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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, Congaree, S.C.
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Robert Thomas Ashmore (1904-1989) —
of Greenville, Greenville
County, S.C.
Born in Greenville
County, S.C., February
22, 1904.
Son of John Thomas Ashmore and Lena (Smith) Ashmore.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 4th District, 1953-69.
Baptist. Member, Elks; Odd
Fellows; Woodmen;
American
Legion; Reserve
Officers Association; Jaycees;
Junior
Order; Exchange
Club.
Died in Greenville, Greenville
County, S.C., October
5, 1989 (age 85 years, 225
days).
Interment at White
Oak Baptist Church Cemetery, Greenville, S.C.
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Lewis Malone Ayer (1821-1895) —
of South Carolina.
Born near Barnwell, Barnwell District (now Barnwell
County), S.C., November
12, 1821.
Member of South Carolina state legislature, 1848-56; delegate
to South Carolina secession convention, 1861; Representative
from South Carolina in the Confederate Congress, 1862-65.
Baptist.
Died March 8,
1895 (age 73 years, 116
days).
Interment at Old
Silverbrook Cemetery, Anderson, S.C.
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Arthur Creel Baker (b. 1925) —
also known as Arthur C. Baker —
of Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C.
Born in Varina, Wake
County, N.C., January
19, 1925.
Son of Offie Franklin Baker and Myrtie (Whisenhunt) Baker.
Lawyer;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1959.
Baptist. Member, Elks; Freemasons;
Exchange
Club.
Still living as of 1967.
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William Edward Barton (1868-1955) —
of Houston, Texas
County, Mo.
Born in Pickens District (now Pickens
County), S.C., April 11,
1868.
Son of William Barton and Harriett (King) Barton.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; Texas
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1901-02; circuit judge in Missouri
19th Circuit, 1923-28, 1934-46; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 16th District, 1931-33.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Woodmen.
Died, from cerebral
thrombosis, in Springfield Baptist Hospital,
Springfield, Greene
County, Mo., July 29,
1955 (age 87 years, 109
days).
Interment at Houston
Cemetery, Houston, Mo.
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Ibra Charles Blackwood (1878-1936) —
also known as Ibra C. Blackwood —
of Spartanburg, Spartanburg
County, S.C.
Born in Blackwood (unknown
county), S.C., November
21, 1878.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1903-05; Governor of
South Carolina, 1931-35; member of Democratic
National Committee from South Carolina, 1932.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons.
Died February
12, 1936 (age 57 years, 83
days).
Interment at Greenlawn
Memorial Gardens, Spartanburg, S.C.
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Bill Blanton (b. 1922) —
of Gaffney, Cherokee
County, S.C.
Born in Gaffney, Cherokee
County, S.C., October
23, 1922.
Son of Clarence H. Blanton and Dorothula (Osment) Blanton.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; grocer; member
of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1957-58.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons.
Still living as of 1958.
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Dewey Boyce Blanton (1908-1972) —
also known as Dewey B. Blanton —
of Chesnee, Spartanburg
County, S.C.
Born in Cowpens, Spartanburg
County, S.C., October
20, 1908.
Son of Jack Kenyon Blanton (1878-1947) and Lula Melissa (Pettit)
Blanton (1882-1965).
Oil
distributor; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1951-56, 1957-58.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died March 9,
1972 (age 63 years, 141
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Greenlawn
Memorial Gardens, Spartanburg, S.C.
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James Paul Blanton (1915-2004) —
also known as James P. Blanton —
of near Loris, Horry
County, S.C.
Born near Nichols, Marion
County, S.C., December
13, 1915.
Son of Dora (Rowell) Blanton (1888-1959) and Olin I. Blanton
(1892-1933).
Businessman;
farmer;
vice-president, Horry County National Bank;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1967-68.
Baptist.
Died, in Loris Community Hospital,
Loris, Horry
County, S.C., September
3, 2004 (age 88 years, 265
days).
Interment at Mount Olive Baptist Church Cemetery, Horry County, S.C.
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John Dob Blanton (1870-1960) —
also known as John D. Blanton —
of Marion, McDowell
County, N.C.
Born in Dysartville, McDowell
County, N.C., November
12, 1870.
