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Asbury Arnold Abney (1817-1866) —
also known as A. A Abney —
of Bossier
Parish, La.
Born in South Carolina, June 28,
1817.
Member of Louisiana
state senate; served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons.
Died November
4, 1866 (age 49 years, 129
days).
Interment at Mt.
Zion Cemetery, Haughton, La.
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Anne Adams Agnew (1903-1982) —
also known as Anne A. Agnew; Anne Adams —
of Columbia, Richland
County, S.C.
Born in Marlboro
County, S.C., June 6,
1903.
Daughter of Thomas J. Adams and Anna Roberta Gibson Adams.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from South
Carolina, 1944
(alternate), 1948
(alternate), 1956,
1960;
member of Democratic
National Committee from South Carolina, 1948-68.
Female.
Methodist.
Died in January, 1982
(age 78
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1929
to Joseph Barron Agnew (died 1932). |
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Coleman Livingston Blease (1868-1942) —
also known as Coleman L. Blease; Cole L.
Blease —
of Helena, Newberry
County, S.C.; Newberry, Newberry
County, S.C.; Columbia, Richland
County, S.C.
Born near Newberry, Newberry
County, S.C., October
8, 1868.
Son of Henry Horatio Blease and Mary A. (Livingston) Blease.
Democrat. Lawyer; law
partner of Fred
H. Dominick; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1890-94, 1899-1900;
Presidential Elector for South Carolina, 1896,
1900;
member of South
Carolina state senate, 1905-08; mayor of Newberry, S.C., 1910; Governor of
South Carolina, 1911-15; resigned 1915; U.S.
Senator from South Carolina, 1925-31; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from South Carolina, 1928.
Methodist. Member, Odd
Fellows; Redmen; Moose; Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Woodmen.
Died in Columbia, Richland
County, S.C., January
19, 1942 (age 73 years, 103
days).
Interment at Rosemont
Cemetery, Newberry, S.C.
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Logan Edwin Bleckley (1827-1907) —
also known as Logan E. Bleckley —
of Clarkesville, Habersham
County, Ga.
Born in Rabun
County, Ga., July 3,
1827.
Son of James Bleckley and Catharine Bleckley.
Lawyer;
served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; justice of
Georgia state supreme court, 1875-80; chief
justice of Georgia Supreme Court, 1887-94.
Methodist.
Died in Clarkesville, Habersham
County, Ga., March 6,
1907 (age 79 years, 246
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Atlanta, Ga.
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John Glen Browder (b. 1943) —
also known as Glen Browder —
of Jacksonville, Calhoun
County, Ala.
Born in Sumter, Sumter
County, S.C., January
15, 1943.
Democrat. University
professor; member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1983-87; secretary of
state of Alabama, 1987-89; U.S.
Representative from Alabama 3rd District, 1989-97; candidate in
primary for U.S.
Senator from Alabama, 1996; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Alabama, 1996.
Methodist.
Still living as of 2009.
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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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Richard Harvey Cain (1825-1887) —
also known as Richard H. Cain —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.; Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C.
Born in Greenbrier
County, Va. (now W.Va.), April 12,
1825.
Republican. Delegate
to South Carolina state constitutional convention from Charleston
County, 1868; member of South
Carolina state senate, 1868-72; U.S.
Representative from South Carolina, 1873-75, 1877-79 (at-large
1873-75, 2nd District 1877-79).
Methodist. African
ancestry.
Bishop of African Methodist Episcopal Church, 1880-87.
Died in Washington,
D.C., January
18, 1887 (age 61 years, 281
days).
Interment at Graceland
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Robert Gregg Cherry (1891-1957) —
also known as R. Gregg Cherry —
of Gastonia, Gaston
County, N.C.
Born in York
County, S.C., October
17, 1891.
Son of Chancellor Lafayette Cherry and Hattie (Davis) Cherry.
Democrat. Lawyer;
associated in law practice with Alfred
Lee Bulwinkle; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; mayor
of Gastonia, N.C., 1919-23; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1931-40; Speaker of
the North Carolina State House of Representatives, 1937; North Carolina
Democratic state chair, 1937; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from North Carolina, 1940,
1948,
1952,
1956;
member of North
Carolina state senate, 1941-43; Governor of
North Carolina, 1945-49.
Methodist. Member, American Bar
Association; Sons
of Confederate Veterans; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Redmen; Odd
Fellows; Elks; Kiwanis;
Knights
of Khorassan.
Died June 25,
1957 (age 65 years, 251
days).
Interment somewhere
in Gastonia, N.C.
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James Enos Clyburn (b. 1940) —
also known as James E. Clyburn —
of Columbia, Richland
County, S.C.
