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Richland County, South Carolina
| Politicians buriedhere: | | |  Edward Clarkson Leverette Adams (1876-1946) — also known asNed Adams — Born inRichlandCounty, S.C.,January5, 1876.Physician;farmer;author;candidate forLieutenantGovernor of South Carolina, 1916, 1922; served in the U.S. Armyduring World War I.Died inRichlandCounty, S.C.,November1, 1946 (age70 years, 300days).Interment somewhere. | | William Weston Adams (1786-1831) — Born in Congaree, Richland District (nowRichlandCounty), S.C.,October15, 1786.Physician;member ofSouthCarolina state house of representatives, 1816-17.Died in Congaree, Richland District (nowRichlandCounty), S.C.,1831(ageabout44 years).Interment somewhere. | | Joel Adams II (1784-1859) — Born in Congaree, Richland District (nowRichlandCounty), S.C.,March 6,1784.Planter;member ofSouthCarolina state house of representatives, 1832-33.Died in Congaree, Richland District (nowRichlandCounty), S.C.,May 1,1859 (age75 years, 56days).Interment somewhere. | | Henry Walker Adams (1852-1903) — ofRichlandCounty, S.C.Born in Richland District (nowRichlandCounty), S.C.,December5, 1852.Member ofSouthCarolina state house of representatives from Richland County,1894-96.Died inRichlandCounty, S.C.,March 3,1903 (age50 years, 88days).Interment somewhere.
Private or familygraveyard
Richland County, South Carolina
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Casper G. Garrett (1865-1947) — also known asC. G. Garrett — of Columbia,RichlandCounty, S.C.Born inLaurensCounty, S.C.,1865.Republican.Lawyer;teacherand administrator, Allen University; alternate delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from South Carolina,1928.AfricanMethodist Episcopal.Africanancestry.Died, fromuremia,in Columbia,RichlandCounty, S.C.,November15, 1947 (ageabout 82years).Interment in a private or family graveyard.
UnknownLocation
Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Carlos John Stolbrand (1821-1894) — also known asCarlos J. Stolbrand;Carl JohanStålbrand —ofBeaufortCounty, S.C.Born in Össjö,Sweden,May11, 1821.Republican. General in the Union Army during the Civil War; delegateto Republican National Convention from South Carolina,1868;member ofSouthCarolina state house of representatives from Beaufort County,1868-70.Died in Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.,February3, 1894 (age72 years, 268days).Interment somewhere.
ElmwoodCemetery
501 Elmwood Avenue
Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina
Founded 1854
Listed in National Register of Historic Places, 1996
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Thomas James Robertson (1823-1897) — also known asThomas J. Robertson — of Columbia,RichlandCounty, S.C.Born in Fairfield District (nowFairfieldCounty), S.C.,August3, 1823.Republican.Planter;delegateto South Carolina state constitutional convention from RichlandCounty, 1868;U.S.Senator from South Carolina, 1868-77.Slaveowner. Died in Columbia,RichlandCounty, S.C.,October13, 1897 (age74 years, 71days).Interment at Elmwood Cemetery. | | William Elliott Gonzales (1866-1937) — also known asWilliam E. Gonzales;Benigno ElliottGonzales —of Columbia,RichlandCounty, S.C.Born in Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.,April24, 1866.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;newspapereditor; U.S. Minister toCuba, 1913-19; U.S. Ambassador toPeru, 1919-21; Democratic Presidential Elector for SouthCarolina,1936(voted forFranklinD. Roosevelt andJohnNance Garner).Died in Columbia,RichlandCounty, S.C.,October20, 1937 (age71 years, 179days).Interment at Elmwood Cemetery. | | Milledge Luke Bonham (1813-1890) — of South Carolina. Born in Saluda, Edgefield District (nowSaludaCounty), S.C.,December25, 1813.Member ofSouthCarolina state house of representatives from Edgefield, 1840-44,1865-66; colonel in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War;U.S.Representative from South Carolina 4th District, 1857-60; generalin the Confederate Army during the Civil War;Representativefrom South Carolina in the Confederate Congress, 1862;Governor ofSouth Carolina, 1862-64.Slaveowner. Died in White Sulphur Springs,GreenbrierCounty, W.Va.,August27, 1890 (age76 years, 245days).Interment at Elmwood Cemetery. | | Alva Moore Lumpkin (1886-1941) — also known asAlva M. Lumpkin — of Columbia,RichlandCounty, S.C.Born in Milledgeville,BaldwinCounty, Ga.,November13, 1886.Democrat. Member ofSouthCarolina state house of representatives from Richland County,1912-14;U.S.Senator from South Carolina, 1941; died in office 1941.Died inWashington,D.C.,August1, 1941 (age54 years, 261days).Interment at Elmwood Cemetery. | | Christie Benet (1879-1951) — of Columbia,RichlandCounty, S.C.Born in Abbeville,AbbevilleCounty, S.C.,December26, 1879.Democrat.Lawyer;Solicitor, 5th Circuit, 1908-09;U.S.Senator from South Carolina, 1918.Episcopalian.Scottishancestry. Member,American BarAssociation;Rotary;PhiDelta Phi;PhiBeta Kappa;AlphaTau Omega;OmicronDelta Kappa.Died in Columbia,RichlandCounty, S.C.,March30, 1951 (age71 years, 94days).Interment at Elmwood Cemetery. | | Claud Napoleon Sapp (1886-1947) — also known asClaud N. Sapp — of Columbia,RichlandCounty, S.C.Born in Lancaster,LancasterCounty, S.C.,February11, 1886.