Index to Locations Private or family graveyardsAdams RunChrist Church CemeteryCharlestonBethany CemeteryCharlestonBrotherhood CemeteryCharlestonBrown FellowshipGraveyardCharlestonCathedral Church of St.Luke and St. PaulCharlestonChurch of St. JamesCharlestonCircular CongregationalChurch Burying GroundCharlestonFirst BaptistChurchyardCharlestonFirst Scots PresbyterianChurchyardCharlestonFriendly Union CemeteryCharlestonHuguenot ChurchCemeteryCharlestonKahal Kadosh Beth ElohimCemeteryCharlestonMagnolia CemeteryCharlestonMarion ParkCharlestonSt. Johns Lutheran ChurchCemeteryCharlestonSt. Lawrence CemeteryCharlestonSt. Michael's ChurchCemeteryCharlestonSt. Paul's ChurchyardCharlestonSt. Philip's ChurchyardCharlestonSecond PresbyterianChurchyardCharlestonUnitarian ChurchCemeteryCharlestonUnity FriendshipCemeteryEdisto IslandGunbluff PlantationCemeteryEdisto IslandPresbyterian Church onEdisto Island CemeteryEdisto IslandTrinity Episcopal ChurchCemeteryJohns IslandJohns Island PresbyterianChurch CemeteryMt. PleasantChrist ChurchCemeteryMt. PleasantVenning CemeteryNorth CharlestonCarolina MemorialParkSullivan's IslandFort MoultrieNational Monument
Private or familygraveyards
Charleston County, South Carolina
| Politicians buriedhere: | | |  John Parker (1759-1832) — of South Carolina. Born in Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.,June 24,1759.Delegateto Continental Congress from South Carolina, 1786-88.Died near Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.,April20, 1832 (age72 years, 301days).Interment in a private or family graveyard. | Politicians formerlyburied here: | | | John Blake (1752-1810) — of Charleston, Charleston District (nowCharlestonCounty), S.C.Born in1752.Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War;merchant;banker;member ofSouthCarolina state house of representatives from St. Philip & St.Michael, 1785, 1787-96, 1798-1800;delegateto South Carolina convention to ratify U.S. constitution, 1788;delegateto South Carolina state constitutional convention, 1790; memberofSouthCarolina state senate from St. Philip & St. Michael, 1802-10;died in office 1810.Episcopalian.DiedJuly 2,1810 (ageabout 58years).Original interment at in a private or family graveyard; reintermentatMagnolia Cemetery, Charleston, S.C.
Christ ChurchCemetery
Adams Run, Charleston County, South Carolina
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Douglas Jenkins (1880-1961) — of Greenville,GreenvilleCounty, S.C.Born in Adams Run,CharlestonCounty, S.C.,February6, 1880.Democrat.Lawyer;newspaperreporter; U.S. Consul inSt. Pierre and Miquelon, 1908-12;Gothenberg, 1912-13;Riga, 1913-17;Harbin, 1918-22; U.S. Consul General inCanton, as of 1924-29;Hong Kong, as of 1932;London, as of 1938; U.S. Minister toBolivia, 1939-41.Episcopalian.Died in South Carolina,December18, 1961 (age81 years, 315days).Interment at Christ Church Cemetery.
BethanyCemetery
10 Cunnington Avenue
Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Ernest Frederick Hollings (1922-2019) — also known asErnest F. Hollings;Fritz Hollings;"Foghorn Leghorn" —of Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.Born in Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.,January1, 1922.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member ofSouthCarolina state house of representatives, 1949-55;LieutenantGovernor of South Carolina, 1955-59; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from South Carolina,1956,1996,2000,2004;Governorof South Carolina, 1959-63;U.S.Senator from South Carolina, 1966-2005; candidate for Democraticnomination for President,1984.Lutheran.Member,American BarAssociation;Freemasons;Shriners;Elks;AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;AncientOrder of Hibernians;Sertoma.Died in Isle of Palms,CharlestonCounty, S.C.,April 6,2019 (age97 years, 95days).Interment at Bethany Cemetery.
BrotherhoodCemetery
Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Thomas Ezekiel Miller (1849-1938) — also known asThomas E. Miller — of Grahamville, Beaufort County (nowJasperCounty), S.C.Born in South Carolina,1849.Republican. Member ofSouthCarolina state house of representatives from Beaufort County,1874-80, 1886-88, 1894-96; resigned 1896; member ofSouthCarolina state senate from Beaufort County, 1880-82;U.S.Representative from South Carolina 7th District, 1889-91;defeated, 1890; alternate delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom South Carolina,1896;president,South Carolina Industrial, Normal, and Agricultural College, 1896.Africanancestry.Died in1938(ageabout89 years).Interment at Brotherhood Cemetery.
Brown FellowshipGraveyard
Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Robert Carlos De Large (1842-1874) — also known asRobert C. De Large — ofCharlestonCounty, S.C.Born in Aiken,AikenCounty, S.C.,March15, 1842.Republican.Delegateto South Carolina state constitutional convention from CharlestonCounty, 1868; member ofSouthCarolina state house of representatives from Charleston County,1868-70;U.S.Representative from South Carolina 2nd District, 1871-73.Africanancestry.Died in Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.,February14, 1874 (age31 years, 336days).Interment at Brown Fellowship Graveyard.
Cathedral Churchof St. Luke and St. Paul
Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | | John Drayton (1766-1822) — of Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.Born in Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.,June 22,1766.Lawyer;author;botanist;member ofSouthCarolina state house of representatives, 1792-96, 1798, 1802-04;LieutenantGovernor of South Carolina, 1798-1800;Governor ofSouth Carolina, 1800-02, 1808-10;intendantof Charleston, South Carolina, 1803-04; member ofSouthCarolina state senate from St. Philip & St. Michael, 1805-08;U.S.District Judge for South Carolina, 1812-22.Died in Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.,November27, 1822 (age56 years, 158days).Interment at Cathedral Church of St. Luke and St. Paul. | | John Lyde Wilson (1784-1849) — of Georgetown, Georgetown District (nowGeorgetownCounty), S.C.Born in South Carolina,May 24,1784.Lawyer;newspapereditor; member ofSouthCarolina state house of representatives, 1806-08, 1810, 1812-14,1816-18 (Marlborough 1806-08, Prince George Winyah 1810, 1812-14,1816-18);intendantof Georgetown, South Carolina, 1811-12; member ofSouthCarolina state senate from Prince George Winyah, 1818-22,1826-30;Governor ofSouth Carolina, 1822-24; authorCode of Honor, a rule bookfordueling.Member,Freemasons.Slaveowner. Died in Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.,February12, 1849 (age64 years, 264days).Interment at Cathedral Church of St. Luke and St. Paul. | | Elias Edward Horry (1773-1834) — also known asElias Horry — of Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.Born in Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.,June 21,1773.Intendantof Charleston, South Carolina, 1815-17, 1820-21.Died in Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.,September17, 1834 (age61 years, 88days).Interment at Cathedral Church of St. Luke and St. Paul. | | John Dawson Jr. (1765-1823) — of Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.Born in Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.,July 8,1765.Intendantof Charleston, South Carolina, 1806-08.Died in Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.,June 3,1823 (age57 years, 330days).Interment at Cathedral Church of St. Luke and St. Paul. | | Charles Burnham Cochran (1770-1833) — also known asCharles Cochran — of Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.Born in Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C., February,1770.Banker;intendantof Charleston, South Carolina, 1805-06.Died in Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.,August21, 1833 (age63 years, 0days).Interment at Cathedral Church of St. Luke and St. Paul. | | Theodore Dehon Wagner (1819-1880) — also known asTheodore D. Wagner — of Charleston, Charleston District (nowCharlestonCounty), S.C.Born in South Carolina,March24, 1819.Delegateto South Carolina secession convention from St. Philips' & St.Michael's, 1860-62.Died in Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.,February23, 1880 (age60 years, 336days).Interment at Cathedral Church of St. Luke and St. Paul.
