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William T. Andrews —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Sumter, Sumter
County, S.C.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly, 1935-48 (New York County 21st District 1935-44,
New York County 12th District 1945-48).
African
ancestry. Member, Alpha
Phi Alpha; Elks.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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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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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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Coleman Livingston Blease (1868-1942) —
also known as Coleman L. Blease; Cole L.
Blease —
of Helena, Newberry
County, S.C.; Newberry, Newberry
County, S.C.; Columbia, Richland
County, S.C.
Born near Newberry, Newberry
County, S.C., October
8, 1868.
Son of Henry Horatio Blease and Mary A. (Livingston) Blease.
Democrat. Lawyer; law
partner of Fred
H. Dominick; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1890-94, 1899-1900;
Presidential Elector for South Carolina, 1896,
1900;
member of South
Carolina state senate, 1905-08; mayor of Newberry, S.C., 1910; Governor of
South Carolina, 1911-15; resigned 1915; U.S.
Senator from South Carolina, 1925-31; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from South Carolina, 1928.
Methodist.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Redmen; Moose; Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Woodmen.
Died in Columbia, Richland
County, S.C., January
19, 1942 (age 73 years, 103
days).
Interment at Rosemont
Cemetery, Newberry, S.C.
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Walter James Bristow, Jr. (b. 1924) —
also known as Walter J. Bristow, Jr. —
of Columbia, Richland
County, S.C.
Born in Columbia, Richland
County, S.C., October
14, 1924.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1957-58; member of South
Carolina state senate from Richland County, 1959-61.
Presbyterian.
Member, Elks; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Military
Order of the World Wars; Exchange
Club; Alpha
Tau Omega.
Still living as of 1961.
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Alfred Lee Bulwinkle (1883-1950) —
also known as Alfred L. Bulwinkle —
of Gastonia, Gaston
County, N.C.
Born in Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C., April 21,
1883.
Son of Herman Bulwinkle and Frances (McKean) BUlwinkle.
Democrat. Lawyer;
major in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina, 1921-29, 1931-50 (9th
District 1921-29, 1931-33, 10th District 1933-43, 11th District
1943-50); died in office 1950.
Lutheran.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Moose; Patriotic
Order Sons of America; Lions.
Died in Gastonia, Gaston
County, N.C., August
31, 1950 (age 67 years, 132
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Gastonia, N.C.
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Robert Gregg Cherry (1891-1957) —
also known as R. Gregg Cherry —
of Gastonia, Gaston
County, N.C.
Born in York
County, S.C., October
17, 1891.
Son of Chancellor Lafayette Cherry and Hattie (Davis) Cherry.
Democrat. Lawyer;
associated in law practice with Alfred
Lee Bulwinkle; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; mayor
of Gastonia, N.C., 1919-23; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1931-40; Speaker of
the North Carolina State House of Representatives, 1937; North Carolina
Democratic state chair, 1937; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from North Carolina, 1940,
1948,
1952,
1956;
member of North
Carolina state senate, 1941-43; Governor of
North Carolina, 1945-49.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Sons
of Confederate Veterans; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Redmen; Odd
Fellows; Elks; Kiwanis;
Knights
of Khorassan.
Died June 25,
1957 (age 65 years, 251
days).
Interment somewhere
in Gastonia, N.C.
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Fred Henry Davis (1894-1937) —
also known as Fred H. Davis —
of Tallahassee, Leon
County, Fla.
Born in Greenville, Greenville
County, S.C., May 18,
1894.
Son of Fred Henry Davis and Annie E. (Pearson) Davis.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Leon
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1919-20; member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1921-27; Speaker of
the Florida State House of Representatives, 1927; Florida
state attorney general, 1927-31; justice of
Florida state supreme court, 1931-37; chief
justice of Florida state supreme court, 1933-35.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Reserve
Officers Association; American
Legion; Military
Order of the World Wars; Sons
of Confederate Veterans; Phi
Alpha Delta; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Elks; Lions.
