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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.
  Relatives: Son of John D. Andrews and Belle (Darby) Andrews; married 1904 to Adelphia M. Wolgamatt (died 1928); married 1930 to Reba Myers.
  William Edward Barton (1868-1955) — of Houston, Texas County, Mo. Born in Pickens District (now Pickens County), S.C., April 11, 1868. Son of William Barton and Harriett (King) Barton. Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; Texas County Prosecuting Attorney, 1901-02; circuit judge in Missouri 19th Circuit, 1923-28, 1934-46; U.S. Representative from Missouri 16th District, 1931-33. Baptist. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Odd Fellows; Woodmen. Died, from cerebral thrombosis, in Springfield Baptist Hospital, Springfield, Greene County, Mo., July 29, 1955 (age 87 years, 109 days). Interment at Houston Cemetery, Houston, Mo.
  Relatives: Son of William Barton and Harriett (King) Barton; cousin of Courtney Walker Hamlin; married, December 19, 1900, to Marietta Tweed.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Dewey Boyce Blanton (1908-1972) — also known as Dewey B. Blanton — of Chesnee, Spartanburg County, S.C. Born in Cowpens, Spartanburg County, S.C., October 20, 1908. Son of Jack Kenyon Blanton (1878-1947) and Lula Melissa (Pettit) Blanton (1882-1965). Oil distributor; member of South Carolina state house of representatives, 1951-56, 1957-58. Baptist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners. Died March 9, 1972 (age 63 years, 141 days). Entombed in mausoleum at Greenlawn Memorial Gardens, Spartanburg, S.C.
  Relatives: Married, June 20, 1931, to Mary Estelle Lee (1911-2002).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  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
  Carroll Ashmore Campbell, Jr. (1940-2005) — also known as Carroll A. Campbell, Jr. — of Fountain Inn, Greenville County, S.C. Born in Greenville, Greenville County, S.C., July 24, 1940. Son of Carroll Ashmore Campbell and Anne (Williams) Campbell. Republican. Real estate broker; member of South Carolina state house of representatives, 1970-74; defeated, 1969; delegate to Republican National Convention from South Carolina, 1972 (alternate), 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992; candidate for Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina, 1974; executive assistant to Gov. Jim Edwards, 1975; member of South Carolina state senate, 1976-78; U.S. Representative from South Carolina 4th District, 1979-87; Governor of South Carolina, 1987-95; candidate for Republican nomination for President, 1996; lobbyist; CEO, American Council of Life Insurers, 1995-2001; director, Norfolk Southern railroad. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Sertoma; Pi Kappa Phi. Died, of a heart attack while suffering from Alzheimer's disease, in Lexington Medical Hospital, West Columbia, Lexington County, S.C., December 7, 2005 (age 65 years, 136 days). Interment at All Saints Waccamaw Episcopal Church Cemetery, Murrells Inlet, S.C.
  Relatives: Married, September 5, 1959, to Iris Faye Rhodes.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  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.
  Relatives: Married to Mildred Stafford.
  See also National Governors Association biography
  Robert Archer Cooper (1874-1953) — also known as Robert A. Cooper — of Laurens, Laurens County, S.C.; Washington, D.C.; San Juan, San Juan Municipio, Puerto Rico. Born in Laurens County, S.C., June 12, 1874. Son of Henry Addison Cooper and Elizabeth Archie (Jones) Cooper. Democrat. Lawyer; member of South Carolina state house of representatives, 1901-04; Solicitor, 8th Judicial Circuit, 1905-16; Governor of South Carolina, 1919-22; U.S. District Judge for Puerto Rico, 1934-. Baptist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners. Died August 7, 1953 (age 79 years, 56 days). Interment at Laurens Cemetery, Laurens, S.C.
  Relatives: Son of Henry Addison Cooper and Elizabeth Archie (Jones) Cooper; married, March 22, 1899, to Mamie Machen; married, November 15, 1917, to Dorcas Calmes.
  See also National Governors Association biography
  Charles Tyrone Courtney (b. 1952) — also known as Ty Courtney — of Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, S.C. Born in Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, S.C., January 4, 1952. Lawyer; municipal judge in South Carolina, 1981-82; member of South Carolina state senate, 1991-2000. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Jaycees; Lions. Tried and convicted in June 2000 on federal charges of bank fraud, mail fraud, and making false statements in a loan application. Still living as of 2000.
  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.
  Relatives: Married, February 3, 1921, to Frances M. Chambers.
  Epitaph: "Lawyer - Statesman - Jurist - Soldier."
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  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.
  Relatives: Married to Suzanna Henley.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Rembert Coney Dennis (1915-1992) — also known as Rembert C. Dennis — of Moncks Corner, Berkeley County, S.C. Born in Pinopolis, Berkeley County, S.C., August 27, 1915. Democrat. Lawyer; member of South Carolina state house of representatives, 1939-42; member of South Carolina state senate from Berkeley County, 1943-88; delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1944, 1948 (alternate), 1952, 1956, 1960. Baptist. Member, Sigma Alpha Epsilon; Freemasons; Shriners; Lions; Woodmen. Died June 20, 1992 (age 76 years, 298 days). Interment at St. John's Baptist Churchyard, Pinopolis, S.C.
