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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, Congaree, S.C.
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Robert Adams, (VI) (b. 1963) —
of Columbia, Richland
County, S.C.
Born, in a hospital
at Columbia, Richland
County, S.C., July 3,
1963.
Son of Weston
Adams II.
Lobbyist;
campaign manager for U.S. Sen. Strom
Thurmond, 1990, and Gov. David
Beasley, 1994; candidate for South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1996.
Episcopalian.
Still living as of 2004.
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Weston Adams II (b. 1938) —
of Columbia, Richland
County, S.C.
Born in Columbia, Richland
County, S.C., September
15, 1938.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1972-74; delegate to
Republican National Convention from South Carolina, 1976,
1980
(alternate), 1988,
1992,
1996
(alternate); Presidential Elector for South Carolina, 1980;
U.S. Ambassador to Malawi, 1984-86; producer of the movie
Strike the Tent (2005).
Episcopalian.
Still living as of 2005.
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Constance Dean Armitage (b. 1920) —
also known as Constance D. Armitage; Constance Dean;
Mrs. Norman C. Armitage —
of Spartanburg, Spartanburg
County, S.C.
Born in San
Francisco, Calif., May 13,
1920.
Daughter of Robert Armstrong Dean and Constance (Lawrence) Dean.
Republican. College
professor; delegate to Republican National Convention from South
Carolina, 1960
(alternate), 1964,
1968,
1972
(speaker);
vice-chair
of South Carolina Republican Party, 1960-62.
Female.
Episcopalian.
Still living as of 1973.
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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, Columbia, S.C.
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Milledge Lipscomb Bonham (b. 1854) —
also known as M. L. Bonham —
of Anderson, Anderson
County, S.C.
Born in Edgefield, Edgefield District (now Edgefield
County), S.C., October
16, 1854.
Son of Milledge
Luke Bonham and Ann Patience (Griffin) Bonham.
Democrat. Lawyer; Adjutant
General of South Carolina, 1885-90; circuit judge in South
Carolina, 1924-30; justice of
South Carolina state supreme court, 1931-40; appointed 1931; chief
justice of South Carolina state supreme court, 1940.
Episcopalian. Member, Society
of the Cincinnati; Sons of
the American Revolution; Sons
of Confederate Veterans; Knights
of Pythias; Lions.
Burial
location unknown.
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Ben Hill Brown, Jr. (1914-1989) —
of Spartanburg, Spartanburg
County, S.C.
Born in Spartanburg, Spartanburg
County, S.C., February
8, 1914.
Son of Ben
Hill Brown and Clara Twitty (Colcock) Brown.
Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; Foreign Service officer;
U.S. Consul General in Istanbul, 1960; U.S. Ambassador to Liberia, 1964.
Episcopalian. Member, Phi
Delta Phi; Kappa
Alpha Order; Pi
Kappa Delta; Sigma
Upsilon; Freemasons.
Died in 1989
(age about
75 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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John P. Kennedy Bryan (b. 1852) —
of Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C.
Born in Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C., September
10, 1852.
Son of George
Seabrook Bryan and Rebecca L. (Dwight) Bryan.
Lawyer;
delegate
to South Carolina state constitutional convention, 1895.
Episcopalian. Member, Phi
Beta Kappa.
Burial
location unknown.
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Pierce Butler (1744-1822) —
of South Carolina.
Born in County Carlow, Ireland,
July
11, 1744.
Son of Sir Richard Butler and Henrietta (Percy) Butler.
Democrat. Member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1778-89; Adjutant
General of South Carolina, 1779; Delegate
to Continental Congress from South Carolina, 1787; member,
U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787; U.S.
Senator from South Carolina, 1789-96, 1802-04.
Episcopalian.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., February
15, 1822 (age 77 years, 219
days).
Interment at Christ
Church Burial Ground, Philadelphia, Pa.
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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, Columbia, S.C.; statue at State
House Grounds, Columbia, S.C.
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Nathaniel Wilson Cabell (1914-2004) —
also known as Nathaniel W. Cabell —
of Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C.
Born in Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C., March 15,
1914.
Son of John R. Cabell and Mary E. (Robinson) Cabell.
Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1947-54, 1959-64; member
of South
Carolina state senate, 1967-68.
Episcopalian. Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons.