Died in Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla., June 20,
1937 (age 43 years, 33
days).
Interment at Old
City Cemetery, Tallahassee, Fla.
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Frederick Haskell Dominick (1877-1960) —
also known as Fred H. Dominick —
of Newberry, Newberry
County, S.C.
Born in Peak, Newberry
County, S.C., February
20, 1877.
Son of Jacob L. Dominick and Georgiana E. (Minick) Dominick.
Democrat. Lawyer; law
partner of Cole
L. Blease; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1901-02; chair of
Newberry County Democratic Party, 1906-14; U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 3rd District, 1917-33.
Lutheran.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Elks; Redmen.
Died in Newberry, Newberry
County, S.C., March 11,
1960 (age 83 years, 20
days).
Interment at Rosemont
Cemetery, Newberry, S.C.
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Oscar Henry Doyle (b. 1893) —
also known as Oscar H. Doyle —
of Anderson, Anderson
County, S.C.
Born in Seneca, Oconee
County, S.C., May 7,
1893.
Son of Jasper Doyle and Ella (Dendy) Doyle.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of South Carolina, 1937-50.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Woodmen;
Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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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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Thomas Smithwick Gettys (b. 1912) —
of Rock Hill, York
County, S.C.
Born in Rock Hill, York
County, S.C., June 19,
1912.
Son of John E. Gettys and Maud (Martin) Gettys.
Democrat. Lawyer; postmaster;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 5th District, 1964-75.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Elks; Rotary.
Still living as of 1998.
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Wilbur Gill Grant (1906-1964) —
also known as Wilbur G. Grant —
of Chester, Chester
County, S.C.
Born in Rodman, Chester
County, S.C., May 20,
1906.
Democrat. Merchant;
farmer;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1935-38, 1941-42;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1936
(alternate), 1944,
1956;
member of South
Carolina state senate from Chester County, 1943-61.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Junior
Order; Redmen; Odd
Fellows; Elks.
Died in 1964
(age about
58 years).
Interment at Chester
County Cemetery, Chester County, S.C.
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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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Ernest Frederick Hollings (b. 1922) —
also known as Ernest F. Hollings; Fritz Hollings;
"Foghorn Leghorn" —
of Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C.
Born in Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C., January
1, 1922.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1949-55; Lieutenant
Governor of South Carolina, 1955-59; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from South Carolina, 1956,
1996,
2000,
2004;
Governor
of South Carolina, 1959-63; U.S.
Senator from South Carolina, 1966-2005; candidate for Democratic
nomination for President, 1984.
Lutheran.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Ancient
Order of Hibernians; Sertoma.
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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Thomas Walter Koon (b. 1870) —
also known as Thomas W. Koon —
of Cumberland, Allegany
County, Md.
Born in Newberry, Newberry
County, S.C., November
12, 1870.
Son of Walter F. Koon and Laura R. (Suber) Koon.
Democrat. Physician;
mayor
of Cumberland, Md., 1914-32, 1936-39; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Maryland, 1936.
Lutheran.
Member, American Medical
Association; Elks; Moose.
Burial
location unknown.
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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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Hiram McNeeley (b. 1906) —
of Inkster, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Lancaster, Lancaster
County, S.C., October
31, 1906.
Democrat. Merchant;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 20th District,
1955-64; defeated in primary, 1964, 1966.
Methodist.
African
ancestry. Member, Elks.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Earle Elias Morris, Jr. (b. 1928) —
also known as Earle E. Morris, Jr. —
of Pickens, Pickens
County, S.C.
Born in Pickens, Pickens
County, S.C., July 14,
1928.
Son of Earle E. Morris and Bernice (Carey) Morris.
Democrat. Banker; merchant;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1951-54; member of South
Carolina state senate from Pickens County, 1955-61; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1956.
Presbyterian.
Member, Lions;
Elks; Woodmen;
Freemasons;
Jaycees;
Phi
Kappa Phi; Blue Key.