Born in Sumter, Sumter
County, S.C., July 21,
1940.
Democrat. South Carolina Commissioner for Human Affairs, 1974-92; U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 6th District, 1993-; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008.
African Methodist Episcopal. African
ancestry.
Still living as of 2009.
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Arthur Bledsoe Cooke (b. 1869) —
also known as Arthur B. Cooke —
of Spartanburg, Spartanburg
County, S.C.; Pasadena, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Melton's, Louisa
County, Va., June 15,
1869.
Son of George Washington Cooke and Sallie Farrar (Anderson) Cooke.
Democrat. College
professor; U.S. Consul in Patras, 1910-19; Swansea, 1919-26; Plymouth, 1926-34.
Methodist.
Burial
location unknown.
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Fred Henry Davis (1894-1937) —
also known as Fred H. Davis —
of Tallahassee, Leon
County, Fla.
Born in Greenville, Greenville
County, S.C., May 18,
1894.
Son of Fred Henry Davis and Annie E. (Pearson) Davis.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Leon
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1919-20; member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1921-27; Speaker of
the Florida State House of Representatives, 1927; Florida
state attorney general, 1927-31; justice of
Florida state supreme court, 1931-37; chief
justice of Florida state supreme court, 1933-35.
Methodist. Member, American Bar
Association; Reserve
Officers Association; American
Legion; Military
Order of the World Wars; Sons
of Confederate Veterans; Phi
Alpha Delta; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Elks; Lions.
Died in Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla., June 20,
1937 (age 43 years, 33
days).
Interment at Old
City Cemetery, Tallahassee, Fla.
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Mendel Jackson Davis (b. 1942) —
of North Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C.
Born in North Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C., October
23, 1942.
Son of Felix C. Davis and Elizabeth (Jackson) Davis.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 1st District, 1971-81.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Still living as of 1998.
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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 Reid Edwards (b. 1953) —
also known as John Edwards; Johnny Reid Edwards;
"Silk Pony"; "The Breck
Girl" —
of North Carolina.
Born in Seneca, Oconee
County, S.C., June 10,
1953.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Senator from North Carolina, 1999-2005; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from North Carolina, 2000,
2004;
candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 2004,
2008;
candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 2004; in August 2008, he acknowledged
an extramarital
affair with filmmaker Rielle Hunter, though at first he denied
having fathered her baby; this revelation discredited
him and ended his
political career.
Methodist.
In June, 2011, he was indicted
in federal court on campaign
finance charges, based on the argument that the donations he
received in 2007-08 to cover up his affair were illegal
contributions to his presidential campaign.
Still living as of 2011.
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James Edwin Ellerbe (1867-1916) —
also known as J. Edwin Ellerbe —
of Marion, Marion
County, S.C.
Born in Sellers, Marion
County, S.C., January
12, 1867.
Son of William S. Ellerbe and Sarah Elizabeth (Haselden) Ellerbe.
Democrat. Farmer; merchant;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1894-96; delegate to
South Carolina state constitutional convention, 1895; U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 6th District, 1905-13.
Methodist.
Died, of pulmonary
tuberculosis, in Asheville, Buncombe
County, N.C., October
17, 1916 (age 49 years, 279
days).
Interment at Haselden
Cemetery, Latta, S.C.
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Casper G. Garrett (1865-1947) —
also known as C. G. Garrett —
of Columbia, Richland
County, S.C.
Born in Laurens
County, S.C., 1865.
Republican. Lawyer; teacher and
administrator, Allen University; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from South Carolina, 1928.
African Methodist Episcopal. African
ancestry.
Died, from uremia, in
Columbia, Richland
County, S.C., November
15, 1947 (age about 82
years).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, Richland County, S.C.
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John William Green (b. 1925) —
of Turbeville, Clarendon
County, S.C.
Born in Turbeville, Clarendon
County, S.C., October
22, 1925.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; merchant;
member of South
Carolina state senate from Clarendon County, 1958-61.
Methodist. Member, Ruritan;
Freemasons;
Shriners.
Still living as of 1961.
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William Stuart Hall (1869-1938) —
of Gaffney, Cherokee
County, S.C.
Born in Chester
County, S.C., October
24, 1869.
Son of William Stuart Hall (1840-1912) and Evelyn (Holmes) Hall
(1845-1936).
Democrat. School
teacher; college
professor; lawyer;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1908-10; member of South
Carolina state senate, 1910-14.
Methodist. Member, Knights
of Pythias; Sons of
the American Revolution; Chi Psi.