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofSouthCarolina state house of representatives, 1912-14, 1920-24(Lancaster County 1912-14, Richland County 1920-24); delegate toDemocratic National Convention from South Carolina,1924,1928,1932,1936;SouthCarolina Democratic state chair, 1930-34;U.S.Attorney for the Eastern District of South Carolina, 1934-47;died in office 1947.Methodist.Member,OmicronDelta Kappa;Freemasons;Elks.Died in Columbia,RichlandCounty, S.C.,February3, 1947 (age60 years, 357days).Interment at Elmwood Cemetery. | | Joshua Fulton Ensor (1834-1907) — also known asJoshua F. Ensor — of Columbia,RichlandCounty, S.C.Born in Butler,BaltimoreCounty, Md.,December12, 1834.Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;physician;farmer;candidate forU.S.Representative from South Carolina 4th District, 1890, 1892;postmaster atColumbia,S.C., 1897-1907; delegate to Republican National Convention fromSouth Carolina,1900.Presbyterian.Member,Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners;GrandArmy of the Republic.Died in Columbia,RichlandCounty, S.C.,August9, 1907 (age72 years, 240days).Interment at Elmwood Cemetery.  | John Bratton Davis (1917-2004) — also known asJ. Bratton Davis — of Columbia,RichlandCounty, S.C.Born in Hartsville,DarlingtonCounty, S.C.,October27, 1917.Democrat.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; campaign manager forDonaldS. Russell for Governor, 1962; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from South Carolina,1964;U.S. bankruptcy judge, 1978-2000.DiedOctober29, 2004 (age87 years, 2days).Interment at Elmwood Cemetery.| |  Relatives: Sonof John Bratton Davis (1885-1925) and Sarah Eleanor (Causey) Davis;married to Margaret Smyth McKissick. | | | | The J. Bratton Davis U.S. BankruptcyCourthouse(built 1936; given current name about 2005), inColumbia,South Carolina, isnamed forhim. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: U.S. Bankruptcy Court forSouth Carolina |
| | | Adolphus Fletcher Spigner (1879-1945) — ofRichlandCounty, S.C.Born in Lykesland,RichlandCounty, S.C.,January26, 1879.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofSouthCarolina state senate from Richland County, 1914-18; Solicitor,5th Circuit, 1918-45.Methodist.Member,Freemasons;Woodmenof the World;OddFellows;Redmen;Knightsof Pythias.Died, from injuries he received in anautomobileaccident, in Columbia,RichlandCounty, S.C.,February12, 1945 (age66 years, 17days).Interment at Elmwood Cemetery. | | Adolphus Fletcher Spigner Jr. (1916-1961) — ofRichlandCounty, S.C.Born in Columbia,RichlandCounty, S.C.,May 6,1916.Democrat.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member ofSouthCarolina state house of representatives from Richland County,1946-48; member ofSouthCarolina state senate from Richland County, 1954-58.Episcopalian.Member,AmericanLegion;Forty andEight;ExchangeClub;Elks.Died in Columbia,RichlandCounty, S.C.,May 22,1961 (age45 years, 16days).Interment at Elmwood Cemetery. | | Maxcy Gregg (1814-1862) — of Columbia, Richland District (nowRichlandCounty), S.C.Born in Columbia, Richland District (nowRichlandCounty), S.C.,August1, 1814.Lawyer;major in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War;delegateto South Carolina secession convention from Richland, 1860-62;general in the Confederate Army during the Civil War.During theBattle ofFredericksburg, he wasshot inthe spine, mortally wounded, and died two days later, inFredericksburg,Va.,December15, 1862 (age48 years, 136days).Interment at Elmwood Cemetery. | | Allen McFarland Sapp (1900-1968) — also known asAllen M. Sapp — ofLancasterCounty, S.C.; Fort Lawn,ChesterCounty, S.C.Born in Lancaster,LancasterCounty, S.C.,January30, 1900.Lawyer;member ofSouthCarolina state house of representatives from Lancaster County,1928-32, 1938-40.Methodist.Died, in Senn MemorialHospital,Lancaster,LancasterCounty, S.C.,March24, 1968 (age68 years, 54days).Interment at Elmwood Cemetery. | | Claud Napoleon Sapp Jr. (1917-1972) — also known asClaud N. Sapp, Jr. — of Columbia,RichlandCounty, S.C.Born in Columbia,RichlandCounty, S.C.,October21, 1917.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member ofSouthCarolina state house of representatives from Richland County,1946-49; resigned 1949.Died in Columbia,RichlandCounty, S.C.,December3, 1972 (age55 years, 43days).Interment at Elmwood Cemetery. | | Joseph Daniel Sapp (1928-2000) — also known asJoseph D. Sapp — of Columbia,RichlandCounty, S.C.Born in Columbia,RichlandCounty, S.C.,January22, 1928.Democrat. Member ofSouthCarolina state house of representatives from Richland County,1950; delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Carolina,1964.Died in Columbia,RichlandCounty, S.C.,April14, 2000 (age72 years, 83days).Interment at Elmwood Cemetery.
