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James Carl Kearse (b. 1893) —
also known as J. Carl Kearse —
of Bamberg, Bamberg
County, S.C.
Born in Olar, Bamberg
County, S.C., March 29,
1893.
Son of J. J. Kearse and Mildred (Bamberg) Kearse; married, November
15, 1922, to Daisye Rizer.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1921-24; member of South
Carolina state senate, 1940; alternate delegate to Democratic
National Convention from South Carolina, 1944.
Methodist.
Member, Lions; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias.
Burial
location unknown.
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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.
Grandson of Thomas
Reese; son of Benjamin Franklin Kelley and Ella Beaufort
(English) Kelley; married, May 1,
1902, to Sarah Durant.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1900.
Methodist.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Junior
Order.
Burial
location unknown.
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Alexander Campbell King (1856-1926) —
also known as Alexander C. King —
Born in Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C., December
7, 1856.
Son of J. Gadsden King and Caroline Clifford (Postell) King; married
to Alice May Fowler.
Lawyer; attorney for railroads;
U.S. Solicitor General,
1918-20; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit, 1920-25.
Died in Flat Rock, Henderson
County, N.C., July 26,
1926 (age 69 years, 231
days).
Entombed at Oakland
Cemetery, Atlanta, Ga.
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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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Abial Lathrop (1845-1930) —
of Orangeburg, Orangeburg
County, S.C.; Eutaw, Orangeburg
County, S.C.
Born in Stafford, Genesee
County, N.Y., November
9, 1845.
Third cousin twice removed of Samuel
Lathrop; son of John Lathrop (1794-1887) and Elizabeth Harriet
(Moody) Lathrop (1810-1905); third cousin once removed of James
Abram Garfield; fourth cousin once removed of Charles
A. Hungerford and Austin
Eugene Lathrop; married 1875 to Martha
Fredrika Heidtman (1850-1945).
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for South Carolina, 1889-93, 1896-1901; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from South Carolina, 1900.
Member, Knights
of Honor.
Died in Orangeburg, Orangeburg
County, S.C., February
10, 1930 (age 84 years, 93
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Alexander Robert Lawton (1818-1896) —
also known as Alexander R. Lawton —
of Georgia.
Born in St. Peter's Parish, Beaufort District (now part of Beaufort
County), S.C., November
4, 1818.
Son of Alexander James Lawton and Martha (Mosse) Lawton; married, November
5, 1845, to Sarah Hillhouse Alexander; grandfather of Alexander
Robert Lawton, Jr..
Democrat. Lawyer; president, Augusta and Savannah Railroad,
1849-54; member of Georgia
state house of representatives, 1855-56, 1870-75; member of Georgia
state senate, 1860; general in the Confederate Army during the
Civil War; member of Democratic
National Committee from Georgia, 1876; delegate to
Georgia state constitutional convention, 1877; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 1880,
1884;
U.S. Minister to Austria-Hungary, 1887-89.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Died in Clifton Springs, Ontario
County, N.Y., July 2,
1896 (age 77 years, 241
days).
Interment at Bonaventure
Cemetery, Savannah, Ga.
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T. Allen Legare, Jr. (b. 1915) —
of Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C.
Born in Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C., July 22,
1915.
Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of
South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1947-48, 1951-53; member
of South
Carolina state senate from Charleston County, 1953-61.
Still living as of 1961.
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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; married, June 18,
1949, to Mary Anne Harrison (1926-2004).
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 D. Long (b. 1901) —
of Union, Union
County, S.C.
Born March 3,
1901.
Son of James Gideon Long and Caroline Naomi (Bobo) Long; married to
Elizabeth Anne Holcomb.
Democrat. Lawyer; private secretary to U.S. Senator Coleman
L. Blease, 1927-31; member of South Carolina
Democratic State Executive Committee, 1932-34; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1937-38, 1943-46,
1949-50; member of South
Carolina state senate from Union County, 1955-61.
Member, Redmen.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Nicholas Longworth (1869-1931) —
of Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio.
Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, November
5, 1869.
Son of Nicholas Longworth (1844-1890) and Susan (Walker) Longworth
(1845-1922); nephew of Bellamy
Storer; second cousin of Larz
Anderson; married, February
17, 1906, to Alice
Lee Roosevelt (daughter of Theodore
Roosevelt; half-brother of Theodore
Roosevelt, Jr.).
