US Congressman, Lawyer. He was a United States Representative from the State of South Carolina. He was born one of five children as George Swinton Legare to Edward Thomas Legare (1841-1924), and his wife Katherine Malcomson Graves Legare (1847-1917), in Rockville, South Carolina, on November 11, 1869. His name is also listed sometimes as George Seabrook Legare or George Swinton Legaré. Following his birth, the family moved to Charleston, South Carolina, where he later engaged in the dairy business. He was educated locally and then attended and graduated from the prestigious Porter Milton Academy, an independent coeducational college preparatory day school in Charleston, South Carolina. He then studied law at the distinguished University of South Carolina in Columbia, South Carolina, for two years, before being transferred to the prestigious Georgetown University Law School in Washington, D.C., where he graduated from with an LL.B. (or Bachelor of Laws), in 1893. He was admitted to the bar in 1893 and commenced his legal practice in Charleston, South Carolina, shortly thereafter. He then served as a Corporation Counsel to Charleston, South Carolina, from 1898 to 1903. He then decided to run for a seat in the United States Congress and was elected to succeed the outgoing United States Representative William Elliott (1838-1907), on March 4, 1903. A Member of the Democratic Party, he then served South Carolina's 1st District (the Fifty-Eighth Congress, the Fifty-Ninth Congress, the Sixtieth Congress, the Sixty-First Congress, and the Sixty-Second Congress), from March 4, 1903, until his death in office on January 31, 1913, at the age of 43. He was reelected to represent the Sixty-Third Congress shortly before the close of the Sixty-Second Congress, but he died unexpectedly while still in office. In total, he was elected in 1902, reelected in 1904, reelected in 1906, reelected in 1908, reelected in 1910, and reelected in 1912, but he died before his next term began). Following his death while still serving in the United States Congress, his seat representing the Sixty-Second Congress and Sixty-Third Congress remained vacant from January 31, 1913, to April 29, 1913, when the United States Representative Richard Smith Whaley (1874-1951), was elected to finish out his term. Following some years of ill health, he had spent time in both Fort Bayard, Arizona, St. Andrew's, South Carolina, and at his country home in Pickens, South Carolina. He passed away from tuberculosis in Charleston, South Carolina, on January 31, 1913, at the age of 43. Following his death, his funeral services were held through the J.W. Connelly Undertaking Company of Charleston, South Carolina, and held at the Second Presbyterian Church with the Reverend J.K. Frazer, Pastor of the church officiated the ceremony, and in attendance were friends, family members, and several colleagues including United States Senators and a Sergeant-at-Arms. Following the funeral services, he was buried in Magnolia Cemetery in Charleston, South Carolina. During his lifetime, he had also been a member of the Phi Kappa Psi. He was married to Mary Frances Izlar Legare (1875-1948), on November 9, 1893, and they had six children together including, Barnwell Rehett Legare (1894-1895), Ferdinanda Rhett Legare (1895-1985), Julia Gadsden Legare (1898-1973), Hermena Brewer Legare (1899-1979), William Storen Legare (1900-1930), and Rosa Berwick Legare (1906-1911). He was also a member of the famous political Seabrook-Legare family of Charleston, South Carolina, which included him being the son-in-law of the United States Representative and Judge James Ferdinand Izlar (1832-1912), his son William Storen Legare (1900-1930), who served in the United States Army during World War I, was a Member of the South Carolina State House of Representatives from Charleston County from 1924 to 1926, and a Member of South Carolina State Senate from Charleston County from 1926 to 1930, he was the uncle of Thomas Allen Legare Jr. (1915-2010), who served as a Member of the South Carolina State House of Representatives from Charleston County from 1947 to 1948, and again from 1951 to 1953, and as a Member of the South Carolina State Senate from Charleston County from 1953 to 1966, and he was third cousin of Marion Wainwright Seabrook (1890-1947), who served as a Candidate for United States Senator from the State of South Carolina in 1936, as a Delegate to the Republican National Convention from the State of South Carolina in 1940, and as a Member of the Committee on Rules and Order of Business, and he was fourth cousin once removed of Ephraim Mikell Seabrook (1820-1895), who served as a Delegate to the South Carolina Secession Convention from St. Luke's from 1860 to 1862. His wife Mary survived him and she passed away in Charleston, South Carolina, on October 21, 1948, at the age of 72, and she is also buried in Magnolia Cemetery in Charleston, South Carolina.