  Relatives: Married to Natalie Brown.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  King Dixon (b. 1908) — of near Laurens, Laurens County, S.C. Born in Jacksonville, Duval County, Fla., October 2, 1908. Son of Albert Montgomery Dixon and Sarah Youmans (King) Dixon. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; ice and fuel oil dealer; member of South Carolina state house of representatives, 1955-56; member of South Carolina state senate from Laurens County, 1961. Baptist. Member, Alpha Tau Omega; Freemasons; Shriners; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Rotary; Blue Key. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married 1926 to Katharine Simmons.
  Frederick Haskell Dominick (1877-1960) — also known as Fred H. Dominick — of Newberry, Newberry County, S.C. Born in Peak, Newberry County, S.C., February 20, 1877. Son of Jacob L. Dominick and Georgiana E. (Minick) Dominick. Democrat. Lawyer; law partner of Cole L. Blease; member of South Carolina state house of representatives, 1901-02; chair of Newberry County Democratic Party, 1906-14; U.S. Representative from South Carolina 3rd District, 1917-33. Lutheran. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Odd Fellows; Elks; Redmen. Died in Newberry, Newberry County, S.C., March 11, 1960 (age 83 years, 20 days). Interment at Rosemont Cemetery, Newberry, S.C.
  Cross-reference: James Burriss Pruitt
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  William Jennings Bryan Dorn (1916-2005) — also known as W. J. Bryan Dorn — of Greenwood, Greenwood County, S.C. Born near Greenwood, Greenwood County, S.C., April 14, 1916. Son of T. E. Dorn and Pearl (Griffith) Dorn. Democrat. Member of South Carolina state house of representatives, 1939-40; defeated in primary, 1978; member of South Carolina state senate, 1941-43; served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; U.S. Representative from South Carolina 3rd District, 1947-49, 1951-74; candidate for U.S. Senator from South Carolina, 1948; candidate for Governor of South Carolina, 1974; South Carolina Democratic state chair, 1980-84; member of Democratic National Committee from South Carolina, 1980-84. Baptist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Rotary; American Legion; Newcomen Society. Died in Greenwood, Greenwood County, S.C., August 13, 2005 (age 89 years, 121 days). Interment at Bethel Methodist Church Cemetery, Callison, S.C.
  Presumably named for: William Jennings Bryan
  Relatives: Married 1948 to Mildred Johnson (died 1990).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Books by William Jennings Bryan Dorn: Dorn: Of the People, A Political Way of Life, with Scott Derks (1988)
  J. Ralph Gasque (b. 1913) — of Washington, D.C.; Marion, Marion County, S.C. Born near Mullins, Marion County, S.C., May 16, 1913. Democrat. Lawyer; farmer; member of South Carolina state house of representatives, 1945-48; member of South Carolina state senate from Marion County, 1949-52, 1956-61; delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1960, 1964. Member, Woodmen; Freemasons; Order of the Eastern Star; Shriners; Sigma Delta Kappa. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  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.
  Butler Black Hare (1875-1967) — also known as Butler B. Hare — of Saluda, Saluda County, S.C. Born in Edgefield County (part now in Saluda County), S.C., November 25, 1875. Son of James Hare and Elizabeth (Black) Hare. Democrat. School teacher; secretary to U.S. Reps. George W. Croft and Theodore G. Croft; statistician; lawyer; vice-president, Farmers Bank of Saluda; U.S. Representative from South Carolina, 1925-33, 1939-47 (2nd District 1925-33, 3rd District 1939-47); delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1936 (alternate), 1940. Lutheran. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Shriners. Died in Saluda, Saluda County, S.C., December 30, 1967 (age 92 years, 35 days). Interment at Travis Park Cemetery, Saluda, S.C.
  Relatives: Son of James Hare and Elizabeth (Black) Hare; married, April 11, 1906, to Kate Etheredge; father of James Butler Hare.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  James Pershing Harrelson (1919-2003) — also known as James P. Harrelson; J. P. Harrelson; "Preacher" — of Walterboro, Colleton County, S.C. Born in Mullins, Marion County, S.C., June 28, 1919. Son of Carson A. Harrelson and Bertha Mae Harrelson. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; Baptist minister; lawyer; member of South Carolina state house of representatives, 1957-60, 1991-94; member of South Carolina state senate, 1963-76; delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1964, 1968, 1972. Baptist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Woodmen; Elks; Veterans of Foreign Wars; American Bar Association. Recipient of the Order of the Palmetto, South Carolina's highest civilian award. Died, from strokes and Parkinson's disease, in Roper Hospital, Charleston, Charleston County, S.C., April 30, 2003 (age 83 years, 306 days). Interment at Black Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, Walterboro, S.C.