Still living as of 1961.
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Relatives:
Married 1958
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James Pierce Mozingo III (1913-c.1965) —
also known as James P. Mozingo III —
of Darlington, Darlington
County, S.C.
Born in Darlington, Darlington
County, S.C., August
24, 1913.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1935-38; member of South
Carolina state senate from Darlington County, 1939-61; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1944,
1960,
1964.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Died about 1965 (age about 52
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Samuel Jones Nicholls (1885-1937) —
also known as Samuel J. Nicholls —
of Spartanburg, Spartanburg
County, S.C.
Born in Spartanburg, Spartanburg
County, S.C., May 7,
1885.
Son of Judge George W. Nicholls and Minnie L. Nicholls.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1906-09; U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 4th District, 1915-21.
Methodist.
Member, Elks; Redmen.
Died in 1937
(age about
52 years).
Interment at West
Oakwood Cemetery, Spartanburg, S.C.
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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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James D. Parler (b. 1900) —
of St. George, Dorchester
County, S.C.
Born in Parler (unknown
county), S.C., September
18, 1900.
Son of Carlos C. Parler and Camille (Dantzler) Parler.
Democrat. Member of South
Carolina state senate from Dorchester County, 1933-40; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1936,
1940,
1948,
1952
(alternate).
Methodist.
Member, Pi Kappa
Phi; Blue
Key; Freemasons;
Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Thomas H. Peeples (b. 1882) —
of Blackville, Barnwell
County, S.C.; Columbia, Richland
County, S.C.
Born in Beaufort, Beaufort
County, S.C., August 4,
1882.
Son of Benjamin Franklin Peeples and Leila (Hay) Peeples.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1911-12, 1925-26; South
Carolina state attorney general, 1913-18.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Elks; Eagles.
Burial
location unknown.
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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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Henry Burchill Richardson (b. 1916) —
also known as Henry B. Richardson —
of Sumter, Sumter
County, S.C.
Born in Laurens, Laurens
County, S.C., October
15, 1916.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
member of South
Carolina state senate from Sumter County, 1955-61; alternate
delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1956.
Member, American
Legion; Disabled
American Veterans; Elks; American Bar
Association.
Still living as of 1961.
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Lucius Mendel Rivers (1905-1970) —
also known as L. Mendel Rivers —
of Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C.
Born in Gumville, Berkeley
County, S.C., September
28, 1905.
Democrat. Member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1933-36; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1936
(alternate), 1944,
1952,
1956
(alternate); U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 1st District, 1941-70; died in
office 1970.
Episcopalian.
Member, Elks; Freemasons;
Exchange
Club.
Died in Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala., December
28, 1970 (age 65 years, 91
days).
Interment at St.
Stephen Episcopal Church Cemetery, St. Stephen, S.C.
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Claud Napoleon Sapp (b. 1886) —
also known as Claud N. Sapp —
of Columbia, Richland
County, S.C.
Born in Lancaster, Lancaster
County, S.C., February
11, 1886.
Son of Daniel F. Sapp and Mittie (Fulp) Sapp.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1912-14, 1920-24;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1924,
1928,
1932,
1936;
South
Carolina Democratic state chair, 1930-34; U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of South Carolina, 1934-47.
Methodist.
Member, Omicron
Delta Kappa; Freemasons;
Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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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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Jacob Franklin Spears, Sr. (1899-1946) —
also known as J. Franklin Spears —
of San Antonio, Bexar
County, Tex.; Tarpon Springs, Pinellas
County, Fla.
Born in Darlington
County, S.C., October
6, 1899.
Son of James
Monroe Spears.
Colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I; mayor
of Tarpon Springs, Fla., 1921; member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1934-36; member of Texas
state senate, 1937-46.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Eagles; Redmen; Odd
Fellows.
Died, from a heart
attack, in San Antonio, Bexar
County, Tex., May 29,
1946 (age 46 years, 235
days).
Interment at Mission
Burial Park South, San Antonio, Tex.
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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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