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George Ross Anderson, Jr. (b. 1929) —
of Anderson, Anderson
County, S.C.
Born in Anderson, Anderson
County, S.C., January
29, 1929.
Lawyer;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1955-56; U.S.
District Judge for South Carolina, 1980-.
Member, American Bar
Association; Association
of Trial Lawyers of America; Phi Delta Phi.
Still living as of 2000.
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Thomas Galphin Andrews (b. 1882) —
also known as Thomas G. Andrews —
of Stroud, Lincoln
County, Okla.; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla.
Born in Orangeburg, Orangeburg
County, S.C., August
29, 1882.
Son of John D. Andrews and Belle (Darby) Andrews.
Lawyer;
justice
of Oklahoma state supreme court, 1929-35.
Disciples
of Christ. Member, American Bar
Association; Phi Delta Phi; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Lions.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John D. Andrews and Belle (Darby) Andrews; married 1904 to
Adelphia M. Wolgamatt (died 1928); married 1930 to Reba
Myers. |
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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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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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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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Beryl D. Roberts (b. 1958) —
of Miami-Dade
County, Fla.
Born in Columbia, Richland
County, S.C., August
26, 1958.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Florida, 1988;
member of Florida
state house of representatives 108th District, 1993-.
Female.
Christian.
African
ancestry. Member, Omicron
Delta Kappa; Phi Delta Phi; NAACP; Delta
Sigma Theta; Kiwanis.
Still living as of 1999.
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