First BaptistChurch Cemetery
Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina
FirstPresbyterian Churchyard
Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Henry William de Saussure (1763-1839) — also known asHenry W. de Saussure — of Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.; Columbia,RichlandCounty, S.C.Born inJasperCounty, S.C.,August16, 1763.Lawyer;delegateto South Carolina state constitutional convention, 1790; memberofSouthCarolina state house of representatives, 1790-94, 1796-98,1806-08;intendantof Charleston, South Carolina, 1797-99.Congregationalist.Died in Columbia, Richland District (nowRichlandCounty), S.C.,March26, 1839 (age75 years, 222days).Interment at First Presbyterian Churchyard. | | James Augustus Black (1793-1848) — of South Carolina. Born near Abbeville, Ninety Six District (nowAbbevilleCounty), S.C.,1793.Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812;ironmanufacturer; member ofSouthCarolina state house of representatives, 1826-28, 1832-35;U.S.Representative from South Carolina 1st District, 1843-48; died inoffice 1848.Slaveowner. Died inWashington,D.C.,April 3,1848 (ageabout 54years).Interment at First Presbyterian Churchyard; cenotaph atCongressionalCemetery, Washington, D.C. | | Abraham Nott (1768-1830) — of South Carolina. Born in Saybrook (now Deep River),MiddlesexCounty, Conn.,February5, 1768.Lawyer;member ofSouthCarolina state house of representatives, 1796-97;U.S.Representative from South Carolina 4th District, 1799-1801;circuit judge in South Carolina, 1810-19.Slaveowner. Died in Fairfield District (nowFairfieldCounty), S.C.,June 19,1830 (age62 years, 134days).Interment at First Presbyterian Churchyard. | Other politicians whohave (or had) monuments here: | | | John Hugh Means (1812-1862) — of Buckhead, Fairfield District (now Old Buckhead,FairfieldCounty), S.C.Born in Fairfield District (nowFairfieldCounty), S.C.,August18, 1812.Planter;Governorof South Carolina, 1850-52;delegateto South Carolina secession convention from Fairfield, 1860-62;died in office 1862; colonel in the Confederate Army during the CivilWar.Mortallywounded in the Second Battle of Bull Run (Second Manassas), anddied a few days later, inPrinceWilliam County, Va.,September1, 1862 (age50 years, 14days).Intermentaprivate or family graveyard, Fairfield County, S.C.; cenotaph atFirst Presbyterian Churchyard.
GreenlawnCemetery
Garner's Ferry Road
Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Lee Atwater (1951-1991) — also known asHarvey LeRoy Atwater — of Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.Born in Atlanta,FultonCounty, Ga.,February27, 1951.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from SouthCarolina,1972;Chairmanof Republican National Committee, 1989-91.Member,AlphaTau Omega.Self proclaimed "dirty tricks" political strategist;rhythm and bluesguitarist.Died, frombraincancer, inWashington,D.C.,March29, 1991 (age40 years, 30days).Interment at Greenlawn Cemetery.
PresbyterianChurchyard
Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Franklin Harper Elmore (1799-1850) — also known asFranklin H. Elmore — of South Carolina. Born in Laurensville, Laurens District (now Laurens,LaurensCounty), S.C.,October15, 1799.Lawyer;banker;U.S.Representative from South Carolina, 1836-39 (4th District1836-37, 3rd District 1837-39);U.S.Senator from South Carolina, 1850; died in office 1850.Slaveowner. Died inWashington,D.C.,May 29,1850 (age50 years, 226days).Interment at Presbyterian Churchyard. | | William Ford DeSaussure (1792-1870) — also known asWilliam F. DeSaussure — of Columbia, Richland District (nowRichlandCounty), S.C.Born in Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.,February22, 1792.Democrat. Member ofSouthCarolina state house of representatives from Richland, 1837-40,1842-48;U.S.Senator from South Carolina, 1852-53;delegateto South Carolina secession convention from Richland, 1860-62.Slaveowner. Died in Columbia,RichlandCounty, S.C.,March13, 1870 (age78 years, 19days).Interment at Presbyterian Churchyard.