Son of William Miller Blanton (1832-1916) and Josephine (Setzer)
Blanton (1839-1925).
Democrat. Merchant;
member of North
Carolina state senate 27th District, 1935.
Baptist.
Died, from a cerebrovascular
accident, in Marion General Hospital,
Marion, Marion
County, S.C., July 3,
1960 (age 89 years, 234
days).
Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery, Marion, N.C.
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William Augustus Bootle (1902-2005) —
also known as William A. Bootle —
of Macon, Bibb
County, Ga.
Born in Walterboro, Colleton
County, S.C., August
19, 1902.
Son of Philip Loraine Bootle and Laura Lilla (Benton) Bootle.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia, 1929-33; U.S.
District Judge for the Middle District of Georgia, 1954-72; took
senior status 1972.
Baptist. Member, Phi
Delta Theta; Freemasons;
Civitan.
Died January
25, 2005 (age 102 years,
159 days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Macon, Ga.
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Percy Eugene Brabham (1905-1978) —
also known as P. Eugene Brabham —
of Bamberg, Bamberg
County, S.C.
Born in Olar, Bamberg
County, S.C., May 28,
1905.
Son of H. Manning Brabham and Lucretia (Johnson) Brabham.
Farmer;
newspaper
publisher; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1951-58; member of South
Carolina state senate from Bamberg County, 1959-61.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons;
Lions;
Junior
Order.
Died in September, 1978
(age 73
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1948
to Katherine (Free) Rhoad. |
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Henry Edward Brown, Jr. (b. 1935) —
also known as Henry E. Brown, Jr. —
of Hanahan, Charleston
County, S.C.
Born in Bishopville, Lee
County, S.C., December
20, 1935.
Republican. Business
executive; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1985-2000; U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 1st District, 2001-.
Baptist.
Still living as of 2009.
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Joseph Raleigh Bryson (1893-1953) —
also known as Joseph R. Bryson —
of Greenville, Greenville
County, S.C.
Born in Brevard, Transylvania
County, N.C., January
18, 1893.
Son of Robert L. Bryson and Mattie (Allison) Bryson.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1921-24; member of South
Carolina state senate, 1929-32; U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 4th District, 1939-53; died in
office 1953.
Baptist. Member, American
Legion; Junior
Order; Redmen; Woodmen;
Freemasons;
Shriners;
Lions.
Died in the naval
hospital at Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., March 10,
1953 (age 60 years, 51
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Memorial Park, Greenville, S.C.
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Larcenia J. Bullard (b. 1947) —
of Miami-Dade
County, Fla.
Born in Allendale, Allendale
County, S.C., July 21,
1947.
Democrat. Member of Florida
state house of representatives 118th District, 1993-.
Female.
Baptist. African
ancestry. Member, NAACP; Delta
Sigma Theta.
Still living as of 1999.
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Jesse Francis Carter (b. 1873) —
also known as Jesse F. Carter —
of Bamberg, Bamberg
County, S.C.
Born near Lodge, Colleton
County, S.C., September
12, 1873.
Son of Miles McMillin Carter and Janie Irene (Kinard) Carter.
Member of South
Carolina state senate, 1925-27; justice of
South Carolina state supreme court, 1927-40.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Lydia Jenkins. |
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Robert Archer Cooper (1874-1953) —
also known as Robert A. Cooper —
of Laurens, Laurens
County, S.C.; Washington,
D.C.; San Juan, San Juan
Municipio, Puerto Rico.
Born in Laurens
County, S.C., June 12,
1874.
Son of Henry Addison Cooper and Elizabeth Archie (Jones) Cooper.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1901-04; Solicitor, 8th
Judicial Circuit, 1905-16; Governor of
South Carolina, 1919-22; U.S.
District Judge for Puerto Rico, 1934-.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died August 7,
1953 (age 79 years, 56
days).
Interment at Laurens
Cemetery, Laurens, S.C.
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Edward Charles Cushman, Jr. (b. 1918) —
also known as Edward C. Cushman, Jr. —
of Aiken, Aiken
County, S.C.
Born in Aiken, Aiken
County, S.C., September
21, 1918.
Son of Edward C. Cushman, Sr. and Mary Nagel (Sweringen) Cushman.
Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; lawyer;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1949-60; member of South
Carolina state senate from Aiken County, 1961.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Lions; American
Legion.
Still living as of 1961.
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Relatives:
Married to Ruth Lecil Drummond. |
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John Mobley Daniel (b. 1883) —
of Greenville, Greenville
County, S.C.; Columbia, Richland
County, S.C.
Born in Saluda
County, S.C., July 22,
1883.
Son of John Furman Daniel (M.D.) and Susan (Adams) Daniel.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1911-12; South
Carolina state attorney general, 1925-36.
Baptist. Member, Woodmen of
the World; Knights
of Pythias; Redmen; Junior
Order.
Burial
location unknown.
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Hosea Jefferson Dean (1806-1855) —
also known as H. J. Dean —
of Spartanburg, Spartanburg District (now Spartanburg
County), S.C.
Born in Spartanburg District (now Spartanburg
County), S.C., July 11,
1806.
Son of John Dean (1776-1852) and Mary (Farrow) Dean (1780-1830).
Lawyer;
Spartanburg District Commissioner in Equity, 1832-44; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1850-52; Clerk, South
Carolina House of Representatives, 1853.
Baptist.
Died, of heart
disease, in White Sulphur Springs, Greenbrier
County, Va (now W.Va.), August 3,
1855 (age 49 years, 23
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Relatives:
Grandnephew of Samuel
Farrow; son of John Dean (1776-1852) and Mary (Farrow) Dean
(1780-1830); married, October
14, 1834, to Elizabeth Ellen Mills (1810-1838); married, August 9,
1840, to Mary Stewart Owen (1822-1886). |
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Rembert Coney Dennis (1915-1992) —
also known as Rembert C. Dennis —
of Moncks Corner, Berkeley
County, S.C.
Born in Pinopolis, Berkeley
County, S.C., August
27, 1915.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1939-42; member of South
Carolina state senate from Berkeley County, 1943-88; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1944,
1948
(alternate), 1952,
1956,
1960.
Baptist. Member, Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Lions;
Woodmen.
Died June 20,
1992 (age 76 years, 298
days).
Interment at St.
John's Baptist Churchyard, Pinopolis, S.C.
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Harry Shuler Dent (1930-2007) —
also known as Harry S. Dent —
of Columbia, Richland
County, S.C.
Born in St. Matthews, Calhoun
County, S.C., February
21, 1930.
Son of Hampton N. Dent and Sallie P. Dent.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; South Carolina
Republican state chair, 1965-68; special counsel and political
advisor to President Richard
M. Nixon; pleaded
guilty in 1974 to a federal campaign
finance violation, and sentenced
to one month probation.
Baptist. Member, Phi
Alpha Delta; Pi
Kappa Alpha.
Died, from complications of Alzheimer's
disease, in Columbia, Richland
County, S.C., September
28, 2007 (age 77 years, 219
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Elias Evander Dickson (1832-1909) —
also known as Elias E. Dickson; E. E.
Dickson —
of Manning, Clarendon
County, S.C.
Born in Sumter
County, S.C., December
21, 1832.
Son of Joihn LeGrande Dickson and Mary Ann (Huggins) Dickson.
Farmer;
delegate
to South Carolina state constitutional convention from Clarendon
County, 1868.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Manning, Clarendon
County, S.C., January
22, 1909 (age 76 years, 32
days).
Interment somewhere
in Manning, S.C.
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Relatives:
Married to Mary McGill Plowden. |
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King Dixon (b. 1908) —
of near Laurens, Laurens
County, S.C.
Born in Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla., October
2, 1908.
Son of Albert Montgomery Dixon and Sarah Youmans (King) Dixon.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; ice and
fuel oil dealer; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1955-56; member of South
Carolina state senate from Laurens County, 1961.
Baptist. Member, Alpha
Tau Omega; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Rotary; Blue Key.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1926
to Katharine Simmons. |
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William Jennings Bryan Dorn (1916-2005) —
also known as W. J. Bryan Dorn —
of Greenwood, Greenwood
County, S.C.
Born near Greenwood, Greenwood
County, S.C., April 14,
1916.
Son of T. E. Dorn and Pearl (Griffith) Dorn.
