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Politician members in South Carolina


  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.
  Relatives: Cousin of John Durant Ashmore; son of John Thomas Ashmore and Lena (Smith) Ashmore; married, February 6, 1942, to Willie Vance Linthicum.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  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.
  Relatives: Married 1948 to Katherine (Free) Rhoad.
  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.
  Relatives: Married to Ruth Rucker.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  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.
  Relatives: Son of James Francis Byrnes and Elizabeth E. Byrnes; first cousin of Frank Joseph Hogan; married, May 2, 1906, to Maude Busch (c.1883-1976).
  Cross-reference: James E. Doyle
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — federal judicial profile — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Books about James F. Byrnes: David Robertson, Sly and Able: A Political Biography of James F. Byrnes
  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.
  Relatives: Married, June 26, 1918, to Pearle Richardson.
  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.
  Relatives: Married, October 20, 1901, to Willa E. Lybrand.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  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.
  Relatives: Married, March 5, 1908, to Elizabeth Mills Hawley.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  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.
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Edward Andrews Johnston and Lelia (Webb) Johnston; married, December 27, 1924, to Gladys E. Atkinson; father of Elizabeth Johnston Patterson.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography
  Benjamin Franklin Kelley (b. 1878) — of Bishopville, Lee County, S.C. Born in Kershaw County (part now in Lee County), S.C., May 12, 1878. Son of Benjamin Franklin Kelley and Ella Beaufort (English) Kelley. Democrat. Lawyer; member of South Carolina state house of representatives, 1900. Methodist. Member, Knights of Pythias; Junior Order. Burial location unknown.
  Presumably named for: Benjamin Franklin
  Relatives: Grandson of Thomas Reese; son of Benjamin Franklin Kelley and Ella Beaufort (English) Kelley; married, May 1, 1902, to Sarah Durant.
  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.
  Presumably named for: Jefferson Davis
  Relatives: Married, May 19, 1914, to Alice Pearl Green.

 

 


 
   
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