RandolphCemetery
Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina
Founded 1871
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Benjamin Franklin Randolph (d. 1868) — also known asBenjamin F. Randolph — ofOrangeburgCounty, S.C.Delegateto South Carolina state constitutional convention from OrangeburgCounty, 1868; member ofSouthCarolina state senate from Orangeburg County, 1868; died inoffice 1868.Africanancestry.Murderedas hesteppedoff a train,October16, 1868.Original interment in unknown location; reinterment at RandolphCemetery. | | William Fabriel Myers (1850-1917) — also known asWilliam F. Myers — of Walterboro,ColletonCounty, S.C.; Columbia,RichlandCounty, S.C.Born in South Carolina, August,1850.Republican.Lawyer;ColletonCounty Auditor, 1873-74; member ofSouthCarolina state senate from Colleton County, 1874-78; delegate toRepublican National Convention from South Carolina,1880,1904;chairof Colleton County Republican Party, 1896.Africanancestry.Died in Columbia,RichlandCounty, S.C.,January13, 1917 (age66 years, 0days).Interment at Randolph Cemetery.  | William Beverly Nash — also known asW. B. Nash — of Columbia,RichlandCounty, S.C.Born in South Carolina. Republican.Delegateto South Carolina state constitutional convention from RichlandCounty, 1868; member ofSouthCarolina state senate from Richland County, 1868-77; delegate toRepublican National Convention from South Carolina,1872;Republican Presidential Elector for South Carolina,1876.Africanancestry.Interment at Randolph Cemetery.| | Image source:New York Public Library |
| | Seymour Carroll (1894-1943) — of Columbia,RichlandCounty, S.C.Born in South Carolina,February14, 1894.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member,Committee to Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee,Republican National Convention, 1940.Africanancestry.Died, fromnephritisanduremia,in the Veterans Administrationhospital,Columbia,RichlandCounty, S.C.,March11, 1943 (age49 years, 25days).Interment at Randolph Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Richard Carroll and Mary (Simms) Carroll; married to Bessie MaeBurley. |
State HouseGrounds
Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina
| Politicians who have(or had) monuments here: | | | James Francis Byrnes (1882-1972) — also known asJames F. Byrnes — of Aiken,AikenCounty, S.C.; Spartanburg,SpartanburgCounty, S.C.; Columbia,RichlandCounty, S.C.Born in Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.,May 2,1882.Democrat.Lawyer;newspapereditor;U.S.Representative from South Carolina 2nd District, 1911-25;U.S.Senator from South Carolina, 1931-41; defeated, 1924; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from South Carolina,1936,1940,1952;AssociateJustice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1941-42; resigned 1942;U.S.Secretary of State, 1945-47;Governor ofSouth Carolina, 1951-55.EpiscopalianorMethodist.Member,Freemasons;Knightsof Pythias;JuniorOrder.Died in Columbia,RichlandCounty, S.C.,April 9,1972 (age89 years, 343days).Interment atTrinity Episcopal CathedralCemetery; statue at State House Grounds.  | James Strom Thurmond (1902-2003) — also known asStrom Thurmond — of Edgefield,EdgefieldCounty, S.C.; Aiken,AikenCounty, S.C.; Columbia,RichlandCounty, S.C.Born in Edgefield,EdgefieldCounty, S.C.,December5, 1902.Schoolteacher;superintendentof schools;lawyer;member ofSouthCarolina state senate from Edgefield County, 1933-38; resigned1938; delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Carolina,1936,1948,1952(member,Committeeon Rules and Order of Business),1956;circuit judge in South Carolina, 1938-46; served in the U.S. Armyduring World War II;Governor ofSouth Carolina, 1947-51; States Rights candidate forPresidentof the United States, 1948;U.S.Senator from South Carolina, 1954-56, 1956-2003; received 14electoral votes for Vice-President,1960;delegate to Republican National Convention from South Carolina,1972,1988.Baptist.Member,American BarAssociation;Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners;PiKappa Alpha.Died in Edgefield,EdgefieldCounty, S.C.,June 26,2003 (age100 years,203 days).Interment atEdgefieldVillage Cemetery, Edgefield, S.C.; statue erected 1999 at StateHouse Grounds.| | Relatives: Sonof John William Thurmond and Eleanor Gertrude (Strom) Thurmond;married1968 to NancyJanice Moore; married,November7, 1947, toJeanCrouch. | | | | Cross-reference:CharlesE. Simons, Jr. —JoeWilson —JohnLight Napier —RobertAdams | | | | Strom ThurmondFederalBuilding andU.S.Courthouse, inColumbia,South Carolina, isnamed forhim. — Strom ThurmondHighSchool, inJohnston,South Carolina, isnamed forhim. | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —NationalGovernors Association biography —Wikipediaarticle —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial —OurCampaignscandidate detail | | | | Books about Strom Thurmond: Essie MayWashington-Williams,DearSenator : A Memoir by the Daughter of Strom Thurmond —Jack Bass & Marilyn W. Thompson,Strom:The Complicated Personal and Political Life of StromThurmond — R. J. Duke,TheCentennial Senator: True Stories of Strom Thurmond from the PeopleWho Knew Him Best — Joseph Crespino,StromThurmond's America | | | | Image source: Library ofCongress |