Democrat. Member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1939-40; defeated in
primary, 1978; member of South
Carolina state senate, 1941-43; served in the U.S. Army Air Force
in World War II; U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 3rd District, 1947-49,
1951-74; candidate for U.S.
Senator from South Carolina, 1948; candidate for Governor of
South Carolina, 1974; South Carolina
Democratic state chair, 1980-84; member of Democratic
National Committee from South Carolina, 1980-84.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Rotary;
American
Legion; Newcomen
Society.
Died in Greenwood, Greenwood
County, S.C., August
13, 2005 (age 89 years, 121
days).
Interment at Bethel
Methodist Church Cemetery, Callison, S.C.
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Hampton Pitts Fulmer (1875-1944) —
also known as Hampton P. Fulmer —
of Orangeburg, Orangeburg
County, S.C.
Born near Springfield, Orangeburg
County, S.C., June 23,
1875.
Son of James Riley Fulmer and Marthenia Fulmer.
Democrat. Farmer;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1917-20; U.S.
Representative from South Carolina, 1921-44 (7th District
1921-33, 2nd District 1933-44); died in office 1944.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons;
Woodmen;
Junior
Order.
Died October
19, 1944 (age 69 years, 118
days).
Interment at Memorial
Park Cemetery, Orangeburg, S.C.
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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.
Son of Wesley Gasque and Martha Washington (Kirton) Gasque.
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.
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Lindsey O. Graham (b. 1955) —
of South Carolina.
Born in Central, Pickens
County, S.C., July 9,
1955.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1992-94; U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 3rd District, 1995-2003; U.S.
Senator from South Carolina, 2003-.
Southern Baptist.
Still living as of 2009.
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Lawrence Marion Gressette (b. 1902) —
also known as L. Marion Gressette —
of St. Matthews, Calhoun
County, S.C.
Born near St. Matthews, Calhoun
County, S.C., February
11, 1902.
Son of J. T. Gressette and Rosa (Wannamaker) Gressette.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1925-28, 1931-32; member
of South
Carolina state senate from Calhoun County, 1937-61; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1952
(alternate), 1956,
1964;
South
Carolina Democratic state chair, 1953-54.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons;
Phi
Kappa Phi; Lions; Blue Key.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Wilton Earle Hall (1901-1980) —
also known as Wilton E. Hall —
of Anderson, Anderson
County, S.C.
Born in Starr, Anderson
County, S.C., March 11,
1901.
Son of Thomas Dean Hall and Sarah (Tucker) Hall.
Democrat. Newspaper
publisher; established radio
station WAIM, 1935; Presidential Elector for South Carolina, 1944,
1956;
U.S.
Senator from South Carolina, 1944-45; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1956.
Baptist. Member, Navy
League; Sigma
Delta Chi; Elks; Lions.
Died in Anderson, Anderson
County, S.C., February
25, 1980 (age 78 years, 351
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Forest
Lawn Memorial Park, Anderson, S.C.
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James Pershing Harrelson (1919-2003) —
also known as James P. Harrelson; J. P. Harrelson;
"Preacher" —
of Walterboro, Colleton
County, S.C.
Born in Mullins, Marion
County, S.C., June 28,
1919.
Son of Carson A. Harrelson and Bertha Mae Harrelson.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; Baptist
minister; lawyer;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1957-60, 1991-94; member
of South
Carolina state senate, 1963-76; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from South Carolina, 1964,
1968,
1972.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Woodmen;
Elks; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American Bar
Association.
Recipient of the Order of the Palmetto, South Carolina's highest
civilian award.
Died, from strokes
and Parkinson's
disease, in Roper Hospital,
Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C., April 30,
2003 (age 83 years, 306
days).
Interment at Black
Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, Walterboro, S.C.
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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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William Shorten Henerey (1827-1871) —
of South Carolina.
Born in Beaufort, Beaufort
County, S.C., January
2, 1827.
Delegate
to South Carolina state constitutional convention, 1865; member
of South
Carolina state senate, 1865-66.
Baptist.
Died in Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C., September
23, 1871 (age 44 years, 264
days).
Interment at First
Baptist Churchyard, Charleston, S.C.
