The Political Graveyard: Saluda County, S.C.

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Saluda County
South Carolina

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Saluda County

Index to Locations

Butler Methodist Church
Saluda, Saluda County, South Carolina

Politicians buried here:

William Butler (1759-1821) — of Saluda, Saluda County, S.C. Born in Prince William County, Va., December 17, 1759. Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; member of South Carolina state house of representatives, 1787-95; U.S. Representative from South Carolina, 1801-13 (5th District 1801-03, 2nd District 1803-13). Died in Edgefield District (part now in Saluda County), S.C., November 15, 1821 (age 61 years, 333 days). Interment at Butler Methodist Church.

		Relatives: Father of William Butler (1790-1850), Andrew Pickens Butler and Pierce Mason Butler; grandfather of Matthew Calbraith Butler. See Butler-Straus-Belmont-Pickens family of New York.
		See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

Travis Park Cemetery
Saluda, Saluda County, South Carolina

Politicians buried here:

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. Son of James Hare and Elizabeth (Black) Hare. 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.

		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

James Butler Hare (1918-1966) — also known as James B. Hare — of Saluda, Saluda County, S.C. Born in Saluda, Saluda County, S.C., September 4, 1918. Son of Butler Black Hare. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S. Representative from South Carolina 3rd District, 1949-51. Died in Columbia, Richland County, S.C., July 16, 1966 (age 47 years, 315 days). Interment at Travis Park Cemetery.

See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

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