Republican. Lawyer; member of Ohio state
house of representatives from Hamilton County, 1900; defeated,
1897; member of Ohio state
senate, 1901; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 1st District, 1903-13, 1915-31;
defeated, 1912; died in office 1931; Speaker of
the U.S. House, 1925-31; died in office 1931.
Died, of pneumonia,
in Aiken, Aiken
County, S.C., April 9,
1931 (age 61 years, 155
days).
Interment at Spring
Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio.
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Rawlins Lowndes (1721-1800) —
of Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C.
Born in 1721.
Son of Charles Lowndes; married 1748 to
Amarinthia Elliott; married 1751 to Mary
Cartwright; married 1773 to Sarah
Jones.
Lawyer; planter;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1776-78, 1787-90; President
of South Carolina, 1778-79; intendant
of Charleston, South Carolina, 1788-89.
Died August
24, 1800 (age about 79
years).
Interment at St.
Philip's Churchyard, Charleston, S.C.
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John Alexander Lusk (1859-1939) —
also known as John A. Lusk —
of Guntersville, Marshall
County, Ala.
Born in Salem, Pickens
County, S.C., November
29, 1859.
Son of Eleanor Swafford (Alexander) Lusk (1819-1883) and Erastus
Capehart Lusk (1833-1901); married, October
27, 1887, to Leila Lee Fearn (1863-1955).
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1903; member of Alabama
state senate 5th District, 1907, 1915; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Alabama, 1924.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Guntersville, Marshall
County, Ala., November
4, 1939 (age 79 years, 340
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Edmund William McGregor Mackey (1846-1884) —
of Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C.
Born in Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C., March 8,
1846.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate
to South Carolina state constitutional convention from Orangeburg
County, 1868; Charleston
County Sheriff, 1868-72; delegate to Republican National
Convention from South Carolina, 1872,
1880;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1873, 1877; U.S.
Representative from South Carolina, 1875-76, 1882-84 (2nd
District 1875-76, 1882-83, 7th District 1883-84); died in office 1884.
Died in Washington,
D.C., January
27, 1884 (age 37 years, 325
days).
Interment at Glenwood
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Stephen Russell Mallory, Jr. (1848-1907) —
also known as Stephen R. Mallory, Jr. —
of Pensacola, Escambia
County, Fla.
Born in Columbia, Richland
County, S.C., November
2, 1848.
Son of Stephen
Russell Mallory.
Democrat. Served in the Confederate Navy during the Civil War;
lawyer; member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1876; member of Florida
state senate, 1880-84; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Florida, 1888;
U.S.
Representative from Florida 1st District, 1891-95; U.S.
Senator from Florida, 1897-1907; died in office 1907.
Catholic.
Died in Pensacola, Escambia
County, Fla., December
23, 1907 (age 59 years, 51
days).
Interment at St.
Michael's Cemetery, Pensacola, Fla.
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Olin Connor Maner (1873-1958) —
also known as O. C. Maner —
of Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala.
Born in Allendale, Barnwell County (now Allendale
County), S.C., October
23, 1873.
Son of Samuel Perry Maner (1822-1884) and Ella Jane (Connor) Maner
(1838-1916); married, December
5, 1900, to Sarah
Nicholson Tyson; father of Pitt
Tyson Maner.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1903, 1907; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1908
(alternate), 1940
(alternate), 1944.
Methodist.
Died in Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala., February
10, 1958 (age 84 years, 110
days).
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; married, January
15, 1945, to Virginia Thomason Brunson.
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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Samuel Augustus Maverick (1803-1870) —
also known as Samuel A. Maverick —
of San Antonio, Bexar
County, Tex.
Born in Pendleton District (now Anderson
County), S.C., July 23,
1803.
Son of Samuel Maverick (1772-1852) and Elizabeth (AndersoN) Maverick
(1783-1818); grandfather of Fontaine
Maury Maverick; great-grandfather of Fontaine
Maury Maverick, Jr..
Lawyer; delegate
to Texas Republic Republic constitutional convention from
District of Bexar, 1836; signer,
Texas Declaration of Independence, 1836; mayor
of San Antonio, Tex., 1839-40, 1862-63; member of Texas
state house of representatives 44th District, 1851-53.