 | Benjamin Ryan Tillman (1847-1918) — also known asBenjamin R. Tillman;"PitchforkBen";"The One-Eyed Plowboy" —of Trenton,EdgefieldCounty, S.C.Born in Edgefield District (nowEdgefieldCounty), S.C.,August11, 1847.Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;lost hisleft eye in 1864;farmer;Governor ofSouth Carolina, 1890-94; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from South Carolina,1892(ConventionVice-President),1904(member,Platformand Resolutions Committee),1912(member,Platformand Resolutions Committee),1916;delegateto South Carolina state constitutional convention from EdgefieldCounty, 1895;U.S.Senator from South Carolina, 1895-1918; died in office 1918; inFebrury, 1902, heaccusedfellow South Carolina senatorJohnMcLaurin, of accepting a bribe (in the form of federal patronage)to support a treaty; McLaurin called Tillman a liar, and the twocame toblows on the Senate floor; both werecensuredby the Senate; member ofDemocraticNational Committee from South Carolina, 1912-16.Englishancestry.Died inWashington,D.C.,July 3,1918 (age70 years, 326days).Interment atEbenezerCemetery, Trenton, S.C.; statue at State House Grounds.  | Wade Hampton III (1818-1902) — also known as"Savior of SouthCarolina" —of Columbia,RichlandCounty, S.C.; Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.Born in Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.,March28, 1818.Democrat. Member ofSouthCarolina state senate, 1858; general in the Confederate Armyduring the Civil War;Governor ofSouth Carolina, 1876-79; defeated, 1865;U.S.Senator from South Carolina, 1879-91; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from South Carolina,1880;U.S. Railroad Commissioner, 1893-97.Episcopalian.Awarded the Confederate Medal of Honor by the Sons of ConfederateVeterans.Lost aleg in an accident in 1878.Slaveowner. Died in Columbia,RichlandCounty, S.C.,April11, 1902 (age84 years, 14days).Interment atTrinity Episcopal CathedralCemetery; statue at State House Grounds.| | Relatives: SonofWadeHampton (1791-1858) and Ann (FitzSimons) Hampton; married,October10, 1838, to Margaret Buchanan Frances Preston (daughter ofFrancisSmith Preston; sister ofWilliamCampbell Preston); married1858 to MarySingleton McDuffie (daughter ofGeorgeMcDuffie); nephew of Caroline Martha Hampton (who marriedJohnSmith Preston) and Susan Frances Hampton (who marriedJohnLaurence Manning); grandson ofWadeHampton (1752-1835). | | | | Political family:Breckinridge-Preston-Harrison-Richardsonfamily of Virginia (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | Hampton County,S.C. is named for him. | | | | ThetownofHampton,South Carolina, isnamed forhim. — Wade HamptonHighSchool (built 1960, rebuilt 2006), inGreenville,South Carolina, isnamed forhim. — The Wade HamptonStateOffice Building (opened 1940), inColumbia,South Carolina, isnamed forhim. | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —NationalGovernors Association biography —Wikipediaarticle —NNDBdossier | | | | Books about Wade Hampton: Walter BrianCisco,WadeHampton: Confederate Warrior, ConservativeStatesman | | | | Image source: William C. Roberts,Leading Orators (1884) |
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Trinity EpiscopalCathedral Cemetery
Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | James Francis Byrnes (1882-1972) — also known asJames F. Byrnes — of Aiken,AikenCounty, S.C.; Spartanburg,SpartanburgCounty, S.C.; Columbia,RichlandCounty, S.C.Born in Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.,May 2,1882.Democrat.Lawyer;newspapereditor;U.S.Representative from South Carolina 2nd District, 1911-25;U.S.Senator from South Carolina, 1931-41; defeated, 1924; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from South Carolina,1936,1940,1952;AssociateJustice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1941-42; resigned 1942;U.S.Secretary of State, 1945-47;Governor ofSouth Carolina, 1951-55.EpiscopalianorMethodist.Member,Freemasons;Knightsof Pythias;JuniorOrder.Died in Columbia,RichlandCounty, S.C.,April 9,1972 (age89 years, 343days).Interment at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral Cemetery; statue atState House Grounds. | Wade Hampton III (1818-1902) — also known as"Savior of SouthCarolina" —of Columbia,RichlandCounty, S.C.; Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.Born in Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.,March28, 1818.Democrat. Member ofSouthCarolina state senate, 1858; general in the Confederate Armyduring the Civil War;Governor ofSouth Carolina, 1876-79; defeated, 1865;U.S.Senator from South Carolina, 1879-91; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from South Carolina,1880;U.S. Railroad Commissioner, 1893-97.Episcopalian.Awarded the Confederate Medal of Honor by the Sons of ConfederateVeterans.Lost aleg in an accident in 1878.Slaveowner. Died in Columbia,RichlandCounty, S.C.,April11, 1902 (age84 years, 14days).Interment at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral Cemetery; statue atState House Grounds.