One of the originators, in 1948, of the political party which became
known as the States Rights or Dixiecrat Party.
Died July 1,
2004 (age 90 years, 108
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Carroll Ashmore Campbell, Jr. (1940-2005) —
also known as Carroll A. Campbell, Jr. —
of Fountain Inn, Greenville
County, S.C.
Born in Greenville, Greenville
County, S.C., July 24,
1940.
Son of Carroll Ashmore Campbell and Anne (Williams) Campbell.
Republican. Real estate
broker; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1970-74; defeated, 1969;
delegate to Republican National Convention from South Carolina, 1972
(alternate), 1976,
1980,
1984,
1988,
1992;
candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of South Carolina, 1974; executive assistant to Gov. Jim
Edwards, 1975; member of South
Carolina state senate, 1976-78; U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 4th District, 1979-87; Governor of
South Carolina, 1987-95; candidate for Republican nomination for
President, 1996;
lobbyist;
CEO, American Council of Life
Insurers, 1995-2001; director, Norfolk Southern railroad.
Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Sertoma;
Pi
Kappa Phi.
Died, of a heart
attack while suffering from Alzheimer's
disease, in Lexington Medical Hospital,
West Columbia, Lexington
County, S.C., December
7, 2005 (age 65 years, 136
days).
Interment at All
Saints Waccamaw Episcopal Church Cemetery, Murrells Inlet, S.C.
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Heriot Clarkson (1863-1942) —
of Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C.
Born in Kingville, Richland
County, S.C., August
21, 1863.
Son of Maj. William Clarkson and Margaret S. (Simons) Clarkson.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1899; justice of
North Carolina state supreme court, 1923-40; appointed 1923.
Episcopalian. Member, Society
of the Cincinnati; Sons of
the Revolution; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Gamma
Eta Gamma; Anti-Saloon
League.
Died January
27, 1942 (age 78 years, 159
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Charlotte, N.C.
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Butler Carson Derrick, Jr. (b. 1936) —
also known as Butler Derrick —
of Edgefield, Edgefield
County, S.C.
Born in Springfield, Hampden
County, Mass., September
30, 1936.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1969-74; U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 3rd District, 1975-95.
Episcopalian. Member, Jaycees;
Freemasons;
Lions.
Still living as of 2009.
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Fay Allen Des Portes (1890-1944) —
also known as Fay A. Des Portes —
of Winnsboro, Fairfield
County, S.C.
Born in Winnsboro, Fairfield
County, S.C., June 16,
1890.
Member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1926-28; member of South
Carolina state senate, 1928-36; U.S. Minister to Bolivia, 1933-36; Guatamala, 1936-43; U.S. Ambassador to Costa Rica, 1943-44.
Episcopalian.
Died in 1944
(age about
54 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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James Burrows Edwards (b. 1927) —
also known as Jim Edwards —
of Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C.
Born in Hawthorne, Alachua
County, Fla., June 24,
1927.
Republican. Dentist;
delegate to Republican National Convention from South Carolina, 1968,
1972,
1976,
1980,
1984,
1988;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from South Carolina, 1971; member of South
Carolina state senate, 1973-74; Governor of
South Carolina, 1975-79; U.S.
Secretary of Energy, 1981-82.
Episcopalian or Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Rotary;
American
Dental Association.
Still living as of 2009.
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John Gary Evans (1863-1942) —
of Spartanburg, Spartanburg
County, S.C.
Born in Cokesbury, Abbeville District (now Greenwood
County), S.C., October
15, 1863.
Son of Nathan George Evans and Ann Victoria (Gary) Evans.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1889-92; member of South
Carolina state senate, 1893-94; Governor of
South Carolina, 1894-97; delegate
to South Carolina state constitutional convention, 1895; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1896,
1900,
1912,
1916,
1928
(alternate); major in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
South
Carolina Democratic state chair, 1912-16; member of Democratic
National Committee from South Carolina, 1918-20.
Episcopalian. Member, American Bar
Association; Delta
Phi.
Died June 27,
1942 (age 78 years, 255
days).
Interment at Willow
Brook Cemetery, Edgefield, S.C.
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Edward Ladson Fishburne (b. 1883) —
also known as E. L. Fishburne —
of Walterboro, Colleton
County, S.C.