Church of St.James
Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina
CircularCongregational Church Burying Ground
Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | John Mathews (1744-1802) — of South Carolina. Born in Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.,1744.Lawyer;served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; circuitjudge in South Carolina, 1776; member ofSouthCarolina state house of representatives, 1776-80, 1785, 1787-90;Speakerof the South Carolina State House of Representatives, 1777-78;Delegateto Continental Congress from South Carolina, 1778-81;Governor ofSouth Carolina, 1782-83.Died in Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.,November17, 1802 (ageabout 58years).Interment at Circular Congregational Church Burying Ground. | | Richard Hutson (1748-1795) — of Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.Born in South Carolina,July 9,1748.Lawyer;planter;member ofSouthCarolina state house of representatives, 1776-79, 1781-82, 1785,1788;Delegateto Continental Congress from South Carolina, 1778-79;signer,Articles of Confederation, 1778; member ofSouthCarolina Legislative Council, 1780-82;LieutenantGovernor of South Carolina, 1782-83;intendantof Charleston, South Carolina, 1783-85;delegateto South Carolina convention to ratify U.S. constitution, 1788.Died in Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.,April12, 1795 (age46 years, 277days).Entombed at Circular Congregational Church Burying Ground. | | Henry Laurens Pinckney (1794-1863) — of Charleston, Charleston District (nowCharlestonCounty), S.C.Born in Charleston, Charleston District (nowCharlestonCounty), S.C.,September24, 1794.Democrat.Lawyer;newspaperpublisher;intendantof Charleston, South Carolina, 1829-30, 1831-33; member ofSouthCarolina state house of representatives, 1832;U.S.Representative from South Carolina, 1833-37 (1st District1833-35, 6th District 1835-37);mayorof Charleston, S.C., 1837-40;U.S.Collector of Customs at Charleston, S.C., South Carolina, 1841-42.Slaveowner. Died in Charleston, Charleston District (nowCharlestonCounty), S.C.,February3, 1863 (age68 years, 132days).Interment at Circular Congregational Church Burying Ground. | | David Ramsay (1749-1815) — of Charleston, Charleston District (nowCharlestonCounty), S.C.Born inLancasterCounty, Pa.,April 2,1749.Physician;author;served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War;Delegateto Continental Congress from South Carolina, 1782-83, 1785-86;member ofSouthCarolina state house of representatives from St. Philip & St.Michael, 1783-90; member ofSouthCarolina state senate from St. Philip & St. Michael, 1790-1800.Shotandmortallywounded by a crazed patient, and died two days later, inCharleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.,May 8,1815 (age66 years, 36days).Interment at Circular Congregational Church Burying Ground. | | Isaac Edward Holmes (1796-1867) — of Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.;SanFrancisco, Calif.Born in Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.,April 6,1796.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofSouthCarolina state house of representatives, 1826-29, 1832-33;U.S.Representative from South Carolina, 1839-51 (4th District1839-41, 5th District 1841-43, 6th District 1843-51).Slaveowner. Died in Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.,February24, 1867 (age70 years, 324days).Interment at Circular Congregational Church Burying Ground. | | John Bee Holmes (1760-1827) — of Charleston, Charleston District (nowCharlestonCounty), S.C.Born in Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.,April23, 1760.Lawyer;planter;member ofSouthCarolina state house of representatives from St. Philip & St.Michael, 1790-98;intendantof Charleston, South Carolina, 1794-95; member ofSouthCarolina state senate from St. Philip & St. Michael, 1799-1802.Died in Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.,September5, 1827 (age67 years, 135days).Interment at Circular Congregational Church Burying Ground. | | Thomas Jones (1742-1836) — of Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.Born in Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.,December13, 1742.Planter;member ofSouthCarolina state house of representatives from St. Philip & St.Michael, 1781-85, 1787-90;intendantof Charleston, South Carolina, 1789-90.Died in Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.,October30, 1836 (age93 years, 322days).Interment at Circular Congregational Church Burying Ground.
First BaptistChurchyard
Church Street
Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | William Shorten Henerey (1827-1871) — of South Carolina. Born in Beaufort,BeaufortCounty, S.C.,January2, 1827.Delegateto South Carolina state constitutional convention, 1865; memberofSouthCarolina state senate, 1865-66.Baptist.Slaveowner. Died in Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.,September23, 1871 (age44 years, 264days).Interment at First Baptist Churchyard.
First ScotsPresbyterian Churchyard
Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | John Geddes (1777-1828) — of South Carolina. Born in Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.,December25, 1777.Lawyer;member ofSouthCarolina state house of representatives, 1808-16; member ofSouthCarolina state senate, 1816-18;intendantof Charleston, South Carolina, 1817-19, 1823-24;Governor ofSouth Carolina, 1818-20.Scottishancestry.Died in Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.,March 4,1828 (age50 years, 70days).Interment at First Scots Presbyterian Churchyard.
Friendly UnionCemetery
Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | William Demos Crum (1859-1912) — also known asWilliam D. Crum — of Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.Born in Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.,February9, 1859.Republican.Physician;candidate forU.S.Representative from South Carolina 1st District, 1890; delegateto Republican National Convention from South Carolina,1896(member,ResolutionsCommittee),1900;U.S.Collector of Customs at Charleston, S.C., South Carolina,1904-10; U.S. Minister toLiberia, 1910-12.Africanancestry.DiedDecember7, 1912 (age53 years, 302days).Interment at Friendly Union Cemetery.
Huguenot ChurchCemetery
Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Robin Leo Beard Jr. (1939-2007) — also known asRobin L. Beard, Jr. — of Tennessee. Born in Knoxville,KnoxCounty, Tenn.,August21, 1939.Republican.U.S.Representative from Tennessee 6th District, 1973-83; candidateforU.S.Senator from Tennessee, 1982.Died, frombraincancer, in ahospiceat Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.,June 16,2007 (age67 years, 299days).Interment at Huguenot Church Cemetery.
Kahal Kadosh BethElohim Cemetery
Huguenin Avenue
Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | | William Fatman (1852-1919) — of Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,November9, 1852.Cottonbuyer;Consulfor Belgium inCharleston,S.C., 1883-94.Jewish.Died in Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.,February15, 1919 (age66 years, 98days).Interment at Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim Cemetery.
MagnoliaCemetery
70 Cunnington Avenue
Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina
Listed in National Register of Historic Places, 1978
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: |  | Hugh Swinton Legaré (1797-1843) — also known asHugh S. Legaré — of South Carolina. Born in Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.,January2, 1797.Member ofSouthCarolina state house of representatives, 1820-21, 1824-30;SouthCarolina state attorney general, 1830-32; U.S. Charge d'AffairestoBelgium, 1832-36;U.S.Representative from South Carolina 5th District, 1837-39;U.S.Attorney General, 1841-43; died in office 1843.ScottishandFrenchHuguenot ancestry.Slaveowner. Died in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,June 20,1843 (age46 years, 169days).Original interment atMt.Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Mass.; reinterment at MagnoliaCemetery. | | Langdon Cheves (1776-1857) — of South Carolina. Born in Ninety Six District (part now inAbbevilleCounty), S.C.,September17, 1776.Democrat.Lawyer;banker;member ofSouthCarolina state house of representatives, 1806-08;SouthCarolina state attorney general, 1808-10; Presidential Electorfor South Carolina,1808;U.S.Representative from South Carolina 1st District, 1810-15;Speaker ofthe U.S. House, 1814-15.ScottishandEnglishancestry. Member,AmericanAntiquarian Society.Slaveowner. Died in Columbia,RichlandCounty, S.C.,June 26,1857 (age80 years, 282days).Interment at Magnolia Cemetery. | | Burnet Rhett Maybank (1899-1954) — also known asBurnet R. Maybank — of Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.Born in Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.,March 7,1899.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I;cottonexporter;mayorof Charleston, S.C., 1931-38; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from South Carolina,1936,1940,1944(speaker),1952(member,CredentialsCommittee);Governor ofSouth Carolina, 1939-41; member ofDemocraticNational Committee from South Carolina, 1940;U.S.Senator from South Carolina, 1941-54; died in office 1954.Episcopalian.Died, of aheartattack, in Flat Rock,HendersonCounty, N.C.,September1, 1954 (age55 years, 178days).Interment at Magnolia Cemetery. | | John Schnierle (1808-1861) — of Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.Born in Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.,May 15,1808.Mayorof Charleston, S.C., 1842-46, 1850-52.Died in Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.,April14, 1861 (age52 years, 334days).Interment at Magnolia Cemetery. | | Robert Goodwyn Rhett (1862-1939) — also known asR. Goodwyn Rhett — of Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.Born in Columbia,RichlandCounty, S.C.,March25, 1862.Democrat.Lawyer;banker;mayorof Charleston, S.C., 1903-11; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from South Carolina,1904(member,Committeeon Rules and Order of Business).Englishancestry.Died in Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.,April16, 1939 (age77 years, 22days).Interment at Magnolia Cemetery. | | Daniel Elliott Huger (1779-1854) — of South Carolina. Born inBerkeleyCounty, S.C.,June 28,1779.Lawyer;member ofSouthCarolina state house of representatives, 1804-19; circuit judgein South Carolina, 1819-30; member ofSouthCarolina state senate, 1830-32, 1838-42;U.S.Senator from South Carolina, 1843-45; resigned 1845.Slaveowner. Died in Sullivan's Island,CharlestonCounty, S.C.,August21, 1854 (age75 years, 54days).Interment at Magnolia Cemetery. | | George Dwight Bryan (1845-1919) — also known asGeorge D. Bryan — of Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.Born in Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.,September26, 1845.Lawyer;mayorof Charleston, S.C., 1887-91;U.S.Collector of Customs at Charleston, S.C., South Carolina, 1894-98.Died in Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.,June 4,1919 (age73 years, 251days).Interment at Magnolia Cemetery. | | Henry Whilden Lockwood (1891-1944) — also known asHenry W. Lockwood — of Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.Born in Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.,August24, 1891.Democrat.Mayorof Charleston, S.C., 1938-44; died in office 1944; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from South Carolina,1940,1944.Died in Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.,June 5,1944 (age52 years, 286days).Interment at Magnolia Cemetery.  | Robert Barnwell Rhett (1800-1876) — also known asRobert Rhett;Robert BarnwellSmith —of Charleston, Charleston District (nowCharlestonCounty), S.C.Born in Beaufort,BeaufortCounty, S.C.,December21, 1800.Democrat.SouthCarolina state attorney general, 1832;U.S.Representative from South Carolina, 1837-49 (7th District1837-39, 6th District 1839-41, 7th District 1841-49);U.S.Senator from South Carolina, 1850-52;delegateto South Carolina secession convention from St. Philips' & St.Michael's, 1860-62;Delegatefrom South Carolina to the Confederate Provisional Congress,1861-62.Slaveowner. Died inSt. JamesParish, La.,September14, 1876 (age75 years, 268days).Interment at Magnolia Cemetery. | | William Ashmead Courtenay (1831-1908) — of Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.; Columbia,RichlandCounty, S.C.Born in Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.,February4, 1831.Bookpublisher; served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;mayorof Charleston, S.C., 1879-87.Died in Columbia,RichlandCounty, S.C.,March17, 1908 (age77 years, 42days).Interment at Magnolia Cemetery. | | Thomas Bennett (1781-1865) — of South Carolina. Born in Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.,August14, 1781.Lumberbusiness;architect;banker;member ofSouthCarolina state house of representatives from St. Philip & St.Michael, 1804-06, 1808-18;Speaker ofthe South Carolina State House of Representatives, 1814-18;intendantof Charleston, South Carolina, 1812-13; member ofSouthCarolina state senate from St. Philip & St. Michael, 1819-20,1836-40;Governor ofSouth Carolina, 1820-22.Died in Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.,January30, 1865 (age83 years, 169days).Interment at Magnolia Cemetery. | | Peter Charles Gaillard (1812-1889) — also known asPeter C. Gaillard — of Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.Born inBerkeleyCounty, S.C.,December29, 1812.Lawyer;colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; hit by a shellduring the war, andlost hisleft arm;mayorof Charleston, S.C., 1865-68.Died in Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.,January11, 1889 (age76 years, 13days).Interment at Magnolia Cemetery. | | William Aiken Jr. (1806-1887) — of Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.Born in Charleston, Charleston District (nowCharlestonCounty), S.C.,January28, 1806.Democrat. Member ofSouthCarolina state house of representatives, 1838-42; member ofSouthCarolina state senate, 1842-44;Governor ofSouth Carolina, 1844-46;U.S.Representative from South Carolina, 1851-57 (6th District1851-53, 2nd District 1853-57); delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from South Carolina,1872.Slaveowner. Died in Flat Rock,HendersonCounty, N.C.,September6, 1887 (age81 years, 221days).Interment at Magnolia Cemetery. | | William Lee Trenholm (1836-1901) — also known asWilliam L. Trenholm — Born in Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.,February3, 1836.Colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; U.S.Comptroller of the Currency, 1886-89;insuranceexecutive.Died in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,January11, 1901 (age64 years, 342days).Interment at Magnolia Cemetery. | | George Irvin Cunningham (1835-1902) — also known asGeorge I. Cunningham — of Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.Born inMonroeCounty, Tenn.,September8, 1835.Republican.Mayorof Charleston, S.C., 1873-77; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from South Carolina,1896,1900;postmaster atCharleston,S.C., 1898-1902.Died in Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.,November29, 1902 (age67 years, 82days).Interment at Magnolia Cemetery. | | John Frederick Ficken Jr. (1843-1925) — also known asJohn F. Ficken — of Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.Born in Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.,June 18,1843.Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;lawyer;delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Carolina,1876;member ofSouthCarolina state house of representatives from Charleston County,1876-91; resigned 1891;mayorof Charleston, S.C., 1891-95.Germanancestry.Died in Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.,April16, 1925 (age81 years, 302days).Interment at Magnolia Cemetery.| |  Relatives: Sonof John Frederick Ficken and Rebecca (von Beversen) Ficken; marriedto Margaret Buckingham Horlbeck and Emma Julia Blum. | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle —Find-A-Gravememorial |
| | Tristram Tupper Hyde (1862-1931) — also known asTristram T. Hyde — of Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.Born in Columbia,RichlandCounty, S.C.,July 3,1862.Democrat.Real estatebusiness;banker;mayorof Charleston, S.C., 1915-19; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from South Carolina,1916(member,Committeeon Rules and Order of Business).Died in Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.,January27, 1931 (age68 years, 208days).Interment at Magnolia Cemetery. | | Andrew Gordon Magrath (1813-1893) — of Charleston, Charleston District (nowCharlestonCounty), S.C.Born in Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.,February8, 1813.U.S.District Judge for South Carolina, 1856-60; resigned 1860;delegateto South Carolina secession convention from St. Philips' & St.Michael's, 1860-61; resigned 1861;secretaryof state of South Carolina, 1860-62;Governor ofSouth Carolina, 1864-65.Oustedas Governor byUnionauthorities in 1865 andimprisoned.Died in Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.,April 9,1893 (age80 years, 60days).Interment at Magnolia Cemetery. | | Ernest Edward Wehman Jr. (1891-1964) — also known asE. Edward Wehman, Jr. — of Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.Born in Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.,December27, 1891.Insurancebusiness;mayorof Charleston, S.C., 1944-47.DiedMay 1,1964 (age72 years, 126days).Interment at Magnolia Cemetery. | | George Alfred Trenholm (1807-1876) — also known asGeorge A. Trenholm — of South Carolina. Born in Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.,February25, 1807.Democrat.Banker;member ofSouthCarolina state house of representatives, 1852, 1853-56, 1874-76(St. Philip & St. Michael 1852, 1853-56, Charleston County 1874-76);ConfederateSecretary of the Treasury, 1864-65.ArrestedbyUnionforces in 1865, andimprisonedat Fort Pulaski, Tennessee, until October.Slaveowner. Died in Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.,December9, 1876 (age69 years, 288days).Interment at Magnolia Cemetery. | | William Hiram Brawley (1841-1916) — also known asWilliam H. Brawley;William HugginsBrawley —of Chester, Chester District (nowChesterCounty), S.C.; Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.Born in Chester, Chester District (nowChesterCounty), S.C.,May 13,1841.Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;wounded at the Battle of Seven Pines, Va., 1862, andlost anarm;lawyer;member ofSouthCarolina state house of representatives from Charleston County,1882-90;U.S.Representative from South Carolina 1st District, 1891-94;resigned 1894;U.S.District Judge for South Carolina, 1894-1911; retired 1911.Died in Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.,November15, 1916 (age75 years, 186days).Interment at Magnolia Cemetery. | | Arthur Bonnell Schirmer Jr. (1933-2008) — also known asArthur B. Schirmer, Jr.;"Bro" —of Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.BornFebruary24, 1933.Mayorof Charleston, S.C., 1975.Lutheran.Died in Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.,July 18,2008 (age75 years, 145days).Interment at Magnolia Cemetery. | | Thomas Sanders McMillan (1888-1939) — also known asThomas S. McMillan — of Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.Born near Ulmers,AllendaleCounty, S.C.,November27, 1888.Democrat. Member ofSouthCarolina state house of representatives from Charleston County,1916-24;U.S.Representative from South Carolina 1st District, 1925-39; died inoffice 1939; alternate delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom South Carolina,1936.DiedSeptember29, 1939 (age50 years, 306days).Interment at Magnolia Cemetery. | | Richard Smith Whaley (1874-1951) — also known asRichard S. Whaley — of Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.Born in Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.,July 15,1874.