| | Relatives: SonofWadeHampton (1791-1858) and Ann (FitzSimons) Hampton; married,October10, 1838, to Margaret Buchanan Frances Preston (daughter ofFrancisSmith Preston; sister ofWilliamCampbell Preston); married1858 to MarySingleton McDuffie (daughter ofGeorgeMcDuffie); nephew of Caroline Martha Hampton (who marriedJohnSmith Preston) and Susan Frances Hampton (who marriedJohnLaurence Manning); grandson ofWadeHampton (1752-1835). | | | | Political family:Breckinridge-Preston-Harrison-Richardsonfamily of Virginia (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | Hampton County,S.C. is named for him. | | | | ThetownofHampton,South Carolina, isnamed forhim. — Wade HamptonHighSchool (built 1960, rebuilt 2006), inGreenville,South Carolina, isnamed forhim. — The Wade HamptonStateOffice Building (opened 1940), inColumbia,South Carolina, isnamed forhim. | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —NationalGovernors Association biography —Wikipediaarticle —NNDBdossier | | | | Books about Wade Hampton: Walter BrianCisco,WadeHampton: Confederate Warrior, ConservativeStatesman | | | | Image source: William C. Roberts,Leading Orators (1884) |
| | | William Campbell Preston (1794-1860) — also known asWilliam C. Preston — of Columbia,RichlandCounty, S.C.Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,December27, 1794.Lawyer;member ofSouthCarolina state house of representatives, 1828-34;U.S.Senator from South Carolina, 1833-42; resigned 1842.Presidentof South Carolina College 1845-51.Slaveowner. Died in Columbia,RichlandCounty, S.C.,May 22,1860 (age65 years, 147days).Interment at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral Cemetery. | | Richard Irvine Manning (1859-1931) — also known asRichard I. Manning — of Sumter,SumterCounty, S.C.; Columbia,RichlandCounty, S.C.Born in Homesley Plantation,SumterCounty, S.C.,August15, 1859.Democrat.Farmer;member ofSouthCarolina state house of representatives from Sumter County,1892-96; member ofSouthCarolina state senate, 1898-1906; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from South Carolina,1912(member,Committeeon Rules and Order of Business),1916;Governorof South Carolina, 1915-19; president, American Products Exportand Import Corp.;CottonWarehouse Co.; NationalBank ofSumter;Bank ofMayesville; South Carolina Land & Settlement Assoc.; director,SumterTelephoneCo.;TelephoneManufacturingCo.; MagnetoManufacturingCo.; PalmettoFireInsurance Co.; New YorkLifeInsurance Co.; Union-Buffalo Mills Co.; CliftonManufacturingCo.; chairman Peoples StateBank ofSouth Carolina.Episcopalian.Member,DeltaKappa Epsilon;Freemasons;Knightsof Pythias.Died in Columbia,RichlandCounty, S.C.,September11, 1931 (age72 years, 27days).Interment at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral Cemetery. | | Richard Irvine Manning (1789-1836) — of Clarendon District (nowClarendonCounty), S.C.Born near Sumter, Sumter District (nowSumterCounty), S.C.,May 1,1789.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812;planter;member ofSouthCarolina state house of representatives from Clarendon, 1822-25;Governorof South Carolina, 1824-26; member ofSouthCarolina state senate from Clarendon, 1830-34;U.S.Representative from South Carolina, 1834-36 (8th District1834-35, 7th District 1835-36); died in office 1836.Episcopalian.Member,Societyof the Cincinnati.Slaveowner. Died in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,May 1,1836 (age47 years, 0days).Interment at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral Cemetery; cenotaph atCongressionalCemetery, Washington, D.C. | | Hugh Smith Thompson (1836-1904) — of South Carolina. BornJanuary24, 1836.Governorof South Carolina, 1882-86.DiedNovember20, 1904 (age68 years, 301days).Interment at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral Cemetery. | | John Laurence Manning (1816-1889) — also known asJohn L. Manning — of Fulton, Clarendon District (nowClarendonCounty), S.C.Born in Clarendon District (nowClarendonCounty), S.C.,January29, 1816.Democrat.Planter;member ofSouthCarolina state house of representatives, 1842-46, 1865-67; memberofSouthCarolina state senate, 1846-52, 1861-65, 1878 (Clarendon 1846-52,1861-65, Clarendon County 1878); resigned 1852, 1865; PresidentialElector for South Carolina,1848;Governorof South Carolina, 1852-54; Presidential Elector for SouthCarolina,1856;delegateto South Carolina secession convention from Clarendon, 1860-62;colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from South Carolina,1868;Presidential Elector for South Carolina,1884.Episcopalian.Member,OddFellows;Societyof the Cincinnati;Grange.Slaveowner. Died in Camden,KershawCounty, S.C.,October29, 1889 (age73 years, 273days).Interment at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral Cemetery. | | Wade Hampton (1752-1835) — Born