Born in Walterboro, Colleton
County, S.C., November
4, 1883.
Son of William Josiah Fishburne and Mamie (Carn) Fishburne.
Democrat. Lawyer;
mayor of Walterboro, S.C., 1909-10; member of South Carolina
Democratic State Executive Committee, 1931-34; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1931-35; justice of
South Carolina state supreme court, 1935-40.
Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias.
Burial
location unknown.
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Philip H. Gadsden (1867-1945) —
of Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C.
Born in Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C., October
4, 1867.
Son of Christopher Shulz Gadsden (1834-1915) and Florida Indiana
(Morrall) Gadsden (1835-1916).
Democrat. Lawyer; utility
executive; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1893-98; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1916.
Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias.
Died February
28, 1945 (age 77 years, 147
days).
Interment at West
Laurel Hill Cemetery, Bala Cynwyd, Pa.
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William Crosland Goldberg (b. 1917) —
of Bennettsville, Marlboro
County, S.C.
Born in Bennettsville, Marlboro
County, S.C., January
25, 1917.
Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; prisoner of war in
Germany for 18 months; lawyer;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1949-50; member of South
Carolina state senate from Marlboro County, 1959-61.
Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons.
Still living as of 1961.
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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, Columbia, S.C.; statue at State
House Grounds, Columbia, S.C.
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Lawrence Lamar Hester (b. 1891) —
also known as L. L. Hester —
of Mt. Carmel, McCormick
County, S.C.
Born December
17, 1891.
Son of James T. Hester and Adalina Hester.
Mayor of Mt. Carmel, S.C., 1916-20, 1930-40; member of South
Carolina state senate from McCormick County, 1941-61.
Episcopalian.
Interment in private or family graveyard.
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Relatives:
Married 1917
to Carrie Roser McCelvey. |
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Douglas Jenkins (1880-1961) —
of Greenville, Greenville
County, S.C.
Born in Adams Run, Charleston
County, S.C., February
6, 1880.
Son of James Joseph Jenkins and Cecile (Swinton) Jenkins.
Democrat. Lawyer; newspaper
reporter; U.S. Consul in SAINT Pierre and Miquelon, 1908-12; Gothenberg, 1912-13; Riga, 1913-17; Harbin, 1918-22; U.S. Consul General in Canton, 1924-29; Hong Kong, 1932; London, 1938; U.S. Minister to Bolivia, 1939-41.
Episcopalian.
Died in South Carolina, December
18, 1961 (age 81 years, 315
days).
Interment at Christ
Church Cemetery, Adams Run, S.C.
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Philip J. Lader (b. 1946) —
of Hilton Head Island, Beaufort
County, S.C.
Born in Jackson Heights, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., March 17,
1946.
Lawyer;
candidate for Governor of
South Carolina, 1986; U.S. Ambassador to Great Britain, 1997-2001.
Episcopalian. Member, Council on
Foreign Relations; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Still living as of 2001.
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John Vliet Lindsay (1921-2000) —
also known as John V. Lindsay —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., November
24, 1921.
Son of George Nelson Lindsay and Eleanor (Vliet) Lindsay.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New York 17th District, 1959-65; delegate to
Republican National Convention from New York, 1960,
1964;
mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1966-73; candidate for Democratic
nomination for President, 1972;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1972;
candidate in Democratic primary for U.S.
Senator from New York, 1980.
Episcopalian. Member, American Bar
Association; Council on
Foreign Relations.
Died, from Parkinson's
disease and pneumonia,
in Hilton Head Island, Beaufort
County, S.C., December
19, 2000 (age 79 years, 25
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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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, Columbia, S.C.
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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, Columbia, S.C.
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Burnet Rhett Maybank (1899-1954) —
also known as Burnet R. Maybank —
of Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C.
Born in Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C., March 7,
1899.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; cotton
exporter; mayor
of Charleston, S.C., 1931-38; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from South Carolina, 1936,
1940,
1944,
1952;
Governor
of South Carolina, 1939-41; U.S.
Senator from South Carolina, 1941-54; died in office 1954.
Episcopalian.
Died, of a heart
attack, in Flat Rock, Henderson
County, N.C., September
1, 1954 (age 55 years, 178
days).