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofSouthCarolina state house of representatives from Charleston County,1900-10, 1912-13;Speaker ofthe South Carolina State House of Representatives, 1907-10;delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Carolina,1912(member,Committeeto Notify Presidential Nominee),1920;U.S.Representative from South Carolina 1st District, 1913-21;Judgeof U.S. Court of Claims, 1930.Died in1951(ageabout76 years).Interment at Magnolia Cemetery. | | George Swinton Legaré (1869-1913) — also known asGeorge S. Legaré — of Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.Born in Rockville,CharlestonCounty, S.C.,November11, 1869.Democrat.U.S.Representative from South Carolina 1st District, 1903-13; died inoffice 1913.Member,PhiKappa Psi.Died in Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.,January31, 1913 (age43 years, 81days).Interment at Magnolia Cemetery. | | William Turner Logan (1874-1941) — also known asW. Turner Logan — of South Carolina. Born in Summerville,DorchesterCounty, S.C.,June 21,1874.Democrat. Member ofSouthCarolina state house of representatives from Charleston County,1900-04;U.S.Representative from South Carolina 1st District, 1921-25.Died in Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.,September15, 1941 (age67 years, 86days).Interment at Magnolia Cemetery. | | Francis Kerchner Myers (1874-1940) — Born in Wilmington,New HanoverCounty, N.C.,March 7,1874.U.S.District Judge for the Eastern District of South Carolina,1934-40; died in office 1940.Died in Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.,August2, 1940 (age66 years, 148days).Interment at Magnolia Cemetery. | | Julius Waties Waring (1880-1968) — also known asJulius W. Waring — of Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.Born in Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.,July 27,1880.U.S.District Judge for the Eastern District of South Carolina,1942-52; took senior status 1952.Died in New York City (unknowncounty), N.Y.,January11, 1968 (age87 years, 168days).Interment at Magnolia Cemetery. | | William John Grayson (1788-1863) — of South Carolina. Born in Beaufort,BeaufortCounty, S.C.,November2, 1788.Lawyer;member ofSouthCarolina state house of representatives, 1813-15, 1822-25; memberofSouthCarolina state senate, 1826-31;U.S.Representative from South Carolina 2nd District, 1833-37.Slaveowner. Died in Newberry,NewberryCounty, S.C.,October4, 1863 (age74 years, 336days).Interment at Magnolia Cemetery. | | James Conner (1829-1883) — of Charleston, Charleston District (nowCharlestonCounty), S.C.Born in Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.,September1, 1829.Lawyer;U.S.Attorney for South Carolina, 1856-60;delegateto South Carolina secession convention from St. Philips' & St.Michael's, 1861-62; general in the Confederate Army during the CivilWar.Died inRichmond,Va.,June 26,1883 (age53 years, 298days).Interment at Magnolia Cemetery. | | John Phillips (1803-1875) — of Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.Born in Charleston, Charleston District (nowCharlestonCounty), S.C.,1803.Delegateto South Carolina secession convention from St. Philips' & St.Michael's, 1861-62;U.S.Attorney for South Carolina, 1866-67.Died in Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.,February1, 1875 (ageabout 71years).Interment at Magnolia Cemetery. | | Clara Gooding McMillan (1894-1976) — also known asClara G. McMillan — of Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.Born in Brunson,HamptonCounty, S.C.,August17, 1894.Democrat.U.S.Representative from South Carolina 1st District, 1939-41;delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Carolina,1940.Female.Died in Barnwell,BarnwellCounty, S.C.,November8, 1976 (age82 years, 83days).Interment at Magnolia Cemetery. | | Alfred Huger (1788-1872) — of Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.Born in Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.,November1, 1788.Democrat. Member ofSouthCarolina state senate, 1818-33; postmaster atCharleston,S.C., 1834-67.Died in Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.,May 11,1872 (age83 years, 192days).Interment at Magnolia Cemetery. | | William Nelson Taft (1847-1889) — also known asWilliam N. Taft — of Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.Born in Smithfield,ProvidenceCounty, R.I.,1847.Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;lawyer;member ofSouthCarolina state senate from Charleston County, 1876-80; postmasteratCharleston,S.C., 1881-85; delegate to Republican National Convention fromSouth Carolina,1884.Died in1889(ageabout42 years).Interment at Magnolia Cemetery. | | Wilmot Gibbes de Saussure (1822-1886) — also known asWilmot G. de Saussure — Born in Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.,July 23,1822.Lawyer;member ofSouthCarolina state house of representatives, 1848-49, 1854-57,1860-63;AdjutantGeneral of South Carolina, 1862.FrenchHuguenot ancestry. Member,Societyof the Cincinnati;Freemasons;OddFellows.Died in Ocala,MarionCounty, Fla.,February1, 1886 (age63 years, 193days).Interment at Magnolia Cemetery. | | James Butler Campbell (1808-1883) — ofCharlestonCounty, S.C.Born in Oxford,WorcesterCounty, Mass.,October27, 1808.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofSouthCarolina state house of representatives, 1850-55, 1862-64,1865-66 (St. Philip & St. Michael 1850-55, 1862-64, Charleston1865-66); delegate to Democratic National Convention from SouthCarolina,1868;member ofSouthCarolina state senate from Charleston County, 1877-78; candidateforU.S.Representative from South Carolina, 1882.Died, fromcongestion ofthe lungs, inWashington,D.C.,November8, 1883 (age75 years, 12days).Interment at Magnolia Cemetery. | | Charles Otto Witte (1823-1908) — also known asKarl Otto Witte — of Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.Born in Blomberg,Germany,November23, 1823.Importerand exporter;banker;Vice-Consulfor Sweden & Norway inCharleston,S.C., 1865-1904;Consulfor Germany inCharleston,S.C., 1871-1907;Vice-Consulfor Austria-Hungary inCharleston,S.C., 1881-1907.Germanancestry.Died in Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.,March 2,1908 (age84 years, 100days).Interment at Magnolia Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Johann Friedrich Witte and Christianna (Linnemann) Witte; marriedto Charlotte Sophia Reeves. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Jacob Motte Alston Pringle (1827-1886) — also known asMotte A. Pringle — of Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.Born in Charleston, Charleston District (nowCharlestonCounty), S.C.,November9, 1827.Consulfor Argentina inCharleston,S.C., 1849-86; major in the Confederate Army during the Civil War.Died in Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.,November27, 1886 (age59 years, 18days).Interment at Magnolia Cemetery. | | John Blake (1752-1810) — of Charleston, Charleston District (nowCharlestonCounty), S.C.Born in1752.Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War;merchant;banker;member ofSouthCarolina state house of representatives from St. Philip & St.Michael, 1785, 1787-96, 1798-1800;delegateto South Carolina convention to ratify U.S. constitution, 1788;delegateto South Carolina state constitutional convention, 1790; memberofSouthCarolina state senate from St. Philip & St. Michael, 1802-10;died in office 1810.Episcopalian.DiedJuly 2,1810 (ageabout 58years).Original interment ata private or familygraveyard, Charleston County, S.C.; reinterment at MagnoliaCemetery. | | Huger Sinkler (1868-1923) — of Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.; Asheville,BuncombeCounty, N.C.Born in Charleston District (part now inBerkeleyCounty), S.C.,February20, 1868.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofSouthCarolina state house of representatives from Charleston County,1896-1906; member ofSouthCarolina state senate from Charleston County, 1906-18; alternatedelegate to Democratic National Convention from South Carolina,1916.Episcopalian.Died in Asheville,BuncombeCounty, N.C.,August13, 1923 (age55 years, 174days).Interment at Magnolia Cemetery. | | William Storen Legaré (1900-1930) — also known asWilliam S. Legaré — ofCharlestonCounty, S.C.Born in Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.,January6, 1900.Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;lawyer;member ofSouthCarolina state house of representatives from Charleston County,1924-26; member ofSouthCarolina state senate from Charleston County, 1926-30; died inoffice 1930.Episcopalian.Member,SigmaAlpha Epsilon.Fatally injured in anautomobileaccident near Wolfton, S.C., and died two hours later in ahospitalat Orangeburg,OrangeburgCounty, S.C.,February7, 1930 (age30 years, 32days). Also killed was Sen.W.Claude Martin; Rep.J.Rutledge Smith, Jr. was injured but survived.Interment at Magnolia Cemetery. | | Arthur Rutledge Young (1876-1947) — ofCharlestonCounty, S.C.Born in Sewanee,FranklinCounty, Tenn.,July 3,1876.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofSouthCarolina state house of representatives from Charleston County,1916-18; member ofSouthCarolina state senate from Charleston County, 1918-22, 1925-26.Episcopalian.Member,Elks.Died in Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.,May 16,1947 (age70 years, 317days).Interment at Magnolia Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Henry Edward Young and Elizabeth (Rutledge) Young; married,December19, 1907, to Nannie Cabell Conner. |
| | Samuel Thane Poinier (1837-1909) — also known asSamuel T. Poinier — of Spartanburg,SpartanburgCounty, S.C.Born in Cincinnati,HamiltonCounty, Ohio,March17, 1837.Republican. Postmaster atSpartanburghCourt House, S.C., 1866-69, 1880-86;Spartanburg,S.C., 1890-94, 1899-1909; alternate delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from South Carolina,1900.Died in Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.,March27, 1909 (age72 years, 10days).Interment at Magnolia Cemetery. | | Benjamin Huger Rutledge (1861-1925) — also known asBenjamin H. Rutledge — of Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.Born in Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.,September4, 1861.Lawyer;member ofSouthCarolina state house of representatives from Charleston County,1890-92;Consulfor Belgium inCharleston,S.C., 1907.Episcopalian.Died in Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.,November12, 1925 (age64 years, 69days).Interment at Magnolia Cemetery. | | Daniel Elliott Huger Smith (1846-1932) — also known asD. E. Huger Smith — of Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.Born in Charleston, Charleston District (nowCharlestonCounty), S.C.,April 2,1846.Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;Vice-Consulfor Denmark inCharleston,S.C., 1877-1902.Died in Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.,March 5,1932 (age85 years, 338days).Interment at Magnolia Cemetery. | | Benjamin Huger Rutledge (1829-1893) — of Charleston, Charleston District (nowCharlestonCounty), S.C.Born in Statesburg,SumterCounty, S.C.,June 4,1829.Lawyer;delegateto South Carolina secession convention from St. Philips' & St.Michael's, 1860-62; colonel in the Confederate Army during the CivilWar; member ofSouthCarolina state house of representatives from Charleston County,1876-80.Died in Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.,April30, 1893 (age63 years, 330days).Interment at Magnolia Cemetery. | | Thomas Young Simons (1828-1878) — also known asThomas Y. Simons — of Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.Born in Charleston, Charleston District (nowCharlestonCounty), S.C.,October1, 1828.