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Jesse Louis Jackson, Jr. (b. 1965) —
also known as Jesse L. Jackson, Jr. —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Greenville, Greenville
County, S.C., March 11,
1965.
Son of Jesse
Louis Jackson.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois,
1996,
2000,
2004,
2008;
speaker, 1988;
U.S.
Representative from Illinois 2nd District, 1995-.
Baptist. African
ancestry.
Still living as of 2009.
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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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Fleming Adolphus Jones, Jr. (b. 1895) —
also known as Fleming A. Jones, Jr. —
of Welch, McDowell
County, W.Va.
Born in Gaffney, Cherokee
County, S.C., October
10, 1895.
Son of Felix Jones and Emeline (Young) Jones.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from McDowell County, 1935-42,
1945-48; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
West Virginia, 1952.
Baptist. African
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Elks; Phi
Beta Sigma; American
Legion.
First
Democratic black member of West Virginia House of Delegates.
Burial
location unknown.
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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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William Hayne Leavell (1850-1930) —
also known as William H. Leavell —
of Jackson, Hinds
County, Miss.; New York, New York
County, N.Y.; Manchester, Hillsborough
County, N.H.; Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.; Meridian, Lauderdale
County, Miss.; Houston, Harris
County, Tex.; Carrollton, Carroll
County, Miss.
Born in Newberry District (now Newberry
County), S.C., May 24,
1850.
Son of John Rowland Leavell (1820-1900) and Elizabeth Jane (Chalmers)
Leavell (1823-1885).
Democrat. Ordained
minister; U.S. Minister to Guatamala, 1913-18.
Baptist or Presbyterian.
Died in Harris
County, Tex., 1930
(age about
80 years).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, North Carrollton, Miss.
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John Wood Lewis (1801-1865) —
Born in Spartanburg
County, S.C., February
1, 1801.
Member of South Carolina state legislature, 1830-31; member of Georgia
state senate, 1845; Senator
from Georgia in the Confederate Congress, 1862-63.
Baptist.
Died in Canton, Cherokee
County, Ga., July 11,
1865 (age 64 years, 160
days).
Interment at Riverview
Cemetery, Canton, Ga.
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James Robert Mann (b. 1920) —
of Greenville, Greenville
County, S.C.
Born in Greenville, Greenville
County, S.C., April 27,
1920.
Son of Alfred Cleo Mann and Nina (Griffin) Mann.
Democrat. Colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1949-52; U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 4th District, 1969-79.
Baptist. Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Kiwanis;
Elks; Woodmen.
Still living as of 1998.
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Archibald Gilbert McAlister (b. 1873) —
also known as Archibald G. McAlister —
of Arizona.
Born in Tatum, Marlboro
County, S.C., September
23, 1873.
Superior court judge in Arizona, 1912-21; justice of
Arizona state supreme court, 1921-45; chief
justice of Arizona Supreme Court, 1923-27, 1931-33, 1937-39,
1943-45.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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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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Robert Evander McNair (1923-2007) —
also known as Robert E. McNair —
of Allendale, Allendale
County, S.C.
Born in Cades, Williamsburg
County, S.C., December
14, 1923.
Son of Daniel Evander McNair and Claudia (Crawford) McNair.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1951-62; Lieutenant
Governor of South Carolina, 1963-65; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from South Carolina, 1964;
Governor
of South Carolina, 1965-71.
Baptist. Member, American
Legion; Farm
Bureau; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Lions.
Died, of brain
cancer, in Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C., November
17, 2007 (age 83 years, 338
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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James A. Miles (b. 1941) —
of Isle of Palms, Charleston
County, S.C.
Born in Norfolk,
Va., October
10, 1941.
Secretary
of state of South Carolina, 1991-.
Baptist.
Still living as of 2001.
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Robert Foster Morgan (b. 1922) —
also known as Robert F. Morgan —
of Shelby, Cleveland
County, N.C.
Born in Anderson
County, S.C., June 24,
1922.
Son of O. Z. Morgan and Minnietta (Foster) Morgan.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; member
of North
Carolina state senate 27th District, 1953-59.
Baptist. Member, Rotary; Jaycees;
Freemasons.
Still living as of 1959.