Died in Gaffney, Cherokee
County, S.C., July 20,
1938 (age 68 years, 269
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Jesse Frank Hawkins (b. 1887) —
of Newberry, Newberry
County, S.C.
Born in Newberry
County, S.C., November
21, 1887.
Dairy farmer;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1957-60; member of South
Carolina state senate from Newberry County, 1961.
Methodist. Member, Grange; Farm
Bureau.
Burial
location unknown.
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William Henry Harrison Heard (1850-1937) —
also known as William H. Heard —
of Abbeville
County, S.C.; Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in 1850.
Member of South
Carolina state senate, 1876-77; U.S. Minister to Liberia, 1895-98; U.S. Consul General in Monrovia, 1895-98; bishop.
African Methodist Episcopal. African
ancestry.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., 1937
(age about
87 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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James H. Hodges (b. 1956) —
also known as Jim Hodges —
of Columbia, Richland
County, S.C.
Born in Lancaster
County, S.C., November
19, 1956.
Democrat. Governor of
South Carolina, 1999-2003; defeated, 2002; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from South Carolina, 2000;
member, Rules Committee, 2008.
Methodist.
Still living as of 2009.
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Benjamin Franklin Hornsby (b. 1915) —
also known as Ben F. Hornsby —
of near Winnsboro, Fairfield
County, S.C.
Born in College Place, Richland
County, S.C., May 17,
1915.
Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; member of South
Carolina state senate from Fairfield County, 1961.
Methodist. Member, Farm
Bureau.
Still living as of 1961.
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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.
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.
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.
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Asbury Churchwell Latimer (1851-1908) —
also known as Asbury C. Latimer —
of Belton, Anderson
County, S.C.
Born near Lowndesville, Abbeville
County, S.C., July 31,
1851.
Son of Clement T. Latimer and Frances B. Latimer.
Democrat. Farmer; chair of
Anderson County Democratic Party, 1890-93; U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 3rd District, 1893-1903; U.S.
Senator from South Carolina, 1903-08; died in office 1908.
Methodist.
Died February
20, 1908 (age 56 years, 204
days).
Interment at Belton
Cemetery, Belton, S.C.
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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).
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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Hiram McNeeley (b. 1906) —
of Inkster, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Lancaster, Lancaster
County, S.C., October
31, 1906.
Democrat. Merchant;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 20th District,
1955-64; defeated in primary, 1964, 1966.
Methodist. African
ancestry. Member, Elks.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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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.
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.
Lawyer;
member of South
Carolina state senate from Greenwood County, 1961.
Methodist. Member, Jaycees;
Freemasons.
Still living as of 1961.
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Relatives:
Married 1957
to Margaret Phillips. |
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John F. O'Neall (c.1804-1865) —
of Greene
County, Ind.
Born in South Carolina, about 1804.
Farmer;
member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1841-44; candidate for Indiana
state senate, 1844, 1847.
Quaker
or Methodist. Irish
ancestry.
Died in 1865
(age about
61 years).
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.
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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Thomas H. O'Neall (1813-1889) —
of Tippecanoe
County, Ind.
Born in Newberry District (now Newberry
County), S.C., September
20, 1813.
Farmer;
member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1849-51.
Quaker
or Methodist. Irish
ancestry.
Died, from congestion of
the lungs, in Stockwell, Tippecanoe
County, Ind., March 31,
1889 (age 75 years, 192
days).
Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, Stockwell, 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).
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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Marshall Joyner Parker (b. 1922) —
also known as Marshall J. Parker —
of Seneca, Oconee
County, S.C.
Born in Seaboard, Northampton
County, N.C., April 25,
1922.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II;
member of South
Carolina state senate from Oconee County, 1957-61; candidate for
U.S.
Senator from South Carolina, 1966, 1968.
Methodist. Member, Sigma
Nu; Lions; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Still living as of 1968.
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James D. Parler (b. 1900) —
of St. George, Dorchester
County, S.C.
Born in Parler (unknown
county), S.C., September
18, 1900.
Son of Carlos C. Parler and Camille (Dantzler) Parler.
Democrat. Member of South
Carolina state senate from Dorchester County, 1933-40; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1936,
1940,
1948,
1952
(alternate).
Methodist. Member, Pi Kappa
Phi; Blue
Key; Freemasons;
Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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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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Elizabeth Johnston Patterson (b. 1939) —
also known as Liz J. Patterson —
of Spartanburg, Spartanburg
County, S.C.
Born in Columbia, Richland
County, S.C., November
18, 1939.
Daughter of Olin
DeWitt Talmadge Johnston.
Democrat. Member of South
Carolina state senate, 1979-86; U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 4th District, 1987-93;
defeated, 1992.
Female.
Methodist.