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from SouthCarolina,1860,1872;delegateto South Carolina secession convention from St. Philips' & St.Michael's, 1860-62; served in the Confederate Army during the CivilWar;newspapereditor; member ofDemocraticNational Committee from South Carolina, 1876.Died in Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.,April30, 1878 (age49 years, 211days).Interment at Magnolia Cemetery. | | Stephen Robinson Bell (1860-1897) — also known asStephen R. Bell — of Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.Born in Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.,June 13,1860.Cottonexporter;HonoraryVice-Consul for Russia inCharleston,S.C., 1892-97.Scotch-IrishandFrenchHuguenot ancestry.Died inAikenCounty, S.C.,February8, 1897 (age36 years, 240days).Interment at Magnolia Cemetery. | | James Marsh Seignious (1847-1923) — also known asJames M. Seignious — of Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.Born in Charleston, Charleston District (nowCharlestonCounty), S.C.,November4, 1847.Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;accountant;banker;cottonfactor;financier;Vice-Consulfor Denmark inCharleston,S.C., 1901-07.FrenchHuguenot,English,andScottishancestry.Died in Summerville,DorchesterCounty, S.C.,January24, 1923 (age75 years, 81days).Interment at Magnolia Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Francis P. Seignious and Martha Hester (Wightman) Seignious;married to Christiana Hannah Pelzer; married,January5, 1891, to Esther Barnwell Heyward. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Langdon Cheves Jr. (1814-1863) — Born in Pennsylvania,1814.Engineer;delegateto South Carolina secession convention from St. Peter's, 1860-62;served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War.Hit by ashell,and killed, while defending theConfederate-heldbattery on Morris Island, Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.,July 10,1863 (ageabout 49years).Interment at Magnolia Cemetery. | | Charles Pinckney Brown (1823-1864) — of Charleston, Charleston District (nowCharlestonCounty), S.C.Born in South Carolina, May,1823.Schoolteacher;delegateto South Carolina secession convention from St. James, GooseCreek, 1860-62; served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War.Killedin battle at Drewrys Bluff,ChesterfieldCounty, Va.,May 14,1864 (ageabout 41years).Interment at Magnolia Cemetery. | | John Sanders O'Hear (1806-1875) — of Charleston, Charleston District (nowCharlestonCounty), S.C.Born in South Carolina,September6, 1806.Delegateto South Carolina secession convention from St. Thomas' & St.Dennis', 1860-62.Died in Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.,September21, 1875 (age69 years, 15days).Interment at Magnolia Cemetery. | | Alexander Henry Brown (1809-1879) — of Charleston, Charleston District (nowCharlestonCounty), S.C.Born in Charleston, Charleston District (nowCharlestonCounty), S.C.,December31, 1809.Delegateto South Carolina secession convention from St. Andrew's, 1860-62.Died in Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.,March25, 1879 (age69 years, 84days).Interment at Magnolia Cemetery. | | Andrew William Burnet (1811-1896) — of Charleston, Charleston District (nowCharlestonCounty), S.C.Born in Colleton District (nowColletonCounty), S.C.,June 12,1811.Delegateto South Carolina secession convention from St. Philips' & St.Michael's, 1860-62.DiedDecember6, 1896 (age85 years, 177days).Interment at Magnolia Cemetery. | | William Alfred Merchant (1862-1932) — of Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.Born inAlexandria,Va.,January13, 1862.HonoraryVice-Consul for Spain inCharleston,S.C., 1897-98.Died in St. Petersburg,PinellasCounty, Fla.,January16, 1932 (age70 years, 3days).Interment at Magnolia Cemetery. | | Robert Goodwyn Rhett Jr. (1894-1985) — also known asRobert G. Rhett, Jr. — of Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.Born in Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.,December7, 1894.Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;Vice-Consulfor Brazil inCharleston,S.C., 1926.DiedMarch 1,1985 (age90 years, 84days).Interment at Magnolia Cemetery.
MarionPark
Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina
| Politicians who have(or had) monuments here: |  | John Caldwell Calhoun (1782-1850) — also known asJohn C. Calhoun — of Pickens District (nowPickensCounty), S.C.Born in Abbeville District (part now inMcCormickCounty), S.C.,March18, 1782.Member ofSouthCarolina state house of representatives, 1808;U.S.Representative from South Carolina 6th District, 1811-17;U.S.Secretary of War, 1817-25;VicePresident of the United States, 1825-32; resigned 1832;U.S.Senator from South Carolina, 1832-43, 1845-50; died in office1850;U.S.Secretary of State, 1844-45.Scotch-Irishancestry.Slaveowner. Died inWashington,D.C.,March31, 1850 (age68 years, 13days).Interment atSt. Philip's Churchyard;cenotaph atCongressionalCemetery, Washington, D.C.; memorial monument at Marion Park.| | Relatives: Sonof James Patrick Calhoun and Martha (Caldwell) Calhoun; married,December27, 1809, to Floride Bonneau andFlorideColhoun (daughter ofJohnEwing Colhoun (c.1749-1802)); father of Anna Maria Calhoun (whomarriedThomasGreen Clemson); uncle ofJohnAlfred Calhoun and Martha Catherine Calhoun (who marriedArmisteadBurt); great-granduncle ofJohnTemple Graves; first cousin ofJohnEwing Colhoun (c.1749-1802) andJosephCalhoun; first cousin once removed ofAndrewPickens; first cousin twice removed ofFrancisWilkinson Pickens; second cousin once removed of Sarah AnnCalhoun (who marriedAlexanderHenry Brown); second cousin twice removed ofWilliamFrancis Calhoun. | | | | Political family:Calhoun-Pickensfamily of South Carolina (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | Calhoun counties inAla.,Ark.,Fla.,Ga.,Ill.,Iowa,Mich.,Miss.,S.C.,Tex. andW.Va. arenamed for him. | | | | The John C. CalhounStateOffice Building (opened 1926), inColumbia,South Carolina, isnamed forhim. —LakeCalhoun (now known by its Dakota name, Bde Maka Ska), inMinneapolis,Minnesota, wasnamed forhim. — The World War IILibertyshipSS John C. Calhoun (built 1941-42 atWilmington,North Carolina; destroyed in cargo explosion atFinchhafen,Papua New Guinea, 1944) wasnamed forhim. | | | | Other politicians named for him:JohnC. Johnson—JohnCalhoun Nicholls—JohnCalhoun Cook—JohnC. Sheppard—John C.Bell—JohnC. C. Mayo—JohnC. Phillips | | | | Coins and currency: Hisportraitappeared on Confederate States $1,000 notes (1861) and $100 notes(1862). | | | | Campaign slogan: "Liberty dearer thanunion." | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial | | | | Books about John C. Calhoun: MargaretL. Coit,JohnC. Calhoun : American Portrait — Clyde N. Wilson,JohnC. Calhoun — Merrill D. Peterson,TheGreat Triumvirate: Webster, Clay, and Calhoun — MikeResnick, ed.,AlternatePresidents [anthology] — Warren Brown,JohnC. Calhoun (for young readers) | | | | Image source: James Smith NoelCollection, Louisiana State University in Shreveport |
St. JohnsLutheran Church Cemetery
Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Jacob F. Mintzing (d. 1842) — of Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.Lumbermerchant; member ofSouthCarolina state house of representatives, 1820-35;mayorof Charleston, S.C., 1840-42; died in office 1842.Lutheran.Died, fromstomachcancer,March14, 1842.Interment at St. Johns Lutheran Church Cemetery. | | Edward W. North (1778-1843) — of Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.Born in1778.Physician;intendantof Charleston, South Carolina, 1833-36.DiedMay 15,1843 (ageabout 64years).Interment at St. Johns Lutheran Church Cemetery.
St. LawrenceCemetery
60 Huguenin Avenue
Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | | John Patrick Grace (1874-1940) — also known asJohn P. Grace — of Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.Born in Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.,December30, 1874.Lawyer;newspaperpublisher;mayorof Charleston, S.C., 1911-15, 1919-23.Catholic.Irishancestry.Died in Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.,June 25,1940 (age65 years, 178days).Interment at St. Lawrence Cemetery. | | Michael Patrick O'Connor (1831-1881) — of Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.Born in Beaufort,BeaufortCounty, S.C.,September29, 1831.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofSouthCarolina state house of representatives, 1858-66; served in theConfederate Army during the Civil War; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from South Carolina,1872,1876;U.S.Representative from South Carolina 2nd District, 1879-81; died inoffice 1881.Slaveowner. Died in Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.,April26, 1881 (age49 years, 209days).Interment at St. Lawrence Cemetery. | | Christopher Columbus Bowen (1832-1880) — ofCharlestonCounty, S.C.Born in Providence,ProvidenceCounty, R.I.,January5, 1832.Republican.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from South Carolina 2nd District, 1867-71;delegateto South Carolina state constitutional convention from CharlestonCounty, 1868; member ofSouthCarolina state house of representatives from Charleston County,1871-72;CharlestonCounty Sheriff, 1873-80.Catholic.Died in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,June 23,1880 (age48 years, 170days).Interment at St. Lawrence Cemetery. | | Ditlev Frederik Grube (1861-1892) — also known asD. F. Grube — of Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.Born in Marstal,Denmark,September22, 1861.Consulfor Netherlands inCharleston,S.C., 1891-92.Died in Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.,March14, 1892 (age30 years, 174days).Interment at St. Lawrence Cemetery. | | Eugene Huchet (1816-1878) — of Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.Born in Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.,1816.Merchant;Vice-Consulfor Brazil inCharleston,S.C., 1866-77.Died, fromBright'sdisease, in Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.,July 23,1878 (ageabout 62years).Interment at St. Lawrence Cemetery.
