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Jefferson Blakely Bates (1896-1966) —
also known as Jeff B. Bates —
of Columbia, Richland
County, S.C.
Born in Wateree, Richland
County, S.C., October
16, 1896.
Son of John M. Bates and Amanda (Scott) Bates.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1923-26; member of South
Carolina state senate, 1934-40; South
Carolina state treasurer, 1940; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from South Carolina, 1952,
1956.
Presbyterian.
Member, Sigma Alpha Epsilon; Kiwanis.
Died August
17, 1966 (age 69 years, 305
days).
Interment at Old
Richmond Presbyterian Churchyard, Wateree, S.C.
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Heriot Clarkson (1863-1942) —
of Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C.
Born in Kingville, Richland
County, S.C., August
21, 1863.
Son of Maj. William Clarkson and Margaret S. (Simons) Clarkson.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1899; justice of
North Carolina state supreme court, 1923-40; appointed 1923.
Episcopalian.
Member, Society
of the Cincinnati; Sons of
the Revolution; Sigma Alpha Epsilon; Gamma
Eta Gamma; Anti-Saloon
League.
Died January
27, 1942 (age 78 years, 159
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Charlotte, N.C.
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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.
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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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William Whetstone Wannamaker, Jr. (b. 1900) —
also known as W. W. Wannamaker, Jr. —
of Orangeburg, Orangeburg
County, S.C.
Born in Orangeburg, Orangeburg
County, S.C., May 18,
1900.
Son of William Whetstone Wannamaker and Lyall (Matheson) Wannamaker.
Republican. Civil
engineer; general
contractor; director, Orange Cotton
Mills; vice-president, Wateree Chemical
Co.; delegate to Republican National Convention from South Carolina,
1956,
1960;
member of Republican
National Committee from South Carolina, 1956-66.
Member, Sigma Alpha Epsilon.
Burial
location unknown.
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