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Robert Woodward Barnwell (1801-1882) —
of South Carolina.
Born in Beaufort, Beaufort District (now Beaufort
County), S.C., August
10, 1801.
Son of Robert
Barnwell.
Democrat. Lawyer; planter;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1826-28; U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 2nd District, 1829-33;
president, Carolina State College, 1833-41; U.S.
Senator from South Carolina, 1850; delegate
to South Carolina secession convention, 1861; Delegate
from South Carolina to the Confederate Provisional Congress,
1861-62; Senator
from South Carolina in the Confederate Congress, 1862-65.
Died in Columbia, Richland
County, S.C., November
5, 1882 (age 81 years, 87
days).
Interment at St.
Helena's Churchyard, Beaufort, S.C.
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Julius Daniel Dreher (b. 1846) —
also known as Julius D. Dreher —
of Salem,
Va.
Born in Lexington, Lexington
County, S.C., October
28, 1846.
President, Roanoke College, 1878-1903; U.S. Consul in Tahiti, 1906-10; Port Antonio, 1910-11; Toronto, 1914; Colón, 1916-24.
Burial
location unknown.
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William Campbell Preston (1794-1860) —
of Columbia, Richland
County, S.C.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., December
27, 1794.
Son of Francis
Preston and Sarah Buchanan (Campbell) Preston (1778-1846).
Lawyer;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1828-34; U.S.
Senator from South Carolina, 1833-42; resigned 1842.
President of South Carolina College 1845-51.
Died in Columbia, Richland
County, S.C., May 22,
1860 (age 65 years, 147
days).
Interment at Trinity
Cathedral Cemetery, Columbia, S.C.
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