His name is the origin of the term "maverick" for an unbranded cow,
which later came to mean a political party dissident.
Died in San Antonio, Bexar
County, Tex., September
2, 1870 (age 67 years, 41
days).
Interment at City
Cemetery No. 1, San Antonio, Tex.
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Burnet Rhett Maybank (b. 1924) —
also known as Burnet R. Maybank —
of Greenville, Greenville
County, S.C.
Born in Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C., May 2,
1924.
Son of Burnet
Rhett Maybank (1899-1954).
Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1953-58; Lieutenant
Governor of South Carolina, 1959-61.
Still living as of 1961.
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James Hugh McFaddin (c.1916-1974) —
also known as J. Hugh McFaddin —
of Manning, Clarendon
County, S.C.
Born about 1916.
Democrat. Lawyer; tobacco
farmer; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1938-42; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1940
(alternate), 1948,
1956;
member of South
Carolina state senate, 1942-56; circuit judge in South Carolina,
1956-70.
Died in 1974
(age about
58 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Thomas Deitz McKeown (1878-1951) —
also known as Tom D. McKeown —
of Ada, Pontotoc
County, Okla.
Born in Blackstock, Fairfield
County, S.C., June 4,
1878.
Son of Theodore B. McKeown and Nannie B. McKeown; married, January
9, 1902, to Anna Sanders.
Democrat. Lawyer; district judge in Oklahoma 7th District,
1911-16; U.S.
Representative from Oklahoma 4th District, 1917-21, 1923-35;
defeated, 1920.
Died in Ada, Pontotoc
County, Okla., October
22, 1951 (age 73 years, 140
days).
Interment at Rosedale
Cemetery, Ada, Okla.
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Alexander Beaufort Meek (1814-1865) —
also known as Alexander B. Meek —
of Mobile, Mobile
County, Ala.
Born in Columbia, Richland
County, S.C., July 17,
1814.
Democrat. Lawyer; newspaper
editor; Alabama
state attorney general; county judge in Alabama, 1842-44; U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of Alabama, 1846-50; member of
Alabama
state house of representatives, 1853, 1859; Speaker of
the Alabama State House of Representatives, 1859; Presidential
Elector for Alabama, 1856;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1860.
Died in Columbus, Lowndes
County, Miss., November
30, 1865 (age 51 years, 136
days).
Interment at Friendship
Cemetery, Columbus, Miss.
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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.
Adoptive son of Thomas
Bennett; married, October
25, 1832, to Mary Wilkinson (1813-1875); grandfather of Lucien
Memminger; great-grandfather of Robert
B. Memminger.
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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M. Blane Michael (1943-2011) —
Born in Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C., February
17, 1943.
Lawyer; assistant U.S. Attorney under Whitney
North Seymour, Jr., 1971-72; law clerk for U.S. District Judge Robert
E. Maxwell, 1975-76; legal counsel to Gov. John
D. Rockefeller IV, 1977-80; campaign manager for Rockefeller (for
Governor, 1980, and for U.S. Senator, 1984, 1990), and for U.S. Sen
Robert
C. Byrd (1982, 1988); Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit, 1993-2011; died in
office 2011.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died in Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., March 25,
2011 (age 68 years, 36
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles Carlisle Moore (b. 1903) —
also known as Charles C. Moore —
of Spartanburg, Spartanburg
County, S.C.
Born in Walnut Grove, Spartanburg
County, S.C., April 13,
1903.
Son of S. G. Moore and Mary Ellen (Harrison) Moore; married 1945 to Janie
Lee O'Farrell.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1937-40; member of South
Carolina state senate from Spartanburg County, 1941-42, 1949-61;
resigned 1942; served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1956.
Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Lions; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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P. Bradley Morrah, Jr. (b. 1915) —
of Greenville, Greenville
County, S.C.
Born in Lancaster, Lancaster
County, S.C., June 14,
1915.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1941, 1947-48; served in
the U.S. Army during World War II; member of South
Carolina state senate from Greenville County, 1953-61; candidate
for U.S.
Senator from South Carolina, 1966.
Still living as of 1966.
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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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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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William Sumpter Murphy (c.1796-1844) —
also known as William S. Murphy; "Patrick Henry of the
West" —
of Chillicothe, Ross
County, Ohio.