Interment at Magnolia
Cemetery, Near Charleston, Charleston County, S.C.
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Christopher Gustavus Memminger (1803-1888) —
also known as Christopher G. Memminger —
of South Carolina.
Born in Wurttemberg, Germany,
January
9, 1803.
Lawyer;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1836-52, 1854-60; delegate
to South Carolina secession convention, 1861; Delegate
from South Carolina to the Confederate Provisional Congress,
1861-62; Confederate
Secretary of the Treasury, 1861-64; member of South Carolina
state legislature, 1876-79.
Episcopalian.
Chairman of the committee that drew up the Constitution of the
Confederate States of America. His portrait appeared on Confederate
States $5
notes in 1861-64 and $10
notes in 1861. Pardoned
by President Andrew
Johnson in 1867.
Died in Flat Rock, Henderson
County, N.C., March 7,
1888 (age 85 years, 58
days).
Interment at St.
John's of the Wilderness Cemetery, Flat Rock, N.C.
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James B. Morrison (b. 1906) —
of Georgetown, Georgetown
County, S.C.
Born in McClellanville, Charleston
County, S.C., February
20, 1906.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1941-48; member of South
Carolina state senate from Georgetown County, 1949-61; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1952.
Episcopalian. Member, Sigma
Chi; Lions.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Edward Perry Passailaigue (b. 1891) —
of Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C.
Born in Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C., November
2, 1891.
Son of Theodore Wagner Passailaigue and Kate (Melchers) Passailaigue.
Lawyer;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1917; served in the U.S.
Army during World War I.
Episcopalian. Member, Pi Kappa
Phi.
Burial
location unknown.
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Giles Jared Patterson (b. 1885) —
of Chester, Chester
County, S.C.; Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla.
Born in Chester, Chester
County, S.C., October
19, 1885.
Son of Giles
Jared Patterson (1827-1891) and Mary Virginia (Ross) Patterson
(1847-1926).
Democrat. Lawyer; chair of
Chester County Democratic Party, 1913.
Episcopalian. Member, Civitan;
Freemasons;
Kappa
Alpha Order; Phi
Delta Phi.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1911
to Louise Brandon. |
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Charles Pinckney (1757-1824) —
of South Carolina.
Born in Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C., October
26, 1757.
Son of Col. Charles Pinckney and Frances (Brewton) Pinckney.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; member
of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1779-84, 1786-89,
1792-96, 1805-06; Delegate
to Continental Congress from South Carolina, 1785-87; member,
U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787; Governor of
South Carolina, 1789-92, 1796-98, 1806-08; U.S.
Senator from South Carolina, 1798-1801; U.S. Minister to Spain, 1801-04; U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 1st District, 1819-21.
Episcopalian.
Died in Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C., October
29, 1824 (age 67 years, 3
days).
Interment at St.
Philip's Churchyard, Charleston, S.C.
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Charles Cotesworth Pinckney (1746-1825) —
of South Carolina.
Born February
25, 1746.
Lawyer;
planter;
colonel in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; member
of South
Carolina state senate, 1779-1804; member,
U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787; U.S. Minister to France, 1796-97; received one electoral vote, 1796;
candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 1800; candidate for President
of the United States, 1804 (Federalist), 1808.
Episcopalian. Member, Society
of the Cincinnati.
Died August
16, 1825 (age 79 years, 172
days).
Interment at St.
Michael's Churchyard, Charleston, S.C.
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Thomas Harrington Pope, Jr. (1913-1999) —
also known as Thomas H. Pope —
of Newberry, Newberry
County, S.C.
Born in Kinards, Newberry
County, S.C., July 28,
1913.
Son of Thomas Harrington Pope (1876-1943) and Marie (Gary) Pope
(1882-1964).
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1937-40, 1946-50; Speaker of
the South Carolina State House of Representatives, 1949-50;
colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; candidate in primary
for Governor of
South Carolina, 1950; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from South Carolina, 1956;
South
Carolina Democratic state chair, 1958.
Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons;
Phi
Beta Kappa; Phi
Kappa Phi; Omicron
Delta Kappa.
Died, in Newberry County Memorial Hospital,
Newberry, Newberry
County, S.C., August
23, 1999 (age 86 years, 26
days).
Interment at Rosemont
Cemetery, Newberry, S.C.