US Congressman, Lawyer. He was a United States Representative from the State of South Carolina. He was born one of five children as George Swinton Legare to Edward Thomas Legare (1841-1924), and his wife Katherine Malcomson Graves Legare (1847-1917), in Rockville, South Carolina, on November 11, 1869. His name is also listed sometimes as George Seabrook Legare or George Swinton Legaré. Following his birth, the family moved to Charleston, South Carolina, where he later engaged in the dairy business. He was educated locally and then attended and graduated from the prestigious Porter Milton Academy, an independent coeducational college preparatory day school in Charleston, South Carolina. He then studied law at the distinguished University of South Carolina in Columbia, South Carolina, for two years, before being transferred to the prestigious Georgetown University Law School in Washington, D.C., where he graduated from with an LL.B. (or Bachelor of Laws), in 1893. He was admitted to the bar in 1893 and commenced his legal practice in Charleston, South Carolina, shortly thereafter. He then served as a Corporation Counsel to Charleston, South Carolina, from 1898 to 1903. He then decided to run for a seat in the United States Congress and was elected to succeed the outgoing United States Representative William Elliott (1838-1907), on March 4, 1903. A Member of the Democratic Party, he then served South Carolina's 1st District (the Fifty-Eighth Congress, the Fifty-Ninth Congress, the Sixtieth Congress, the Sixty-First Congress, and the Sixty-Second Congress), from March 4, 1903, until his death in office on January 31, 1913, at the age of 43. He was reelected to represent the Sixty-Third Congress shortly before the close of the Sixty-Second Congress, but he died unexpectedly while still in office. In total, he was elected in 1902, reelected in 1904, reelected in 1906, reelected in 1908, reelected in 1910, and reelected in 1912, but he died before his next term began). Following his death while still serving in the United States Congress, his seat representing the Sixty-Second Congress and Sixty-Third Congress remained vacant from January 31, 1913, to April 29, 1913, when the United States Representative Richard Smith Whaley (1874-1951), was elected to finish out his term. Following some years of ill health, he had spent time in both Fort Bayard, Arizona, St. Andrew's, South Carolina, and at his country home in Pickens, South Carolina. He passed away from tuberculosis in Charleston, South Carolina, on January 31, 1913, at the age of 43. Following his death, his funeral services were held through the J.W. Connelly Undertaking Company of Charleston, South Carolina, and held at the Second Presbyterian Church with the Reverend J.K. Frazer, Pastor of the church officiated the ceremony, and in attendance were friends, family members, and several colleagues including United States Senators and a Sergeant-at-Arms. Following the funeral services, he was buried in Magnolia Cemetery in Charleston, South Carolina. During his lifetime, he had also been a member of the Phi Kappa Psi. He was married to Mary Frances Izlar Legare (1875-1948), on November 9, 1893, and they had six children together including, Barnwell Rehett Legare (1894-1895), Ferdinanda Rhett Legare (1895-1985), Julia Gadsden Legare (1898-1973), Hermena Brewer Legare (1899-1979), William Storen Legare (1900-1930), and Rosa Berwick Legare (1906-1911). He was also a member of the famous political Seabrook-Legare family of Charleston, South Carolina, which included him being the son-in-law of the United States Representative and Judge James Ferdinand Izlar (1832-1912), his son William Storen Legare (1900-1930), who served in the United States Army during World War I, was a Member of the South Carolina State House of Representatives from Charleston County from 1924 to 1926, and a Member of South Carolina State Senate from Charleston County from 1926 to 1930, he was the uncle of Thomas Allen Legare Jr. (1915-2010), who served as a Member of the South Carolina State House of Representatives from Charleston County from 1947 to 1948, and again from 1951 to 1953, and as a Member of the South Carolina State Senate from Charleston County from 1953 to 1966, and he was third cousin of Marion Wainwright Seabrook (1890-1947), who served as a Candidate for United States Senator from the State of South Carolina in 1936, as a Delegate to the Republican National Convention from the State of South Carolina in 1940, and as a Member of the Committee on Rules and Order of Business, and he was fourth cousin once removed of Ephraim Mikell Seabrook (1820-1895), who served as a Delegate to the South Carolina Secession Convention from St. Luke's from 1860 to 1862. His wife Mary survived him and she passed away in Charleston, South Carolina, on October 21, 1948, at the age of 72, and she is also buried in Magnolia Cemetery in Charleston, South Carolina.
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