Still living as of 2009.
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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.
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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Henry Klugh Purdy (b. 1886) —
of Ridgeland, Jasper
County, S.C.
Born in Abbeville
County, S.C., December
1, 1886.
Son of Thomas P. Purdy and Nannie (Klugh) Purdy.
Member of South
Carolina state senate, 1917-20, 1932; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1925-28.
Methodist. Member, Pi Kappa
Phi.
Burial
location unknown.
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James Willard Ragsdale (1872-1919) —
also known as J. Willard Ragsdale —
of Florence, Florence
County, S.C.
Born in Timmonsville, Florence
County, S.C., December
14, 1872.
Son of Littleton Russell Ragsdale and Ellen Adelaide (Byrd) Ragsdale.
Democrat. Lawyer; banker;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1899-1900; member of South
Carolina state senate, 1902-04; U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 6th District, 1913-19; died in
office 1919.
Methodist.
Died in Washington,
D.C., July 23,
1919 (age 46 years, 221
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Florence, S.C.
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Richard Wilson Riley (b. 1933) —
also known as Richard W. Riley —
of Greenville, Greenville
County, S.C.
Born in Greenville, Greenville
County, S.C., January
2, 1933.
Democrat. Member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1963-66; member of South
Carolina state senate, 1967-77; Governor of
South Carolina, 1979-87; U.S.
Secretary of Education, 1993; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from South Carolina, 2004,
2008.
Methodist. Member, Rotary; Jaycees.
Still living as of 2009.
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Daniel Calhoun Roper (1867-1943) —
also known as Daniel C. Roper —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in Marlboro
County, S.C., April 1,
1867.
Son of John Wesley Roper and Henrietta V. (McLaurin) Roper.
Democrat. Lawyer; publicist;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1892-94; U.S.
Commissioner of Internal Revenue, 1917-20; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from District of Columbia, 1924,
1932,
1936;
U.S.
Secretary of Commerce, 1933-38; U.S. Minister to Canada, 1939.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died in Washington,
D.C., April 11,
1943 (age 76 years, 10
days).
Interment at Rock
Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Claud Napoleon Sapp (b. 1886) —
also known as Claud N. Sapp —
of Columbia, Richland
County, S.C.
Born in Lancaster, Lancaster
County, S.C., February
11, 1886.
Son of Daniel F. Sapp and Mittie (Fulp) Sapp.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1912-14, 1920-24;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1924,
1928,
1932,
1936;
South
Carolina Democratic state chair, 1930-34; U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of South Carolina, 1934-47.
Methodist. Member, Omicron
Delta Kappa; Freemasons;
Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Ellison DuRant Smith (1864-1944) —
also known as Ellison D. Smith; E. D. Smith;
"Cotton Ed" —
of Florence, Florence
County, S.C.; Lynchburg, Lee
County, S.C.
Born in Lynchburg, Lee
County, S.C., August 1,
1864.
Democrat. Farmer;
member of South Carolina state legislature, 1896-1900; U.S.
Senator from South Carolina, 1909-44; died in office 1944;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1912
(Honorary
Vice-President; speaker),
1916
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee), 1928,
1936,
1944
(alternate).
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Phi
Kappa Psi; Kappa
Alpha Order.
Died November
17, 1944 (age 80 years, 108
days).
Interment at St.
Luke's Cemetery, Bishopville, S.C.
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James Price Stevens (b. 1920) —
also known as James P. Stevens —
of Loris, Horry
County, S.C.
Born in Loris, Horry
County, S.C., April 4,
1920.
Lawyer;
member of South
Carolina state senate from Horry County, 1956-61.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Phi
Alpha Delta.
Still living as of 1961.
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Robert Mooneyhan Tallon, Jr. (b. 1946) —
also known as Robert M. Tallon; Robin
Tallon —
of Florence, Florence
County, S.C.
Born in Hemingway, Williamsburg
County, S.C., August 8,
1946.
Democrat. Member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1980-82; U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 6th District, 1983-93.
Methodist. Member, Lions; Jaycees.
Still living as of 2009.
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Basil Lee Whitener (1915-1989) —
also known as Basil Whitener —
of Gastonia, Gaston
County, N.C.
Born in York
County, S.C., May 14,
1915.
Democrat. Member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1941; served in the U.S.
Navy during World War II; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from North Carolina, 1948;
U.S.
Representative from North Carolina, 1957-69 (11th District
1957-63, 10th District 1963-69); defeated, 1968, 1970.
Methodist. Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Kiwanis;
Elks; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died May 20,
1989 (age 74 years, 6
days).
Interment at Gaston
Memorial Park, Gastonia, N.C.
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