inHalifaxCounty, Va.,1752.Democrat. Colonel in the Continental Army during the RevolutionaryWar; member ofSouthCarolina state house of representatives, 1779-86, 1791;U.S.Representative from South Carolina 4th District, 1795-97,1803-05; Presidential Elector for South Carolina,1800;general in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812.Reputed to be the wealthiest planter in America; owned more than3,000 slaves in 1830.Slaveowner. Died in Columbia,RichlandCounty, S.C.,February4, 1835 (ageabout 82years).Interment at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral Cemetery. | | Peter Horry (1743-1815) — Born inGeorgetownCounty, S.C.,1743.Planter;general in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; memberofSouthCarolina state house of representatives, 1782, 1792-94; member ofSouthCarolina state senate, 1785-87.FrenchHuguenot ancestry.Died in Columbia,RichlandCounty, S.C.,February28, 1815 (ageabout 71years).Interment at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral Cemetery. | | Richard Irvine Manning (1817-1861) — of Clarendon District (nowClarendonCounty), S.C.Born in Sumter District (nowSumterCounty), S.C.,December22, 1817.Planter;member ofSouthCarolina state senate from Clarendon, 1858-61; died in office1861; served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War.Member,Societyof the Cincinnati.Died, from afever,in Clarendon District (nowClarendonCounty), S.C.,October10, 1861 (age43 years, 292days).Interment at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral Cemetery. | | James Parsons Carroll (1809-1883) — of South Carolina. Born in Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.,April10, 1809.Member ofSouthCarolina state house of representatives, 1838-40; member ofSouthCarolina state senate from Edgefield, 1853-54, 1858-59; resigned1859;delegateto South Carolina secession convention from Edgefield, 1860-62.DiedAugust24, 1883 (age74 years, 136days).Interment at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral Cemetery. | | John Smith Preston (1809-1881) — also known asJohn S. Preston — of Columbia,RichlandCounty, S.C.Born in Abingdon,WashingtonCounty, Va.,April20, 1809.Democrat.Lawyer;planter;member ofSouthCarolina state senate, 1848-56; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from South Carolina,1860;delegateto South Carolina secession convention from Richland, 1861-62;general in the Confederate Army during the Civil War.Died in Columbia,RichlandCounty, S.C.,May 1,1881 (age72 years, 11days).Interment at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral Cemetery.| | Relatives: SonofFrancisSmith Preston and Sarah Buchanan (Campbell) Preston; brother ofWilliamCampbell Preston; married,April28, 1830, to Caroline Martha Hampton (daughter ofWadeHampton (1752-1835); sister ofWadeHampton (1791-1858); aunt ofWadeHampton III); nephew ofJamesPatton Preston; uncle ofRobertJefferson Breckinridge Jr. andWilliamCampbell Preston Breckinridge; grandson ofWilliamPreston andWilliamCampbell; grandnephew ofPatrickHenry; granduncle ofLevinIrving Handy,DeshaBreckinridge andHenrySkillman Breckinridge; first cousin ofJamesMcDowell,JohnBuchanan Floyd andGeorgeRogers Clark Floyd; first cousin once removed ofJohnBreckinridge; second cousin ofJosephCabell Breckinridge (1788-1823),ValentineWood Southall,RobertJefferson Breckinridge andSamuelMeredith Garland (1802-1880); second cousin once removed ofJohnCabell Breckinridge,PeterAugustus Porter (1827-1864) andStephenValentine Southall; second cousin twice removed ofJosephCabell Breckinridge (1844-1906),CliftonRodes Breckinridge,PeterAugustus Porter (1853-1925) andSamuelMeredith Garland (1861-1945); third cousin ofJamesDouglas Breckinridge. | | | | Political family:Breckinridge-Preston-Harrison-Richardsonfamily of Virginia (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Wade Hampton (1791-1858) — of Richland District (nowRichlandCounty), S.C.Born in Richland District (nowRichlandCounty), S.C.,April21, 1791.Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812;planter;member ofSouthCarolina state senate from Richland, 1826-29.Slaveowner. Died in Mississippi,February9, 1858 (age66 years, 294days).Interment at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral Cemetery. | | Joseph Daniel Pope (1820-1908) — of Beaufort, Beaufort District (nowBeaufortCounty), S.C.Born in Beaufort District (nowBeaufortCounty), S.C.,March 6,1820.Delegateto South Carolina secession convention from St. Helena, 1860-62.Died in Columbia,RichlandCounty, S.C.,March21, 1908 (age88 years, 15days).Interment at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral Cemetery. | | Alva Moore Lumpkin Jr. (1921-2005) — ofRichlandCounty, S.C.BornNovember25, 1921.Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;lawyer;member ofSouthCarolina state house of representatives from Richland County,1948-50.Episcopalian.Died in Columbia,RichlandCounty, S.C.,January29, 2005 (age83 years, 65days).Interment at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral Cemetery.