St. Michael'sChurch Cemetery
Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Charles Cotesworth Pinckney (1746-1825) — of Charleston, Charleston District (nowCharlestonCounty), S.C.Born in Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.,February25, 1746.Lawyer;law partner ofEdwardRutledge;planter;colonel in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; memberofSouthCarolina state house of representatives from St. Philip & St.Michael, 1783-90;member,U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787; member ofSouthCarolina state senate from St. Philip & St. Michael, 1790-96,1800-04; U.S. Minister toFrance, 1796-97; received one electoral vote,1796;candidate forVicePresident of the United States, 1800; candidate forPresidentof the United States, 1804 (Federalist), 1808.Episcopalian.Member,Societyof the Cincinnati.Slaveowner. Died in Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.,August16, 1825 (age79 years, 172days).Interment at St. Michael's Church Cemetery.  | John Rutledge (1739-1800) — of Charleston, Charleston District (nowCharlestonCounty), S.C.Born in Charleston, Charleston District (nowCharlestonCounty), S.C.,September18, 1739.Lawyer;member ofSouthCarolina House of Commons, 1761-76;SouthCarolina state attorney general, 1764-65;Delegateto Continental Congress from South Carolina, 1774;Presidentof South Carolina, 1776-78;Governor ofSouth Carolina, 1779-82; member ofSouthCarolina state house of representatives, 1782, 1784-90;member,U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787;delegateto South Carolina convention to ratify U.S. constitution, 1788;received 6 electoral votes,1789;AssociateJustice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1789-91;ChiefJustice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1795; common pleas court judge inSouth Carolina, 1791-95.Episcopalian.Scotch-IrishandEnglishancestry.Died in Charleston, Charleston District (nowCharlestonCounty), S.C.,July 23,1800 (age60 years, 308days).Interment at St. Michael's Church Cemetery.  | Robert Young Hayne (1791-1839) — also known asRobert Y. Hayne — of Charleston, Charleston District (nowCharlestonCounty), S.C.Born in South Carolina,November10, 1791.Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; member ofSouthCarolina state house of representatives, 1814-18;Speaker ofthe South Carolina State House of Representatives, 1818;SouthCarolina state attorney general, 1818-22;U.S.Attorney for South Carolina, 1820;U.S.Senator from South Carolina, 1823-32;Governor ofSouth Carolina, 1832-34;mayorof Charleston, S.C., 1836-37.Slaveowner. Died in Asheville,BuncombeCounty, N.C.,September24, 1839 (age47 years, 318days).Interment at St. Michael's Church Cemetery. | | | Arnoldus Van der Horst (1748-1815) — of Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.Born in South Carolina,March21, 1748.Planter;member ofSouthCarolina state house of representatives, 1776-78, 1794, 1799-1800(Christ Church 1776-78, 1794, St. Philip & St. Michael 1799-1800);member ofSouthCarolina state senate from Christ Church, 1779-86, 1788-91;intendantof Charleston, South Carolina, 1785-86, 1790-92;Governor ofSouth Carolina, 1794-96.Episcopalian.Died in Kiawah Island,CharlestonCounty, S.C.,January29, 1815 (age66 years, 314days).Interment at St. Michael's Church Cemetery. | | Arthur Peronneau Hayne (1788-1867) — also known asArthur P. Hayne — of South Carolina. Born in Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.,March12, 1788.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812;lawyer;member ofSouthCarolina state house of representatives, 1830;U.S.Senator from South Carolina, 1858; appointed 1858.Slaveowner. Died in Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.,January7, 1867 (age78 years, 301days).Interment at St. Michael's Church Cemetery. | | Francis Kinloch (1755-1826) — of South Carolina. Born in Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.,March 7,1755.Delegateto Continental Congress from South Carolina, 1780; member ofSouthCarolina state house of representatives from St. Philip & St.Michael, 1786-92;delegateto South Carolina state constitutional convention, 1790.Died in Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.,February8, 1826 (age70 years, 338days).Interment at St. Michael's Church Cemetery. | | George Seabrook Bryan (1809-1905) — also known asGeorge S. Bryan — Born in Charleston, Charleston District (nowCharlestonCounty), S.C.,May 22,1809.Lawyer;U.S.District Judge for South Carolina, 1866-86; retired 1886.Died in Flat Rock,HendersonCounty, N.C.,September28, 1905 (age96 years, 129days).Interment at St. Michael's Church Cemetery. | | William Dickinson Martin (1789-1833) — of South Carolina. Born in Edgefield District (nowEdgefieldCounty), S.C.,October20, 1789.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofSouthCarolina state house of representatives from St. Luke, 1816-17;Clerk of the South Carolina Senate, 1818-25;U.S.Representative from South Carolina 4th District, 1827-31; circuitjudge in South Carolina, 1831-33.Slaveowner. Died in Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.,November17, 1833 (age44 years, 28days).Interment at St. Michael's Church Cemetery. | | James R. Pringle (1782-1840) — of Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.Born in1782.Member ofSouthCarolina state house of representatives, 1808-13; member ofSouthCarolina state senate, 1814-19;U.S.Collector of Customs at Charleston, S.C., South Carolina,1819-20;intendantof Charleston, South Carolina, 1830-31.DiedJuly 11,1840 (ageabout 58years).Interment at St. Michael's Church Cemetery. | | William Rouse (1756-1829) — of Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.Born in Yorkshire,England,January30, 1756.Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; memberofSouthCarolina state house of representatives, 1806-08, 1820-25;intendantof Charleston, South Carolina, 1808-10; member ofSouthCarolina state senate, 1812-15.Died in Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.,June 15,1829 (age73 years, 136days).Interment at St. Michael's Church Cemetery. | | Henry Workman Conner (1797-1861) — of Charleston, Charleston District (nowCharlestonCounty), S.C.Born inMecklenburgCounty, N.C.,1797.Merchant;banker;president, South CarolinaRailroad;delegateto South Carolina secession convention from St. Philips' & St.Michael's, 1860-61; died in office 1861.Died, fromperitonitis,in Charleston, Charleston District (nowCharlestonCounty), S.C.,January11, 1861 (ageabout 63years).Interment at St. Michael's Church Cemetery. | Other politicians whohave (or had) monuments here: | | | Pierce Butler (1744-1822) — of South Carolina. Born in County Carlow,Ireland,July11, 1744.Democrat. Member ofSouthCarolina state house of representatives, 1778-89;AdjutantGeneral of South Carolina, 1779;Delegateto Continental Congress from South Carolina, 1787;member,U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787;U.S.Senator from South Carolina, 1789-96, 1802-04.Episcopalian.Slaveowner. Died in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,February15, 1822 (age77 years, 219days).Interment atChristChurch Burial Ground, Philadelphia, Pa.; cenotaph at St.Michael's Church Cemetery.
St. Paul'sChurchyard
Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Thomas Lowndes (1766-1843) — of Charleston, Charleston District (nowCharlestonCounty), S.C.Born in Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.,January22, 1766.Member ofSouthCarolina state house of representatives from St. Philip & St.Michael, 1792-1800;U.S.Representative from South Carolina 1st District, 1801-05.Slaveowner. Died in Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.,July 8,1843 (age77 years, 167days).Interment at St. Paul's Churchyard. | | William Hans Campbell (1823-1901) — also known asWilliam H. Campbell — of Greenville, Greenville District (nowGreenvilleCounty), S.C.Born in Fairfield District (nowFairfieldCounty), S.C.,October22, 1823.Delegateto South Carolina secession convention from Greenville, 1860-62.Died inCharlestonCounty, S.C.,November16, 1901 (age78 years, 25days).Interment at St. Paul's Churchyard.
