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Steel and Metal Industry Politicians in South Carolina

David Dows (1885-1966) — also known as "Big Dave" — of Locust Valley, Nassau County, Long Island, N.Y.; Bradley, Greenwood County, S.C. Born in Irvington, Westchester County, N.Y., August 12, 1885. Son of David Dows (1857-1899) and Jane (Strahan) Dows (1859-1945). Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; worked in iron and steel mills; supervised construction of steel mills overseas; studied foreign industries as representative of a steamship line; horse breeder; bank director; Nassau County Sheriff, 1932-34; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1944; member, New York State Racing Commission, 1944-49; delegate to Republican National Convention from South Carolina, 1956; candidate for Presidential Elector for South Carolina, 1956. Convicted of assault in 1913, over his treatment of a New York Times reporter who was attempting to interview him. Died in Hot Springs, Bath County, Va., August 13, 1966 (age 81 years, 1 days). Interment at Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, Sleepy Hollow, N.Y.   Relatives: Son of David Dows (1857-1899) and Jane (Strahan) Dows (1859-1945); married, December 12, 1911, to Mary Gwendolyn Townsend Burden; married, May 19, 1937, to Emily Schweizer; father of Evelyn Byrd Dows (1912-1997; daughter-in-law of Cornelius Newton Bliss, Jr.). See Bliss-Dows family of New York.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial

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.   See also NNDB dossier

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