  Ernest Frederick Hollings (b. 1922) — also known as Ernest F. Hollings; Fritz Hollings; "Foghorn Leghorn" — of Charleston, Charleston County, S.C. Born in Charleston, Charleston County, S.C., January 1, 1922. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of South Carolina state house of representatives, 1949-55; Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina, 1955-59; delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1956, 1996, 2000, 2004; Governor of South Carolina, 1959-63; U.S. Senator from South Carolina, 1966-2005; candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1984. Lutheran. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Ancient Order of Hibernians; Sertoma. Still living as of 2009.
  Cross-reference: Richard M. Miles
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — votes in Congress from the Washington Post — National Governors Association biography — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile
  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
  Fleming Adolphus Jones, Jr. (b. 1895) — also known as Fleming A. Jones, Jr. — of Welch, McDowell County, W.Va. Born in Gaffney, Cherokee County, S.C., October 10, 1895. Son of Felix Jones and Emeline (Young) Jones. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from McDowell County, 1935-42, 1945-48; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1952. Baptist. African ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Odd Fellows; Elks; Phi Beta Sigma; American Legion. First Democratic black member of West Virginia House of Delegates. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, June 15, 1921, to H. Preston Mills.
  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. 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.
  Relatives: Married, January 15, 1945, to Virginia Thomason Brunson.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Robert Evander McNair (1923-2007) — also known as Robert E. McNair — of Allendale, Allendale County, S.C. Born in Cades, Williamsburg County, S.C., December 14, 1923. Son of Daniel Evander McNair and Claudia (Crawford) McNair. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of South Carolina state house of representatives, 1951-62; Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina, 1963-65; delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1964; Governor of South Carolina, 1965-71. Baptist. Member, American Legion; Farm Bureau; Freemasons; Shriners; Lions. Died, of brain cancer, in Charleston, Charleston County, S.C., November 17, 2007 (age 83 years, 338 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, May 30, 1944, to Josephine Robinson.
  See also National Governors Association biography — NNDB dossier
  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. 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.
  Relatives: Married 1945 to Janie Lee O'Farrell.
  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.
  William Edwin Myrick (b. 1904) — also known as W. E. Myrick — of Ulmers, Allendale County, S.C. Born in Ulmers, Allendale County, S.C., September 1, 1904. Farmer; merchant; member of South Carolina state senate from Allendale County, 1943-46, 1951-61. Member, Freemasons; Shriners. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  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.
  Relatives: Married, May 29, 1917, to Christine Farrar.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  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.
  Relatives: Married, December 25, 1889, to Lou McKenzie.
  See also NNDB dossier
  Walton Murff Stephens (b. 1893) — also known as Walton M. Stephens — of Abbeville, Abbeville County, S.C. Born in Central, Pickens County, S.C., December 29, 1893. Member of South Carolina state house of representatives, 1953-56; member of South Carolina state senate from Abbeville County, 1959-61. Baptist. Member, Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers; Freemasons; Shriners; Lions. Burial location unknown.
  James Strom Thurmond (1902-2003) — also known as Strom Thurmond — of Edgefield, Edgefield County, S.C.; Aiken, Aiken County, S.C.; Columbia, Richland County, S.C. Born in Edgefield, Edgefield County, S.C., December 5, 1902. Son of John William Thurmond and Eleanor Gertrude Thurmond. School teacher; superintendent of schools; lawyer; member of South Carolina state senate, 1933-38; delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1936, 1948, 1952, 1956; circuit judge in South Carolina, 1938-46; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; Governor of South Carolina, 1947-51; States Rights candidate for President of the United States, 1948; U.S. Senator from South Carolina, 1954-56, 1956-; received 14 electoral votes for Vice-President, 1960; delegate to Republican National Convention from South Carolina, 1972, 1988. Baptist. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Pi Kappa Alpha. Died in Edgefield, Edgefield County, S.C., June 26, 2003 (age 100 years, 203 days). Interment at Willow Brook Cemetery, Edgefield, S.C.; statue erected 1999 at State House Grounds, Columbia, S.C.
  Relatives: Son of John William Thurmond and Eleanor Gertrude Thurmond; married 1947 to Jean Crouch; married 1968 to Nancy Janice Moore.
  Cross-reference: Charles E. Simons, Jr. — Joe Wilson — John Light Napier — Robert Adams
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — votes in Congress from the Washington Post — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  Books about Strom Thurmond: Essie May Washington-Williams, Dear Senator : A Memoir by the Daughter of Strom Thurmond — Jack Bass & Marilyn W. Thompson, Strom: The Complicated Personal and Political Life of Strom Thurmond — R. J. Duke, The Centennial Senator: True Stories of Strom Thurmond from the People Who Knew Him Best
  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.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

 

 


 
   
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