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Relatives:
Married 1953
to Ruth Norment Moore. |
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Robert Nelson Cornelius Nix, Sr. (1905-1987) —
also known as Robert N. C. Nix, Sr. —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Orangeburg, Orangeburg
County, S.C., August 9,
1905.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1956,
1960,
1964;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania, 1956;
U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1958-79 (4th District 1958-63,
2nd District 1963-79).
Baptist. African
ancestry. Member, NAACP; Elks; American
Woodmen.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., June 22,
1987 (age 81 years, 317
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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John Belton O'Neall (1793-1863) —
of South Carolina.
Born in Bush River, Newberry
County, S.C., April 10,
1793.
Lawyer;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1816-28; Speaker of
the South Carolina State House of Representatives, 1824-26; Judge, South Carolina Court of
Appeals, 1830.
Baptist. Irish
ancestry.
Died near Newberry, Newberry
County, S.C., September
27, 1863 (age 70 years, 170
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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James Byeram Owens (c.1816-1889) —
also known as James B. Owens —
of Ocala, Marion
County, Fla.
Born near Winnsboro, Fairfield
County, S.C., about 1816.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Florida, 1860;
delegate
to Florida secession convention, 1861; Delegate
from Florida to the Confederate Provisional Congress, 1861-62.
Baptist.
Died August 1,
1889 (age about 73
years).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Ocala, Fla.
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Jefferson Davis Parris (b. 1884) —
of Gaffney, Cherokee
County, S.C.
Born in Gaffney, Cherokee
County, S.C., October
6, 1884.
Son of James Parris and Carolyn (Coyle) Parris.
Member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1927-28, 1931-34; member
of South
Carolina state senate, 1935-36.
Baptist. Member, Knights
of Pythias; Knights
of Khorassan; Redmen; Junior
Order; Woodmen of
the World.
Burial
location unknown.
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Roger Craft Peace (1899-1968) —
also known as Roger C. Peace —
of Greenville, Greenville
County, S.C.
Born in Greenville, Greenville
County, S.C., May 19,
1899.
Son of Bony H. Peace and Laura E. Peace.
Democrat. Newspaper
publisher; U.S.
Senator from South Carolina, 1941.
Baptist.
Died in Greenville, Greenville
County, S.C., August
20, 1968 (age 69 years, 93
days).
Interment at Springwood
Cemetery, Greenville, S.C.
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William Pierce Price (1835-1908) —
of Dahlonega, Lumpkin
County, Ga.
Born in Dahlonega, Lumpkin
County, Ga., January
29, 1835.
Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; member
of South Carolina state legislature, 1864-66; member of Georgia state
legislature, 1868; U.S.
Representative from Georgia 6th District, 1870-73.
Baptist.
Died in 1908
(age about
73 years).
Interment at Hill
Crest Cemetery, Dahlonega, Ga.
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James Burriss Pruitt (b. 1902) —
of Anderson, Anderson
County, S.C.
Born in Starr, Anderson
County, S.C., March 30,
1902.
Son of John C. Pruitt and Anna (Major) Pruitt.
Secretary to U.S. Rep. Fred
H. Dominick; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives; elected 1924; member of
South
Carolina state senate; elected 1934.
Baptist. Member, Elks.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Ralph Heyward Ramsey, Jr. (b. 1900) —
also known as Ralph Ramsey, Jr. —
of Brevard, Transylvania
County, N.C.
Born in Wedgefield, Sumter
County, S.C., April 7,
1900.
Son of Ralph Heywood Ramsey and Una Elizabeth (Wells) Ramsey.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
mayor of Brevard, N.C., 1931-33; member of North
Carolina state senate 32nd District, 1935; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from North Carolina, 1956.
Baptist. Member, Kiwanis;
Pi
Kappa Phi.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1926
to Mary Dick Alford. |
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David Scott (b. 1946) —
of Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga.
Born in Aynor, Horry
County, S.C., June 27,
1946.
Democrat. Member of Georgia
state house of representatives, 1974-82; member of Georgia
state senate, 1982-2002; U.S.
Representative from Georgia 13th District, 2003-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 2004,
2008.
Baptist. African
ancestry.
Still living as of 2009.