St. Philip'sChurchyard
142 Church St.
Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | John Caldwell Calhoun (1782-1850) — also known asJohn C. Calhoun — of Pickens District (nowPickensCounty), S.C.Born in Abbeville District (part now inMcCormickCounty), S.C.,March18, 1782.Member ofSouthCarolina state house of representatives, 1808;U.S.Representative from South Carolina 6th District, 1811-17;U.S.Secretary of War, 1817-25;VicePresident of the United States, 1825-32; resigned 1832;U.S.Senator from South Carolina, 1832-43, 1845-50; died in office1850;U.S.Secretary of State, 1844-45.Scotch-Irishancestry.Slaveowner. Died inWashington,D.C.,March31, 1850 (age68 years, 13days).Interment at St. Philip's Churchyard; cenotaph atCongressionalCemetery, Washington, D.C.; memorial monument atMarion Park.| | Relatives: Sonof James Patrick Calhoun and Martha (Caldwell) Calhoun; married,December27, 1809, to Floride Bonneau andFlorideColhoun (daughter ofJohnEwing Colhoun (c.1749-1802)); father of Anna Maria Calhoun (whomarriedThomasGreen Clemson); uncle ofJohnAlfred Calhoun and Martha Catherine Calhoun (who marriedArmisteadBurt); great-granduncle ofJohnTemple Graves; first cousin ofJohnEwing Colhoun (c.1749-1802) andJosephCalhoun; first cousin once removed ofAndrewPickens; first cousin twice removed ofFrancisWilkinson Pickens; second cousin once removed of Sarah AnnCalhoun (who marriedAlexanderHenry Brown); second cousin twice removed ofWilliamFrancis Calhoun. | | | | Political family:Calhoun-Pickensfamily of South Carolina (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | Calhoun counties inAla.,Ark.,Fla.,Ga.,Ill.,Iowa,Mich.,Miss.,S.C.,Tex. andW.Va. arenamed for him. | | | | The John C. CalhounStateOffice Building (opened 1926), inColumbia,South Carolina, isnamed forhim. —LakeCalhoun (now known by its Dakota name, Bde Maka Ska), inMinneapolis,Minnesota, wasnamed forhim. — The World War IILibertyshipSS John C. Calhoun (built 1941-42 atWilmington,North Carolina; destroyed in cargo explosion atFinchhafen,Papua New Guinea, 1944) wasnamed forhim. | | | | Other politicians named for him:JohnC. Johnson—JohnCalhoun Nicholls—JohnCalhoun Cook—JohnC. Sheppard—John C.Bell—JohnC. C. Mayo—JohnC. Phillips | | | | Coins and currency: Hisportraitappeared on Confederate States $1,000 notes (1861) and $100 notes(1862). | | | | Campaign slogan: "Liberty dearer thanunion." | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial | | | | Books about John C. Calhoun: MargaretL. Coit,JohnC. Calhoun : American Portrait — Clyde N. Wilson,JohnC. Calhoun — Merrill D. Peterson,TheGreat Triumvirate: Webster, Clay, and Calhoun — MikeResnick, ed.,AlternatePresidents [anthology] — Warren Brown,JohnC. Calhoun (for young readers) | | | | Image source: James Smith NoelCollection, Louisiana State University in Shreveport |
| | Edward Rutledge (1749-1800) — of Charleston, Charleston District (nowCharlestonCounty), S.C.Born in Christ Church Parish, Charleston District (now part ofCharlestonCounty), S.C.,November23, 1749.Lawyer;law partner ofCharlesCotesworth Pinckney;Delegateto Continental Congress from South Carolina, 1774-76;signer,Declaration of Independence, 1776; member ofSouthCarolina state house of representatives from St. Philip & St.Michael, 1787-96;delegateto South Carolina convention to ratify U.S. constitution, 1788;Presidential Elector for South Carolina,1789;Presidential Elector for South Carolina,1792;member ofSouthCarolina state senate from St. Philip & St. Michael, 1796-98;Presidential Elector for South Carolina,1796;Governorof South Carolina, 1798-1800; died in office 1800.Scotch-IrishandEnglishancestry.Died, fromapoplexy,in Charleston, Charleston District (nowCharlestonCounty), S.C.,January23, 1800 (age50 years, 61days).Interment at St. Philip's Churchyard; memorial monument atConstitutionGardens, Washington, D.C. | | Thomas Pinckney (1750-1828) — of Charleston, Charleston District (nowCharlestonCounty), S.C.Born in Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.,October23, 1750.Lawyer;major in Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; member ofSouthCarolina state house of representatives from St. Philip & St.Michael, 1776-87, 1789-92;Governor ofSouth Carolina, 1787-89; U.S. Minister toGreat Britain, 1792-96; received 59 electoral votes,1796;U.S.Representative from South Carolina, 1797-1801 (at-large 1797-99,1st District 1799-1801); general in the U.S. Army during the War of1812; U.S. Special Diplomatic Agent toFlorida, 1812-14.Member,Societyof the Cincinnati.Slaveowner. Died in Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.,November2, 1828 (age78 years, 10days).Interment at St. Philip's Churchyard. | | James Gadsden (1788-1858) — of South Carolina. Born in Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.,May 15,1788.Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; member of Floridastate legislature, 1840; U.S. Minister toMexico, 1853-56.Negotiated the treaty which led to the Gadsden Purchase, which added30,000 square miles to the U.S. (parts of southern Arizona and NewMexico).Died in Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.,December25, 1858 (age70 years, 224days).Interment at St. Philip's Churchyard. | | Charles Pinckney (1757-1824) — of Christ Church Parish (now Mt. Pleasant),CharlestonCounty, S.C.Born in Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.,October26, 1757.Democrat.Lawyer;served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War;Delegateto Continental Congress from South Carolina, 1785-87; member ofSouthCarolina state house of representatives from Christ Church,1786-89, 1790-91, 1792-96, 1798;member,U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787;Governor ofSouth Carolina, 1789-92, 1796-98, 1806-08;U.S.Senator from South Carolina, 1798-1801; U.S. Minister toSpain, 1801-04;U.S.Representative from South Carolina 1st District, 1819-21.Episcopalian.Slaveowner. Died in Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.,October29, 1824 (age67 years, 3days).Interment at St. Philip's Churchyard. | | William Loughton Smith (1758-1812) — also known asWilliam Smith — of South Carolina. Born in Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.,1758.Member ofSouthCarolina state house of representatives, 1784-88, 1808;U.S.Representative from South Carolina, 1789-97 (at-large 1789-93,1st District 1793-97, at-large 1797); U.S. Minister toPortugal, 1797-1801.Died in Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.,December19, 1812 (ageabout 54years).Interment at St. Philip's Churchyard. | | Daniel Huger (1742-1799) — of South Carolina. Born inBerkeleyCounty, S.C.,February20, 1742.Planter;member ofSouthCarolina state house of representatives, 1778-80;Delegateto Continental Congress from South Carolina, 1786-88;U.S.Representative from South Carolina at-large, 1789-93.FrenchHuguenot ancestry.Died in Charleston, Charleston District (nowCharlestonCounty), S.C.,July 6,1799 (age57 years, 136days).Interment at St. Philip's Churchyard. | | William McGillivray Morrison (1903-1960) — also known asWilliam McG. Morrison — of Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.Born in Columbia,RichlandCounty, S.C.,January8, 1903.Democrat.Mayorof Charleston, S.C., 1947-59; defeated, 1959; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from South Carolina,1952,1956.Scottishancestry.Died in Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.,January1, 1960 (age56 years, 358days).Interment at St. Philip's Churchyard. | | Isaac Motte (1738-1795) — of Charleston, Charleston District (nowCharlestonCounty), S.C.Born in Charleston, Charleston District (nowCharlestonCounty), S.C.,December8, 1738.Member ofSouthCarolina state house of representatives, 1779, 1783-90;Delegateto Continental Congress from South Carolina, 1780; member ofSouthCarolina state senate from St. Philip & St. Michael, 1781-82.Died in Charleston, Charleston District (nowCharlestonCounty), S.C.,May 8,1795 (age56 years, 151days).Interment at St. Philip's Churchyard. | | Christopher Gadsden (1724-1805) — of South Carolina. Born in Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.,February16, 1724.Merchant;Delegateto Continental Congress from South Carolina, 1774-76; general inthe Continental Army during the Revolutionary War;LieutenantGovernor of South Carolina, 1778-80;delegateto South Carolina convention to ratify U.S. constitution, 1788.Englishancestry.Slaveowner. Suffered an accidentalfall, anddied as a result, in Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.,September15, 1805 (age81 years, 211days).Interment at St. Philip's Churchyard. | | Rawlins Lowndes (1721-1800) — of Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.Born inSt.Christopher,January6, 1721.Lawyer;planter;member ofSouthCarolina state house of representatives from St. Philip & St.Michael, 1776-78, 1787-90;Presidentof South Carolina, 1778-79;intendantof Charleston, South Carolina, 1788-89.Died in Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.,August24, 1800 (age79 years, 230days).Interment at St. Philip's Churchyard. | | John Palmer Gaillard Jr. (1920-2006) — also known asJ. Palmer Gaillard, Jr. — of Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.Born in Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.,April20, 1920.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;lumberbusiness;mayorof Charleston, S.C., 1959-75.Episcopalian.Member,Elks;Rotary;AmericanLegion.Killed in anautomobileaccident, in Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.,July 29,2006 (age86 years, 100days).Interment at St. Philip's Churchyard. | | John Lewis Gervais (1742-1798) — of Charleston, Charleston District (nowCharlestonCounty), S.C.Born in Hanover,Germanyof French parents,December27, 1742.Merchant;planter;served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; memberofSouthCarolina state senate from Ninety-Six District, 1779-86;Delegateto Continental Congress from South Carolina, 1782-83; member ofSouthCarolina state house of representatives from St. Philip & St.Michael, 1785, 1788.FrenchHuguenot ancestry.Died in Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.,August18, 1798 (age55 years, 234days).Interment at St. Philip's Churchyard. | | Alexander Moultrie (1750-1807) — Born in Charleston, Charleston District (nowCharlestonCounty), S.C.,July 2,1750.SouthCarolina state attorney general, 1776-92;impeachedforembezzlingstate money into the Yazoo Land Company, andresigned.Died in Charleston, Charleston District (nowCharlestonCounty), S.C., August,1807(age57years, 0 days).Interment at St. Philip's Churchyard. | | John Gadsden (1787-1831) — of Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.BornMarch 4,1787.Lawyer;member ofSouthCarolina state house of representatives, 1819;U.S.Attorney for South Carolina, 1820-31;intendantof Charleston, South Carolina, 1827-29.DiedJanuary24, 1831 (age43 years, 326days).Interment at St. Philip's Churchyard. | | Thomas Roper (1760-1829) — of Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.Born in Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.,May 20,1760.Planter;member ofSouthCarolina state house of representatives from St. Philip & St.Michael, 1796-1802;intendantof Charleston, South Carolina, 1799-1801.Died in Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.,April15, 1829 (age68 years, 330days).Interment at St. Philip's Churchyard. | | Joseph Johnson (1776-1862) — of Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.Born in Mt. Pleasant,CharlestonCounty, S.C.,1776.Whig.Physician;druggist;banker;intendantof Charleston, South Carolina, 1825-27.Died in Pineville,BerkeleyCounty, S.C.,October6, 1862 (ageabout 86years).Interment at St. Philip's Churchyard. | | Thomas Winstanley (1755-1832) — of Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.Born in1755.Intendantof Charleston, South Carolina, 1804-05.DiedNovember4, 1832 (ageabout 77years).Interment at St. Philip's Churchyard. | | Thomas Shubrick (1710-1779) — Born in Stepney, London,England,August17, 1710.Seacaptain;merchant;insurancebusiness;planter;member ofSouthCarolina Legislative Council, 1776-78.Anglican.Died in Charleston, Charleston District (nowCharlestonCounty), S.C.,August14, 1779 (age68 years, 362days).Interment at St. Philip's Churchyard. | | Charles Pinckney (1732-1782) — of Charleston, Charleston District (nowCharlestonCounty), S.C.Born in Charles Town (now Charleston),CharlestonCounty, S.C.,March 7,1732.Lawyer;planter;member ofSouthCarolina state senate from St. Philip & St. Michael, 1779-80.Anglican.Member,Freemasons.Died in Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.,September22, 1782 (age50 years, 199days).Interment at St. Philip's Churchyard; cenotaph atChrist Church Cemetery, Mt. Pleasant, S.C. | | John Julius Pringle Smith (1816-1894) — of Charleston, Charleston District (nowCharlestonCounty), S.C.BornOctober15, 1816.Lawyer;planter;delegateto South Carolina secession convention from St. Philips' & St.Michael's, 1860-62.DiedNovember25, 1894 (age78 years, 41days).Interment at St. Philip's Churchyard. | | Huger Sinkler (1908-1987) — of Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.BornJanuary13, 1908.Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromSouth Carolina,1936.DiedJanuary26, 1987 (age79 years, 13days).Interment at St. Philip's Churchyard. | Other politicians whohave (or had) monuments here: | | | William Johnson (1771-1834) — of Charleston, Charleston District (nowCharlestonCounty), S.C.Born in Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.,December27, 1771.Member ofSouthCarolina state house of representatives from St. Philip & St.Michael, 1787-90, 1794-99; common pleas court judge in SouthCarolina, 1799-1800;AssociateJustice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1804-34.Presbyterian.Died in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,August4, 1834 (age62 years, 220days). His remains were apparentlylost intransit.Cenotaph at St. Philip's Churchyard.