Born in South Carolina, about 1796.
Married 1821
to Lucinda Sterret.
Whig. Lawyer; delegate to Whig National Convention from Ohio,
1839; U.S. Charge d'Affaires to Texas Republic, 1843-44, died in office 1844.
Died, of yellow
fever, in Galveston, Galveston
County, Tex., July 13,
1844 (age about 48
years).
Original interment and cenotaph at Trinity
Episcopal Church Cemetery, Galveston, Tex.; reinterment somewhere
in Chillicothe, Ohio.
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John Light Napier (b. 1947) —
of South Carolina.
Born in Blenheim, Marlboro
County, S.C., May 16,
1947.
Republican. Lawyer; legislative assistant to U.S. Sen. Strom
Thurmond, 1973, 1976-78; U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 6th District, 1981-83;
defeated, 1982; Judge of
U.S. Court of Claims, 1986.
Still living as of 1998.
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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; married 1915 to Eloise
M. Clark.
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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Francis B. Nicholson (b. 1929) —
of Greenwood, Greenwood
County, S.C.
Born in Greenwood, Greenwood
County, S.C., September
26, 1929.
Son of William H. Nicholson and Elise (Bates) Nicholson; married 1957 to
Margaret Phillips.
Lawyer; member of South
Carolina state senate from Greenwood County, 1961.
Methodist.
Member, Jaycees;
Freemasons.
Still living as of 1961.
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John Belton O'Neall (1793-1863) —
of South Carolina.
Born in Bush River, Newberry
County, S.C., April 10,
1793.
First cousin of Abijah
O'Neall.
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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John Henry O'Neall (1838-1907) —
also known as John H. O'Neall —
of Washington, Daviess
County, Ind.
Born near Newberry, Newberry
County, S.C., October
30, 1838.
Nephew of John
F. O'Neall.
Democrat. Lawyer; banker;
member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1867; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 2nd District, 1887-91; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1896.
Methodist.
Irish
ancestry.
Died in Washington, Daviess
County, Ind., July 15,
1907 (age 68 years, 258
days).
Interment at St.
John's Cemetery, Washington, Ind.
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James Graham Padgett (1869-1939) —
also known as J. G. Padgett —
of Walterboro, Colleton
County, S.C.
Born in Colleton
County, S.C., March 10,
1869.
Son of Hansford Duncan Padgett (1839-1923) and Isabella (Goodwin)
Padgett (1842-1888); married to Ethel Murray Moorer (1876-1965).
Democrat. Lawyer; alternate delegate to Democratic National
Convention from South Carolina, 1912;
member of South
Carolina state senate.
Methodist.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Knights
of Khorassan; Freemasons.
Died in Walterboro, Colleton
County, S.C., January
19, 1939 (age 69 years, 315
days).
Interment at Live
Oak Cemetery, Walterboro, S.C.
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Walter Leak Parsons (b. 1858) —
also known as W. L. Parsons —
of Rockingham, Richmond
County, N.C.
Born in Camden, Kershaw
County, S.C., December
15, 1858.
Democrat. Lawyer; bank
president; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1887, 1907; member of North
Carolina state senate 21st District, 1913.
Methodist.
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;
married, August 9,
1925, to Edith Carolyn Legarra.
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 (1827-1891) —
of Chester, Chester
County, S.C.
Born in South Carolina, January
10, 1827.
Married to Mary Virginia Ross (1847-1926); father of Giles
Jared Patterson (1885-?).
Lawyer; member of South
Carolina state senate.
Died December
13, 1891 (age 64 years, 337
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Chester, S.C.
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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); married 1911 to Louise
Brandon.
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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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; married, January
8, 1921, to Hallie M. Armstrong.
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 Hardin Peterson (1894-1978) —
also known as J. Hardin Peterson —
of Lakeland, Polk
County, Fla.
Born in Batesburg, Lexington
County, S.C., February
11, 1894.
Son of Newton Fay Peterson and Willa E. (Geiger) Peterson; married,
May
29, 1917, to Christine Farrar.
Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War I;
citrus
grower; Polk
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1921-32; U.S.
Representative from Florida 1st District, 1933-51; chairman,
First State Bank of
Lakeland.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Kappa Phi; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Knights
of Khorassan; Odd
Fellows; Kiwanis;
American
Legion.
