.
Son of Francis
Preston and Sarah Buchanan (Campbell) Preston (1778-1846).
Lawyer;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1828-34; U.S.
Senator from South Carolina, 1833-42; resigned 1842.
President
of South Carolina College 1845-51.
Died in Columbia, Richland
County, S.C., May 22,
1860 (age 65 years, 147
days).
Interment at Trinity Cathedral Cemetery.
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Richard Irvine Manning (1859-1931) —
also known as Richard I. Manning —
of Sumter, Sumter
County, S.C.; Columbia, Richland
County, S.C.
Born in Homesley Plantation, Sumter
County, S.C., August
15, 1859.
Son of Richard Irvine Manning and Elizabeth Allen (Sinkler) Manning.
Democrat. Farmer;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1892-96; member of South
Carolina state senate, 1898-1906; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from South Carolina, 1912
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business), 1916;
Governor
of South Carolina, 1915-19; president, American Products Export
and Import Corp.; Cotton
Warehouse Co.; National Bank of
Sumter; Bank of
Mayesville; South Carolina Land & Settlement Assoc.; director,
Sumter Telephone
Co.; Telephone
Manufacturing
Co.; Magneto Manufacturing
Co.; Palmetto Fire
Insurance Co.; New York Life
Insurance Co.; Union-Buffalo Mills Co.; Clifton Manufacturing
Co.; chairman Peoples State Bank of
South Carolina.
Episcopalian.
Member, Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Columbia, Richland
County, S.C., September
11, 1931 (age 72 years, 27
days).
Interment at Trinity Cathedral Cemetery.
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Richard Irvine Manning (1789-1836) —
of South Carolina.
Born near Sumter, Sumter District (now Sumter
County), S.C., May 1,
1789.
Democrat. Member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1820; member of South
Carolina state senate, 1822; Governor of
South Carolina, 1824-26; U.S.
Representative from South Carolina, 1834-36 (8th District
1834-35, 7th District 1835-36); died in office 1836.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., May 1,
1836 (age 47 years, 0
days).
Interment at Trinity Cathedral Cemetery; cenotaph at Congressional
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Hugh Smith Thompson (1836-1904) —
of South Carolina.
Born January
24, 1836.
Governor
of South Carolina, 1882-86.
Died November
20, 1904 (age 68 years, 301
days).
Interment at Trinity Cathedral Cemetery.
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John Laurence Manning (1816-1889) —
of South Carolina.
Born in Clarendon
County, S.C., January
29, 1816.
Son of Richard
Irvine Manning (1789-1836).
Democrat. Planter;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1842-46, 1865-67; member
of South
Carolina state senate, 1846-52, 1861-65; Governor of
South Carolina, 1852-54; delegate
to South Carolina secession convention, 1860; colonel in the
Confederate Army during the Civil War.
Episcopalian.
Died in Camden, Kershaw
County, S.C., October
29, 1889 (age 73 years, 273
days).
Interment at Trinity Cathedral Cemetery.
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Wade Hampton (1752-1835) —
Born in Virginia, 1752.
Son of Anthony Hampton and Anne (Preston) Hampton.
Democrat. Colonel in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary
War; member of Virginia
state house of delegates, 1782-92; U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 4th District, 1795-97,
1803-05; Presidential Elector for South Carolina, 1800;
general in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812.
Reputed to be the wealthiest planter in America; owned more than
3,000 slaves in 1830.
Died in Columbia, Richland
County, S.C., February
4, 1835 (age about 82
years).
Interment at Trinity Cathedral Cemetery.
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John Smith Preston (1809-1881) —
also known as John S. Preston —
of Columbia, Richland
County, S.C.
Born in Abingdon, Washington
County, Va., April 20,
1809.
Son of Francis Smith Preston and Sarah Buchanan (Campbell) Preston.
Democrat. Planter;
member of South
Carolina state senate, 1848-56; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from South Carolina, 1860;
general in the Confederate Army during the Civil War.
Died in Columbia, Richland
County, S.C., May 1,
1881 (age 72 years, 11
days).
Interment at Trinity Cathedral Cemetery.
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James Parsons Carroll (1809-1883) —
of South Carolina.
Born in Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C., April 10,
1809.
Member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1838-40; member of South
Carolina state senate, 1853-54, 1858-59; delegate
to South Carolina secession convention, 1860.
Died August
24, 1883 (age 74 years, 136
days).
Interment at Trinity Cathedral Cemetery.
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James Hopkins Adams (1812-1861) —
also known as James H. Adams —
of South Carolina.
Born in Congaree, Richland District (now Richland
County), S.C., March 15,
1812.
Son of Henry Walker Adams and Mary Goodwyn Adams.
Planter;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1834-37, 1840-41,
1848-49; member of South
Carolina state senate, 1851-54; Presidential Elector for South
Carolina, 1852;
Governor
of South Carolina, 1854-56; delegate
to South Carolina secession convention, 1860.
Episcopalian.
Died in Columbia, Richland District (now Richland
County), S.C., July 13,
1861 (age 49 years, 120
days).
Interment at St. John's Episcopal Churchyard.
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James Pickett Adams (1828-1904) —
Born in Richland District (now Richland
County), S.C., September
2, 1828.
Lawyer;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1858-61, 1888-89; major
in the Confederate Army during the Civil War.
Died in Richland
County, S.C., November
1, 1904 (age 76 years, 60
days).
Interment at St. John's Episcopal Churchyard.
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Joel Adams (1750-1830) —
Born in Virginia, February
4, 1750.
Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; planter;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1814-15.
Baptist.
Died in Congaree, Richland District (now Richland
County), S.C., July 9,
1830 (age 80 years, 155
days).
Interment at St. John's Episcopal Churchyard.
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James Uriah Adams (1812-1871) —
Born in Richland District (now Richland
County), S.C., February
12, 1812.
Planter;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1864.
Died in Richland
County, S.C., March 7,
1871 (age 59 years, 23
days).
Interment at St. John's Episcopal Churchyard.
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