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Relatives:
Grandson of Eugene
Blackburn Gary; son of Thomas Harrington Pope (1876-1943) and
Marie (Gary) Pope (1882-1964); married to Mary Waties Lumpkin
(1917-2008). |
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Historian." |
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memorial |
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George Lamb Buist Rivers (b. 1896) —
also known as Buist Rivers —
of Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C.
Born in Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C., May 26,
1896.
Son of Moultrie Rutledge Rivers and Eliza Ingraham (Buist) Rivers.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1924-28; member of South
Carolina state senate, 1930; president, The Central Railroad
of South Carolina; director and counsel, Citizens and Southern
National Bank;
director, Life and Accident Insurance
Company; vice president and counsel of radio
station WCSC.
Episcopalian. Member, American Bar
Association; Alpha
Tau Omega; Freemasons;
Kiwanis.
Burial
location unknown.
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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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John Rutledge (1739-1800) —
of Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C.
Born in Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C., September
18, 1739.
Lawyer;
member of South
Carolina House of Commons, 1761-76; South
Carolina state attorney general, 1764-65; Delegate
to Continental Congress from South Carolina, 1774; President
of South Carolina, 1776-78; Governor of
South Carolina, 1779-82; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1782, 1784-90; member,
U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787; delegate to
South Carolina convention to ratify U.S. constitution, 1788;
received 6 electoral votes, 1789;
Justice
of U.S. Supreme Court, 1789-91; Chief
Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1795; common pleas court judge in
South Carolina, 1791-95.
Episcopalian.
Died in Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C., July 23,
1800 (age 60 years, 308
days).
Interment at St.
Michael's Churchyard, Charleston, S.C.
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John Wesley Snyder (1895-1985) —
Born in Jonesboro, Craighead
County, Ark., June 21,
1895.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S.
Secretary of the Treasury, 1946-53.
Episcopalian.
Died in Seabrook Island, Charleston
County, S.C., October
8, 1985 (age 90 years, 109
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Washington
National Cathedral, Washington, D.C.
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Richard Sprigg, Jr. (c.1769-1806) —
of Maryland.
Born in Prince
George's County, Md., about 1769.
Member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1792-94; member of Maryland
state senate, 1794-95; U.S.
Representative from Maryland, 1796-99, 1801-02 (2nd District
1796-99, at-large 1801-02); district judge in Maryland, 1802-03.
Episcopalian.
Died in Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C., 1806
(age about
37 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Calvin William Verity, Jr. (1917-2007) —
also known as C. William Verity —
Born in Middletown, Butler
County, Ohio, January
26, 1917.
Son of Calvin William Verity, Sr. and Elizabeth (O'Brien) Verity.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; chief executive officer,
Armco (steel
industry), 1971-82; U.S.
Secretary of Commerce, 1987-89.
Episcopalian.
Died, of pneumonia,
in Beaufort, Beaufort
County, S.C., January
3, 2007 (age 89 years, 342
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Oliver Perry Williams (1819-1881) —
of St. Bartholomew's Parish, Charleston District (now Colleton
County), S.C.
Born in Walterboro, Colleton
County, S.C., October
14, 1819.
Son of William
Williams.
Lawyer;
planter;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1858-59; served in the
Confederate Army during the Civil War.
Episcopalian.
Died in Colleton
County, S.C., April 28,
1881 (age 61 years, 196
days).
Interment at Burnt
Church Burial Ground, Jacksonboro, S.C.
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William Williams (1796-1860) —
also known as Billie Williams —
of South Carolina.
Born in Prince William Parish (unknown
county), S.C., April 5,
1796.
Member of South
Carolina state senate, 1846-54.
Episcopalian.
Died in Beaufort
County, S.C., 1860
(age about
64 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles Dudley Withers (b. 1916) —
also known as Charles D. Withers —
of Florida.
Born in Greenville, Greenville
County, S.C., April 15,
1916.
Son of James Dudley Withers and Ella (Dorroh) Withers.
Foreign Service officer; U.S. Vice Consul in Bombay, 1946-48; U.S. Consul General in Nairobi, 1957-61; U.S. Ambassador to Rwanda, 1963-66.
Episcopalian. Member, Kappa
Alpha Order.
Still living as of 1991.
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