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Cleveland, Jesse Franklin b. 1804 d. 1841
US Congressman. Elected to represent Georgia at-large in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1835 to 1839.
Saint Michaels Church Cemetery, Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina, USA
Fraser, Charles b. August 20, 1782 d. October 5, 1860
Artist. When a small child of nine Fraser's parents died and he was raised by his older brother Frederick. In childhood his desire was to become a painter and it became his passion in life. But the profession, at that time was considered unworthy of a gentleman and no doubt his guardians felt it a sacrifice of money and time to allow the encouragements of talents in a questionable occupation. As a result he began the study of law and several years later in 1807 was admitted to the bar. He...[Read More] (Bio by: John Schneider)
Saint Michaels Church Cemetery, Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina, USA
Gist, Mordecai b. February 22, 1742 d. August 2, 1792
Revolutionary War Continental Army Brigadier General. Born the son of Thomas and Susanna Gist in Baltimore, Maryland. In 1774, with his personal fortune, Gist established the Baltimore independent company, which became the Maryland 5th Infantry. In 1776 he was appointed major in the regular army and served in action in the north. In January, 1779, congress appointed him a brigadier-general in the continental army, and he took the command of the 2nd Maryland brigade. In 1779 he was transferred...[Read More] (Bio by: Iola)
Saint Michaels Church Cemetery, Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina, USA
Grantham Jr., Adm. Elonzo Bowden b. January 25, 1907 d. January 24, 1985
US Navy Rear Admiral. Grantham's early education was in the public school system in Rocky Mount, North Carolina. He entered the United States Naval Academy in 1926 and graduated in 1930. His first assignment was aboard the aircraft carrier Saratoga. Later he was reassigned to the light cruiser USS St. Louis which was part of the Seventh Fleet docked at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. During the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor the St. Louis was able to steam out of the harbor and begin it's...[Read More] (Bio by: John Schneider)
Saint Michaels Church Cemetery, Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina, USA
Hayne, Arthur b. March 12, 1789 d. January 6, 1867
US Senator. United States Senator from South Carolina, serving in 1858. Member of South Carolina State House of Representatives.
Saint Michaels Church Cemetery, Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina, USA
Hayne, Robert Young b. November 11, 1791 d. September 24, 1839
US Senator, South Carolina Governor. He served in the United States Senate from 1823 to 1832 and as Governor of South Carolina from 1832 to 1834. (Bio by: Tim Crutchfield)
Saint Michaels Church Cemetery, Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina, USA
Kinloch, Francis b. March 6, 1755 d. February 7, 1826
US Continental Congressman. During the Revolutionary War, he served as a Captain in the Continental Army. He served in the South Carolina State house of representatives in 1779 and was elected a member of the Second Continental Congress in 1780. From 1786 to 1788, he was a member of the State house of representatives, State legislative council in 1789 and the State constitutional convention in 1790. (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Saint Michaels Church Cemetery, Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina, USA
Martin, William Dickinson b. 1789 d. 1833
US Congressman. Elected to represent South Carolina's 4th District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1827 to 1831.
Saint Michaels Church Cemetery, Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina, USA
Pinckney, Charles Cotesworth b. February 25, 1746 d. August 16, 1825
US Signer of Constitution, Brigadier General. Born into a South Carolina aristocratic family with strong Loyalist ties he forsook those allegiances and risked lost much of his wealth to side with the American colonists that were seeking independence from Britain. Although educated in England, he returned to South Carolina as a young adult where his success as a lawyer and planter led to him being elected to the legislature. After the war began in 1775 he held a seat in the provincial Congress...[Read More] (Bio by: Bigwoo)
Saint Michaels Church Cemetery, Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina, USA
Rutledge, John b. September 17, 1739 d. July 23, 1800
US Supreme Court Justice, Governor of South Carolina, Member of Continental Congress, Signer of US Constitution. After studying law in England he returned to his hometown of Charleston South Carolina where he not only practiced law but expanded his family's a successful agricultural business. In 1761 his political career began when he was elected to a seat in the provincial assembly. While he supported self government for the colonies he pleaded for restraint in breaking relationships off...[Read More] (Bio by: Bigwoo)
Saint Michaels Church Cemetery, Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina, USA
Vanderhorst, Gen. Arnoldus b. March, 1748 d. January 29, 1815
South Carolina Governor. He was born in Christ Church Parish, across the Cooper River from Charleston. Prior to his public service he was a planter until the start of the Revolution. He was an officer in the command of General Francis Marion in the Revolution. After the Revolution he was elected to the South Carolina House of Representative serving from 1776 to 1780, then in the South Carolina Senate from 1780 to 1786. He was mayor of Charleston when George Washington visited in 1791 and in...[Read More] (Bio by: John Schneider)
Saint Michaels Church Cemetery, Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina, USA
Wagner, Thomas M. d. July 17, 1862
Civil War Confederate Army Officer. Before the conflict began in 1861, he served the citizens of South Carolina as a State Senator and was the executive of the Charleston and Savannah Railroad. As stated by him in a March 1861 letter, he was the “first man who volunteered a company of enlisted men” when war was inevitable. His initial service for the Confederacy began as a lieutenant in the First South Carolina Artillery and would be promoted through the ranks until his March 25, 1862 promotion...[Read More] (Bio by: Stonewall)
Saint Michaels Church Cemetery, Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina, USA

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