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Milledge Lipscomb Bonham (b. 1854) —
also known as M. L. Bonham —
of Anderson, Anderson
County, S.C.
Born in Edgefield, Edgefield District (now Edgefield
County), S.C., October
16, 1854.
Son of Milledge
Luke Bonham and Ann Patience (Griffin) Bonham.
Democrat. Lawyer; Adjutant
General of South Carolina, 1885-90; circuit judge in South
Carolina, 1924-30; justice of
South Carolina state supreme court, 1931-40; appointed 1931; chief
justice of South Carolina state supreme court, 1940.
Episcopalian.
Member, Society
of the Cincinnati; Sons of the American Revolution; Sons
of Confederate Veterans; Knights
of Pythias; Lions.
Burial
location unknown.
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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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J. Bates Gerald (b. 1895) —
of Summerton, Clarendon
County, S.C.; Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C.
Born in Blackville, Barnwell
County, S.C., August
30, 1895.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; South Carolina
Republican state chair, 1938-50; delegate to Republican National
Convention from South Carolina, 1940,
1944,
1948,
1952;
member of Republican
National Committee from South Carolina, 1949.
Member, American
Legion; Disabled
American Veterans; Lions;
Sons of the American Revolution.
Burial
location unknown.
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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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