St. John'sEpiscopal Churchyard
Congaree, Richland County, South Carolina
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | James Hopkins Adams (1812-1861) — also known asJames H. Adams — of Gadsden, Richland District (nowRichlandCounty), S.C.Born in Congaree, Richland District (nowRichlandCounty), S.C.,March15, 1812.Planter;member ofSouthCarolina state house of representatives, 1834-37, 1840-41,1848-49; member ofSouthCarolina state senate, 1851-54; Presidential Elector for SouthCarolina,1852;Governorof South Carolina, 1854-56;delegateto South Carolina secession convention from Richland, 1860-61;died in office 1861.Episcopalian.Died in Columbia, Richland District (nowRichlandCounty), S.C.,July 13,1861 (age49 years, 120days).Interment at St. John's Episcopal Churchyard. | | Francis Hopkins Weston (1866-1930) — also known asFrancis H. Weston — of Columbia,RichlandCounty, S.C.Born near Eastover, Richland District (nowRichlandCounty), S.C.,October10, 1866.Democrat.Lawyer; lawpartner ofJohnQuitman Marshall, 1888-91; member ofSouthCarolina state house of representatives from Richland County,1892-96, 1898-1902; member ofSouthCarolina state senate from Richland County, 1906-14; resigned1914; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from SouthCarolina,1912;U.S.Attorney for South Carolina, 1914-18;U.S.Attorney for the Western District of South Carolina, 1915;U.S.Attorney for the Eastern District of South Carolina, 1918-22;Presidential Elector for South Carolina,1929.Episcopalian.Member,American BarAssociation.Died in Columbia,RichlandCounty, S.C.,September11, 1930 (age63 years, 336days).Interment at St. John's Episcopal Churchyard.| | Relatives: Sonof William Weston and Caroline Elizabeth (Woodward) Weston; married,April15, 1896, to Amy Adams Shoolbred. |
| | James Pickett Adams (1828-1904) — Born in Richland District (nowRichlandCounty), S.C.,September2, 1828.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofSouthCarolina state house of representatives, 1858-61, 1888-89; majorin the Confederate Army during the Civil War; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from South Carolina,1872.Died inRichlandCounty, S.C.,November1, 1904 (age76 years, 60days).Interment at St. John's Episcopal Churchyard. | | Joel Adams (1750-1830) — of South Carolina. Born in Virginia,February4, 1750.Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War;planter;member ofSouthCarolina state house of representatives, 1814-15.Baptist.Died in Congaree, Richland District (nowRichlandCounty), S.C.,July 9,1830 (age80 years, 155days).Interment at St. John's Episcopal Churchyard. | | James Uriah Adams (1812-1871) — Born in Richland District (nowRichlandCounty), S.C.,February12, 1812.Planter;member ofSouthCarolina state house of representatives, 1864.Died inRichlandCounty, S.C.,March 7,1871 (age59 years, 23days).Interment at St. John's Episcopal Churchyard.
Old RichmondPresbyterian Churchyard
Wateree, Richland County, South Carolina
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Jefferson Blakely Bates (1896-1966) — also known asJeff B. Bates — of Columbia,RichlandCounty, S.C.Born in Wateree,RichlandCounty, S.C.,October16, 1896.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; member ofSouthCarolina state house of representatives from Richland County,1923-26; member ofSouthCarolina state senate from Richland County, 1934-40;SouthCarolina state treasurer, 1940; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from South Carolina,1952,1956.Presbyterian.Member,SigmaAlpha Epsilon;Kiwanis.DiedAugust17, 1966 (age69 years, 305days).Interment at Old Richmond Presbyterian Churchyard.| | Relatives: Sonof John M. Bates and Amanda (Scott) Bates. |
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