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Dolores Dee Bielecki (1933-2006) —
also known as Dee Bielecki; Rose Bielecki —
of Oconee
County, S.C.
Born March 29,
1933.
Democrat. School teacher; college
professor; delegate to Democratic National Convention from South
Carolina, 2000.
Female.
At a charity golf
tournament, she fell,
struck her head, was hospitalized,
and died from the injury six weeks later, in Greenville, Greenville
County, S.C., July 8,
2006 (age 73 years, 101
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Allard Henry Gasque (1873-1938) —
also known as Allard H. Gasque —
of Florence, Florence
County, S.C.
Born in Marion County (part now in Florence
County), S.C., March 8,
1873.
Son of Wesley Gasque and Martha Washington (Kirton) Gasque.
Democrat. School teacher and principal; superintendent of
schools; member of South Carolina
Democratic State Executive Committee, 1912-20; chair of
Florence County Democratic Party, 1919-23; U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 6th District, 1923-38; died in
office 1938.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Junior
Order; Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Odd
Fellows.
Died June 17,
1938 (age 65 years, 101
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Florence, S.C.
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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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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.
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Joseph Travis Johnson (1858-1919) —
also known as Joseph T. Johnson —
of Spartanburg, Spartanburg
County, S.C.
Born in Brewerton, Laurens
County, S.C., February
28, 1858.
Son of Benjamin Johnson and Mary Johnson.
Democrat. School teacher; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 4th District, 1901-15;
resigned 1915; U.S.
District Judge for the Western District of South Carolina,
1915-19; died in office 1919.
Died in Spartanburg, Spartanburg
County, S.C., May 8,
1919 (age 61 years, 69
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Spartanburg, S.C.
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John Jacob Riley (1895-1962) —
also known as John J. Riley —
of Sumter, Sumter
County, S.C.
Born near Orangeburg, Orangeburg
County, S.C., February
1, 1895.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; school
teacher; U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 2nd District, 1945-49,
1951-62; died in office 1962.
Died in Surfside, Horry
County, S.C., January
1, 1962 (age 66 years, 334
days).
Interment at Sumter
Cemetery, Sumter, S.C.
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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.
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Henry C. Walker (b. 1906) —
of Ridgeland, Jasper
County, S.C.
Born in Seneca, Oconee
County, S.C., July 19,
1906.
Son of H. C. Walker and Mary Alice (Buchanan) Walker.
School principal; athletic
coach; superintendent of schools; lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of South
Carolina state senate from Jasper County, 1949-51, 1961.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
American
Legion; Lions.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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