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Charles E. Simons, Jr. (c.1916-1999) —
of South Carolina.
Born in Johnston, Edgefield
County, S.C., about 1916.
Lawyer;
law partner of Strom
Thurmond; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1942, 1947-48, 1960-64;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S.
District Judge for South Carolina, 1964-86.
Baptist.
Died, from the effects of head injuries sustained in a fall, at
Aiken Regional Medical
Center, Aiken, Aiken
County, S.C., October
26, 1999 (age about 83
years).
Interment at Aiken
Memorial Gardens, Aiken, S.C.
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Charles Aurelius Smith (1861-1916) —
of South Carolina.
Born in Hertford
County, N.C., January
21, 1861.
Democrat. Member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1910; Lieutenant
Governor of South Carolina, 1911-15; Governor of
South Carolina, 1915.
Baptist.
Died in Baltimore,
Md., April 1,
1916 (age 55 years, 71
days).
Interment at Byrd
Cemetery, Timmonsville, S.C.
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Ivey Andrew Smoak, Jr. (1923-2000) —
also known as I. A. Smoak, Jr. —
of Walterboro, Colleton
County, S.C.
Born in Walterboro, Colleton
County, S.C., April 18,
1923.
Son of Ivey Andrew Smoak and Tommie (Clinkscales) Smoak.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1953-56; member of South
Carolina state senate from Colleton County, 1959-61.
Baptist. Member, Kappa
Alpha Order; Jaycees;
Lions;
Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Elks; Farm
Bureau; American
Legion.
Died January
2, 2000 (age 76 years, 259
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Anne Owens Leppard. |
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Walton Murff Stephens (b. 1893) —
also known as Walton M. Stephens —
of Abbeville, Abbeville
County, S.C.
Born in Central, Pickens
County, S.C., December
29, 1893.
Member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1953-56; member of South
Carolina state senate from Abbeville County, 1959-61.
Baptist. Member, Brotherhood
of Locomotive Engineers; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Lions.
Burial
location unknown.
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Benjamin Walter Thomason (1893-1987) —
also known as B. W. Thomason —
of Brevard, Transylvania
County, N.C.
Born in Greenville
County, S.C., August
15, 1893.
Son of Benjamin Arnold Thomason and Emma (Leake) Thomason.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; Baptist
minister; member of North
Carolina state senate 32nd District, 1959; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1965-66.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons.
Died in 1987
(age about
93 years).
Interment somewhere
in Brevard, N.C.
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Relatives:
Married to Jannette Martin. |
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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, Columbia, S.C.
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Frank E. Timmerman (b. 1900) —
of Edgefield, Edgefield
County, S.C.
Born in Aiken
County, S.C., October
19, 1900.
Automobile
dealer; wholesale oil
distributor; real estate
business; farmer;
member of South
Carolina state senate from Edgefield County, 1957-61.
Baptist. Member, Farm
Bureau.
Burial
location unknown.
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Henry C. Walker (b. 1906) —
of Ridgeland, Jasper
County, S.C.
Born in Seneca, Oconee
County, S.C., July 19,
1906.
Son of H. C. Walker and Mary Alice (Buchanan) Walker.
School
principal; athletic
coach; superintendent
of schools; lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of South
Carolina state senate from Jasper County, 1949-51, 1961.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons;
American
Legion; Lions.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Bess Suber. |
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Albert William Watson (1922-1994) —
also known as Albert Watson —
of South Carolina.
Born in Sumter, Sumter
County, S.C., August
30, 1922.
Son of Claude A. Watson and Eva (Clark) Watson.
Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1955-58, 1960-62; U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 2nd District, 1963-71;
candidate for Governor of
South Carolina, 1970.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons;
Lions;
Woodmen.
Died September
25, 1994 (age 72 years, 26
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Harold Norman West (b. 1920) —
of Moncks Corner, Berkeley
County, S.C.
Born in Rocky Mount, Nash
County, N.C., August
15, 1920.
Son of W. Edgar West, Sr. and Imel Joyce West.
Lawyer;
Berkeley
County Master in Equity, 1954-60; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1961-67.
Baptist. Member, Omicron
Delta Kappa; Freemasons;
Rotary.
Still living as of 1967.
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