| |  Herman Benjamin Baruch (1872-1953) — also known asHerman B. Baruch — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.; Huntington,SuffolkCounty, Long Island, N.Y.Born in Camden,KershawCounty, S.C.,April28, 1872.Democrat.Physician;stockbroker;delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,1932,1952;Democratic Presidential Elector for New York,1933;U.S. Ambassador toPortugal, 1945-47;Netherlands, 1947-49.Jewish. Member,AmericanArbitration Association;PhiBeta Kappa;KappaSigma.Died in Wyandanch,SuffolkCounty, Long Island, N.Y.,March15, 1953 (age80 years, 321days).Interment atFlushingCemetery, Flushing, Queens, N.Y. | | Solomon Blatt (1895-1986) — of Barnwell,BarnwellCounty, S.C.Born in Blackville,BarnwellCounty, S.C.,February27, 1895.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;lawyer; lawpartner ofJ.E. Harley, 1917-34; member ofSouthCarolina state house of representatives, 1932-74, 1974-86(Barnwell County 1932-74, 91st District 1974-86); died in office1986;Speaker ofthe South Carolina State House of Representatives, 1937-46,1951-73; delegate to Democratic National Convention from SouthCarolina,1944(member,Committeeon Permanent Organization).Episcopalian.Jewish ancestry.Died in Barnwell,BarnwellCounty, S.C.,May 14,1986 (age91 years, 76days).Interment atChurch of the Holy Apostles Episcopal Cemetery, Barnwell, S.C. | | Solomon Blatt Jr. (1921-2016) — of Barnwell,BarnwellCounty, S.C.; Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.Born inBarnwellCounty, S.C.,August20, 1921.Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;lawyer;U.S.District Judge for South Carolina, 1971-90; took senior status1990.Episcopalian.Jewish ancestry.Died in Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.,April20, 2016 (age94 years, 244days).Interment atChurch of the Holy Apostles Episcopal Cemetery, Barnwell, S.C. | | Israel Brown (1873-1928) — ofNorfolk,Va.Born in Newberry,NewberryCounty, S.C.,July 28,1873.Democrat.Physician;served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member ofVirginiastate house of delegates, 1922-24.Jewish. Member,American MedicalAssociation;AmericanLegion.DiedFebruary11, 1928 (age54 years, 198days).Interment atHebrewCemetery, Norfolk, Va. | | Solomon Cohen (1802-1875) — of Savannah,ChathamCounty, Ga.Born in Georgetown, Georgetown District (nowGeorgetownCounty), S.C.,August15, 1802.Democrat.Lawyer;U.S.Attorney for Georgia, 1840-42; postmaster atSavannah,Ga., 1853-65; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromGeorgia,1860.Jewish. Organized a relief fund to support the family ofJeffersonDavis while he was in prison after the Civil War.Died in Savannah,ChathamCounty, Ga.,August14, 1875 (age72 years, 364days).Interment atLaurelGrove North Cemetery, Savannah, Ga.| |  Relatives: Sonof Solomon Cohen (1757-1835) and Bell (Moses) Cohen; married toMiriam Gratz Moses. | | | | Epitaph: "The Memory of the Just isBlessed." | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | 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 atKahal Kadosh Beth Elohim Cemetery, Charleston, S.C. | | Lewis Charles Levin (1808-1860) — also known asLewis C. Levin — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Born in Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.,November10, 1808.U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 1st District, 1845-51.Jewish. Died in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,March14, 1860 (age51 years, 125days).Interment atLaurelHill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pa. | | Edwin Warren Moise (c.1811-1868) — also known asE. Warren Moise — of Louisiana. Born in Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C., about 1811.Lawyer;U.S.Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana, 1853-55; memberofLouisianastate house of representatives, 1859;Louisianastate attorney general, 1860; circuit judge in Louisiana, 1860.Jewish. Died in Jefferson,JeffersonParish, La.,June 29,1868 (ageabout 57years).Burial location unknown. | | Philip Phillips (1807-1884) — of Cheraw, Chesterfield District (nowChesterfieldCounty), S.C.; Mobile,MobileCounty, Ala.Born in Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.,December13, 1807.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofSouthCarolina state house of representatives, 1833-34; member ofAlabamastate house of representatives, 1844-51; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Alabama,1852;U.S.Representative from Alabama 1st District, 1853-55.Jewish. Died inWashington,D.C.,January14, 1884 (age76 years, 32days).Interment atLaurelGrove North Cemetery, Savannah, Ga.  | Joseph Pulitzer (1847-1911) — Born inHungary,April10, 1847.Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member ofMissouri state legislature, 1869;delegateto Missouri state constitutional convention 31st District, 1875;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri,1880(member,ResolutionsCommittee;speaker);U.S.Representative from New York 9th District, 1885-86.Jewish. Diedaboard hisyacht in the harbor of Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.,October29, 1911 (age64 years, 202days).Interment atWoodlawnCemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
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