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"W" is for Williams, David Rogerson [1776-1830] Congressman, governor.
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This collection features notable South Carolinians who have devoted their lives and careers to the fields of health care, medicine and science.
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"C" is for Chalmers, Lionel [1715-1777]. Physician. Scientist.
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"E" is for Evans, John Gary [1863-1942]. Governor.
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"S" is for Scarborough, William Harrison [1912-1871]. Painter. Portraitist.
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"D" is for Drayton, John [1766-1822]. Governor. Jurist. Author.
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"B" is for Bennett, Thomas, Jr. [1781-1865]. Governor.
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"C" is for Chamberlain, Daniel Henry. [1835-1907] Governor. Attorney General.
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“D” is for Drayton, William Henry [1742-1779]. Revolutionary Leader. Planter. He was educated in England. In 1769, his essay in the South Carolina Gazette, opposing the non-importation association...
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“M” is for McNair, Robert Evander [1923-2007]. Attorney, legislator, governor. During World War II, McNair served 23 months in the Pacific theater. After the war, he graduated from USC and moved to...
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“F” is for Furchgott, Robert Francis [1916-2009]. Pharmacologist. Nobel Prize Laureate. When he was a young boy growing up in Orangeburg, Furchgott’s first interest was natural history. After...
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“R” is for Rainey, Joseph Hayne [1832-1887]. Congressman. Rainey was born a slave, but his father—a barber—was able to purchase his family's freedom. During the Civil War, he was forced to serve as a...
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“G” is for Gray, Wil Lou [1883-1984]. Educator, public servant. Gray was a native of Laurens where members of her family were influential civic leaders, devoted Methodists, and contributors to the...
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“E” is for Evans, Matilda Arabella [1872-1935]. Physician. A native of Aiken, Evans attended Schofield Normal and Industrial School, Oberlin College’s preparatory school, and the Women’s Medical...
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"M" is for McLeod, Thomas Gordon.
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“M” is for McSweeney, Miles Benjamin [1855-1909]. Governor. After serving as co-publisher of a newspaper in Ninety Six, McSweeney moved to Hampton and founded the Hampton County Guardian. He became an...
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The John Rutledge House, 116 Broad Street, Charleston, is a fine example of a "Charleston double house." The centered front gable, dentil molding, and triangular pediment door are both distinctive in...
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South Carolinians also send Senators and Representatives to sit in the national Congress. From left to right are portrayed some of South Carolina's most influential state and national elected...
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“M” is for Means, John Hugh [1812-1862]. Governor. After graduating from South Carolina College, Means became a successful planter in Fairfield District. After one term in the General Assembly, he...
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“P” is for Pinckney, Henry Laurens [1794-1863]. Legislator, congressman, editor. In 1816, Pinckney was elected to the South Carolina House where he served until 1828—and again from 1830-1832. He was...
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“W” is for Wilson, John Lyde [1784-1849]. Governor. From 1806 to 1822 Wilson served in both the South Carolina House and Senate. Elected governor in 1822, he proved to be an ardent advocate of states’...
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"P" is for Pickens, Andrew, Jr. Governor.
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"H" is for Heyward, Duncan Clinch. Governor.
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"C" is for Carson, Jane Caroline Petigru.
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"O" is for Oliphant, Mary Chevillette Simms [1891-1988]. Historian. Born in Barnwell County, Mary C. Simms Oliphant was the granddaughter of novelist and historian William Gilmore Simms. In 1917 the...
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