Finance

This collection highlights prominent business owners and entrepreneurs from South Carolina.

Ibra Charles Blackwood | History of SC Slide Collection

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Ibra Charles Blackwood | History of SC Slide Collection

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Born in 1878 in Spartanburg County, Ibra Charles Blackwood (1878-1936) attended Furman University preparatory school and Wofford College. Later, he studied law in Spartanburg, and began a law practice...

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A. Lee M. Wiggins | Legacy of Leadership Profile

A. Lee M. Wiggins (1891–1980) When Lee Wiggins graduated from the University of North Carolina in 1913, he moved to Hartsville to become secretary to David R. Coker, managing partner of J. L. Coker...

Robert V. Royall, Jr. | Legacy of Leadership Interview

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Robert V. Royall, Jr. | Legacy of Leadership Interview

Robert V. Royall (1934 - ) After David Beasley was elected governor of South Carolina in 1994, his first priority was choosing a secretary to head the Department of Commerce, a new Cabinet post that...

Bernard M. Baruch, Judge J. Bratton Davis | Legacy of Leadership Interview

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Bernard M. Baruch, Judge J. Bratton Davis | Legacy of Leadership Interview

An interview with Judge J. Bratton Davis on Bernard Baruch. Bernard M. Baruch, the "Park Bench Statesman," made his fortune on Wall Street, but his greatest challenge and his greatest satisfaction...

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Bernard M. Baruch | Legacy of Leadership Profile

1870–1965 Bernard M. Baruch, the "Park Bench Statesman," made his fortune on Wall Street, but his greatest challenge and his greatest satisfaction were his service to his country as an economic...

David Bancroft Johnson | S.C. Hall of Fame Bernard Baruch | S.C. Hall of Fame

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Bernard Baruch | S.C. Hall of Fame

Bernard Mannes Baruch was by all accounts one of the most famous and influential Americans of his era -- and certainly one of the wealthiest. Born in South Carolina in 1870, Baruch was a governor of...