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Thomas Green Clemson (1807-1888) —
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., July 1,
1807.
Mining
engineer; U.S. Charge d'Affaires to Belgium, 1844-51.
Among the founders
of the Maryland Agricultural College, now the University of Maryland.
Bequeathed his home and land holdings to the state of South Carolina
for the purpose of establishing
an agricultural college, which was named for
him, and became Clemson University.
Died April 6,
1888 (age 80 years, 280
days).
Interment at St.
Paul's Episcopal Churchyard, Pendleton, S.C.
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John Bernard Faust (b. 1898) —
also known as John B. Faust —
of Denmark, Bamberg
County, S.C.
Born in Otranto Plantation (now part of Hanahan), Berkeley
County, S.C., September
18, 1898.
Son of John S. J. Faust and Blanche (Walker) Faust.
Chemical
engineer; U.S. Vice Consul in Buenos Aires, 1927; Asuncion, 1929; Paris, 1932; U.S. Consul in Santiago, 1936-38.
Burial
location unknown.
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Albert Waller Gilchrist (1858-1926) —
also known as Albert W. Gilchrist —
of Punta Gorda, Charlotte
County, Fla.
Born in Greenwood, Greenwood
County, S.C., January
15, 1858.
Son of William
E. Gilchrist and Rhoda Elizabeth (Waller) Gilchrist.
Democrat. Civil engineer; real estate
dealer; orange
grower; member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1893-96, 1903-06; Speaker of
the Florida State House of Representatives, 1905; served in the
U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; Governor of
Florida, 1909-13; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Florida, 1912
(speaker);
candidate in primary for U.S.
Senator from Florida, 1916.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, from a tumor of the
thigh, in the Hospital
for the Ruptured and Crippled, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., May 15,
1926 (age 68 years, 120
days).
Interment at Indian
Springs Cemetery, Punta Gorda, Fla.
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William Whetstone Wannamaker, Jr. (b. 1900) —
also known as W. W. Wannamaker, Jr. —
of Orangeburg, Orangeburg
County, S.C.
Born in Orangeburg, Orangeburg
County, S.C., May 18,
1900.
Son of William Whetstone Wannamaker and Lyall (Matheson) Wannamaker.
Republican. Civil engineer; general
contractor; director, Orange Cotton
Mills; vice-president, Wateree Chemical
Co.; delegate to Republican National Convention from South Carolina,
1956,
1960;
member of Republican
National Committee from South Carolina, 1956-66.
Member, Sigma
Alpha Epsilon.
Burial
location unknown.
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