SecondPresbyterian Churchyard
342 Meeting Street
Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina
Founded 1809
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | | James Adger Smyth (1837-1920) — of Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.Born in Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.,June 8,1837.Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;cottonbroker;mayorof Charleston, S.C., 1896-1903.Died in Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.,April25, 1920 (age82 years, 322days).Interment at Second Presbyterian Churchyard.  | Thomas Allen Legaré Jr. (1915-2010) — also known asT. Allen Legaré, Jr. — of Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.; Wadmalaw Island,CharlestonCounty, S.C.Born in Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.,July 22,1915.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member ofSouthCarolina state house of representatives from Charleston County,1947-48, 1951-53; member ofSouthCarolina state senate from Charleston County, 1953-66.Presbyterian.Member,OmicronDelta Kappa;Freemasons;Lions.Died in Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.,June 11,2010 (age94 years, 324days).Interment at Second Presbyterian Churchyard.
Unitarian ChurchCemetery
Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Francis James Porcher (1821-1872) — of Charleston, Charleston District (nowCharlestonCounty), S.C.Born in Charleston, Charleston District (nowCharlestonCounty), S.C.,May 3,1821.Delegateto South Carolina secession convention from St. Philips' & St.Michael's, 1860-62.Died in Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.,February20, 1872 (age50 years, 293days).Interment at Unitarian Church Cemetery.
Unity FriendshipCemetery
Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Alonzo Jacob Ransier (1834-1882) — also known asA. J. Ransier — of Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.Born in Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.,January3, 1834.Republican.Delegateto South Carolina state constitutional convention from CharlestonCounty, 1868; Republican Presidential Elector for South Carolina,1868;member ofSouthCarolina state house of representatives from Charleston County,1868-70;LieutenantGovernor of South Carolina, 1871-72; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from South Carolina,1872;U.S.Representative from South Carolina 2nd District, 1873-75;U.S.Collector of Internal Revenue at Charleston, South Carolina,1875-76.Africanancestry.Died in Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.,August17, 1882 (age48 years, 226days).Interment at Unity Friendship Cemetery.
GunbluffPlantation Cemetery
Edisto Island, Charleston County, South Carolina
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Whitemarsh Benjamin Seabrook (1792-1855) — of South Carolina. Born in Edisto Island,CharlestonCounty, S.C.,June 30,1792.Democrat.Planter;lawyer;author;member ofSouthCarolina state house of representatives, 1814-25; member ofSouthCarolina state senate, 1826-34;LieutenantGovernor of South Carolina, 1834-36;Governor ofSouth Carolina, 1848-50.Episcopalian.Died in Beaufort, Beaufort District (nowBeaufortCounty), S.C.,April16, 1855 (age62 years, 290days).Interment at Gunbluff Plantation Cemetery.
PresbyterianChurch on Edisto Island Cemetery
Edisto Island, Charleston County, South Carolina
Trinity EpiscopalChurch Cemetery
Edisto Island, Charleston County, South Carolina
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Burnet Rhett Maybank Jr. (1924-2016) — also known asBurnet R. Maybank — of Greenville,GreenvilleCounty, S.C.; Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.Born in Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.,May 2,1924.Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;lawyer;member ofSouthCarolina state house of representatives, 1953-58;LieutenantGovernor of South Carolina, 1959-61.Died in Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.,October25, 2016 (age92 years, 176days).Interment at Trinity Episcopal Church Cemetery. | | Joseph Evans Jenkins (1793-1874) — of Edisto Island, Colleton District (nowCharlestonCounty), S.C.Born in Edisto Island, Charleston District (nowCharlestonCounty), S.C.,1793.Member ofSouthCarolina state house of representatives, 1818-19, 1832-33; memberofSouthCarolina state senate, 1834-38;delegateto South Carolina secession convention from St. Paul's, 1860-62.Died in Edisto Island, Colleton County (nowCharlestonCounty), S.C.,March 6,1874 (ageabout 80years).Interment at Trinity Episcopal Church Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Elizabeth (Evans) Jenkins and Joseph Jenkins; married to AnnJenkins 'Nancy' Fripp. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
Johns IslandPresbyterian Church Cemetery
Johns Island, Charleston County, South Carolina
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | George Washington Seabrook (1808-1866) — of Colleton District (nowColletonCounty), S.C.Born in Edisto Island, Colleton District (nowCharlestonCounty), S.C.,November14, 1808.Delegateto South Carolina secession convention from St. John's, Colleton,1860-62.Died in Orangeburg, Orangeburg District (nowOrangeburgCounty), S.C.,June 22,1866 (age57 years, 220days).Interment at Johns Island Presbyterian Church Cemetery.
Christ ChurchCemetery
Mt. Pleasant, Charleston County, South Carolina
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Peter Porcher Bonneau (1814-1871) — Born in Charleston District (nowCharlestonCounty), S.C.,1814.Physician;delegateto South Carolina secession convention from Christ Church,1860-62.Died in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,October1, 1871 (ageabout 57years).Interment at Christ Church Cemetery. | Other politicians whohave (or had) monuments here: | | | Charles Pinckney (1732-1782) — of Charleston, Charleston District (nowCharlestonCounty), S.C.Born in Charles Town (now Charleston),CharlestonCounty, S.C.,March 7,1732.Lawyer;planter;member ofSouthCarolina state senate from St. Philip & St. Michael, 1779-80.Anglican.Member,Freemasons.Died in Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.,September22, 1782 (age50 years, 199days).Interment atSt. Philip's Churchyard,Charleston, S.C.; cenotaph at Christ Church Cemetery.
VenningCemetery
Mt. Pleasant, Charleston County, South Carolina
Carolina MemorialPark
North Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Robin Chandler Duke (1923-2016) — also known asGrace Esther Tippett;RobinChandler —of New York. Born inBaltimore,Md.,October13, 1923.Democrat.Model;journalist;stockbroker;U.S. Ambassador toNorway, 2000-01.Female.Member,Council onForeign Relations.Died in Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.,February6, 2016 (age92 years, 116days).Cremated;ashes interred at Carolina Memorial Park.
Fort MoultrieNational Monument
Sullivan's Island, Charleston County, South Carolina
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | William Moultrie (1730-1805) — of South Carolina. Born in Charleston, Charleston District (nowCharlestonCounty), S.C.,November23, 1730.General in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; memberofSouthCarolina state house of representatives, 1783-84;LieutenantGovernor of South Carolina, 1784;Governor ofSouth Carolina, 1785-87, 1792-94; member ofSouthCarolina state senate, 1787-92.Slaveowner. Died in Charleston, Charleston District (nowCharlestonCounty), S.C.,September27, 1805 (age74 years, 308days).Original interment atWindsorHill Plantation, North Charleston, S.C.; reinterment in 1977 atFort Moultrie National Monument; cenotaph atSt.James Goose Creek Episcopal Churchyard, Goose Creek, S.C.
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