Died in Lakeland, Polk
County, Fla., March 28,
1978 (age 84 years, 45
days).
Interment at Roselawn
Cemetery, Lakeland, Fla.
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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; cousin
of Charles
Cotesworth Pinckney; married, April 27,
1788, to Mary Laurens (daughter of Henry
Laurens); father-in-law of Robert
Young Hayne; father of Henry
Laurens 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.
Son-in-law of Henry
Middleton; cousin of Charles
Pinckney.
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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Henry Laurens Pinckney (1794-1863) —
of Charleston, Charleston District (now Charleston
County), S.C.
Born in Charleston, Charleston District (now Charleston
County), S.C., September
24, 1794.
Grandson of Henry
Laurens; son of Charles
Pinckney.
Democrat. Lawyer; newspaper
publisher; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1832; U.S.
Representative from South Carolina, 1833-37 (1st District
1833-35, 6th District 1835-37); mayor
of Charleston, S.C., 1837-40; U.S. Collector of Customs,
1841-42.
Died in Charleston, Charleston District (now Charleston
County), S.C., February
3, 1863 (age 68 years, 132
days).
Interment at Circular
Congregational Church Burying Ground, Charleston, S.C.
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Thomas Pinckney (1750-1828) —
of South Carolina.
Born in Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C., October
23, 1750.
Lawyer; served in the Continental Army during the
Revolutionary War; Governor of
South Carolina, 1787-89; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1791; U.S. Minister to
Great Britain, 1792-96; received 59 electoral votes, 1796;
U.S.
Representative from South Carolina, 1797-1801 (at-large 1797-99,
1st District 1799-1801); general in the U.S. Army during the War of
1812; U.S. Special Diplomatic Agent to Florida, 1812-14.
Member, Society
of the Cincinnati.
Died in Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C., November
2, 1828 (age 78 years, 10
days).
Interment at St.
Philip'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.
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).
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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Francis Preston (1765-1836) —
of Virginia.
Born in Greenfield, Botetourt
County, Va., August 2,
1765.
Son of William Preston and Susanna (Smith) Preston; nephew by
marriage of Patrick
Henry; cousin of John
Brown, John
Breckinridge, James
Breckinridge and James
Brown; married, January
10, 1793, to Sarah Buchanan Campbell (1778-1846); father of William
Campbell Preston and Margaret Buchanan Frances Preston
(1818-1852; who married Wade
Hampton III); uncle of William
Ballard Preston and William
Preston (1816-1887).
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Virginia
state house of delegates, 1788-89, 1812-14; U.S.
Representative from Virginia 5th District, 1793-97; colonel in
the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; member of Virginia
state senate, 1816-20.
Died in Columbia, Richland
County, S.C., May 26,
1836 (age 70 years, 298
days).
Interment at Aspinvale
Cemetery, Seven Mile Ford, Va.
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William Campbell Preston (1794-1860) —
of Columbia, Richland
County, S.C.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., December
27, 1794.
Grandnephew of Patrick
Henry; son of Francis
Preston and Sarah Buchanan (Campbell) Preston (1778-1846);
married to Missouri Maria Coalter; brother of Margaret Buchanan
Preston Preston (1818-1852; who married Wade
Hampton III).
Lawyer; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1828-34; U.S.
Senator from South Carolina, 1833-42; resigned 1842.
President
of South Carolina College 1845-51.
Died in Columbia, Richland
County, S.C., May 22,
1860 (age 65 years, 147
days).
Interment at Trinity
Cathedral Cemetery, Columbia, S.C.
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Melvin Horace Purvis, Jr. (1903-1960) —
also known as Melvin H. Purvis; "Little
Mel" —
of Florence, Florence
County, S.C.
Born in Timmonsville, Florence
County, S.C., October
24, 1903.
Son of Melvin Horace Purvis (1869-1938) and Janie Elizabeth (Mims)
Purvis (1874-1927).
Democrat. Lawyer; agent for the Federal Bureau of
Investigation; involved in the capture or killing of outlaws in the
1930s, including John Dillinger and Pretty Boy Floyd; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1940.
Member, Kappa
Alpha Order.
Died, from a self-inflicted
gunshot
to the head, in Florence, Florence
County, S.C., February
29, 1960 (age 56 years, 128
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Florence, S.C.
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