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A. Lee M. Wiggins | Legacy of Leadership Profile

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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...
John C. Calhoun | S.C. Hall of Fame

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John C. Calhoun | S.C. Hall of Fame
5-minute biography of the life of American politician and political theorist, John C. Calhoun. Through the use of archival material, scholar interviews, and historical illustrations, this program...
Thomas B. Pearce | Legacy of Leadership Profile

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Thomas B. Pearce | Legacy of Leadership Profile
A profile of Thomas Butler Pearce. (1888–1947) Tom Pearce built a small wholesale produce business into one of the nation's largest food distribution companies and still found time to serve his...
Eliza Lucas Pinckney | Legacy of Leadership Profile

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Eliza Lucas Pinckney | Legacy of Leadership Profile
Eliza Lucas Pinckney (1722–1793) Eliza Lucas, who was born in 1722 in Antigua, was 16 when she took charge of her father's plantation near Charles Town and successfully managed it. In 1738, Lieutenant...
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...
George W. Park | Legacy of Leadership Profile

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George W. Park | Legacy of Leadership Profile
(1852 – 1935) George W. Park was born on a farm near Fannettburg, Pennsylvania. When he was a child, his mother noticed his interest in horticulture and encouraged him to raise flowers in a corner of...
James C. Self, Sr. | Legacy of Leadership Profile Franklyn D. Owen, Jr. | Legacy of Leadership Profile

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Franklyn D. Owen, Jr. | Legacy of Leadership Profile
(1930 – 1982) In April 1994, Owen Steel Company, Inc., of Columbia sold the largest contract in the company's history — 23,500 tons of structural steel for the Atlantic City Convention Center project...
William Farrow | S.C. Hall of Fame James F. Byrnes | S.C. Hall of Fame

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James F. Byrnes | S.C. Hall of Fame
James Francis Byrnes (1882-1972) was born in Charleston and served in all three branches of the federal government. He served in the U.S. House of Representatives (1911–25) and in the Senate (1931–41)...
Anne Austin Young | S.C. Hall of Fame

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Anne Austin Young | S.C. Hall of Fame
Anne Austin Young was born in 1892. In a day when relatives and friends threw up their hands in horror at the thought of a woman physician and when people in her home town of Cross Hill referred to...
Governor John C. West | S.C. Hall of Fame Ernest "Fritz" Hollings | S.C. Hall of Fame

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Ernest "Fritz" Hollings | S.C. Hall of Fame
Ernest “Fritz” Hollings was born in Charleston, South Carolina in 1922. He graduated from The Citadel in 1942 and served as an artillery officer in World War Two. After the war, he was elected to the...
Frances Ravenel Smythe Edmunds | S.C. Hall of Fame

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Frances Ravenel Smythe Edmunds | S.C. Hall of Fame
Frances Ravenel Smythe Edmunds achieved national recognition as an advocate for historic preservation. She graduated from the College of Charleston in 1939. In 1947, she founded the Historic...
Eliza Pinckney | S.C. Hall of Fame

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Eliza Pinckney | S.C. Hall of Fame
Short biography of indigo planter and colonial entrepreneur Eliza Lucas Pinckney, another example of the enormous contribution the Pinckney family of South Carolina has made to the history of our...
Edward Rutledge | S.C. Hall of Fame

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Edward Rutledge | S.C. Hall of Fame
A brief biography of the life of Edward Rutledge, statesman, South Carolina Governor, and signer of the Declaration of Independence. Through the use of archival materials, scholar interviews, visits...
Elliott White Springs | S.C. Hall of Fame

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Elliott White Springs | S.C. Hall of Fame
"There's no such thing as bad publicity..." This remark, attributed to Irish playwright Brendan Behan, sums up the advertising philosophy of noted textile executive Elliott White Springs of Springs...
William Farrow | S.C. Hall of Fame Anna Hyatt Huntington | S.C. Hall of Fame

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Anna Hyatt Huntington | S.C. Hall of Fame
Born in 1876, Anna Vaughn Hyatt came from a family that supported her interest in animals and the arts. Her mother and sister were both artists. Her father was a professor of paleontology, and she...
James C. Self, Sr. | Legacy of Leadership Profile Roger Milliken | Legacy of Leadership Profile

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Roger Milliken | Legacy of Leadership Profile
Roger Milliken (1915 - 2010) Through Roger Milliken's leadership and passion for innovation and research, Milliken & Company has become one of the largest and most successful textile and chemical...
Bernard M. Baruch | Legacy of Leadership Profile

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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...
James C. Self, Sr. | Legacy of Leadership Profile A. Foster McKissick | Legacy of Leadership Profile

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A. Foster McKissick | Legacy of Leadership Profile
A. Foster McKissick (1869 – 1938) Anthony Foster McKissick was a major figure in the Southern textile industry and was also a college professor, scientist, state legislator, philanthropist, and...
William Farrow | S.C. Hall of Fame Archibald Rutledge | S.C. Hall of Fame

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Archibald Rutledge | S.C. Hall of Fame
Archibald Rutledge was born October 23, 1883 in McClellanville, South Carolina. He grew up at Hampton Plantation on the South Santee River. In 1904, Rutledge began writing stories, poems, and magazine...
Charles Duke | S.C. Hall of Fame

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Charles Duke | S.C. Hall of Fame
Inducted into the South Carolina Hall Of Fame, Charles Duke, Jr. is one of only twelve people to ever walk on the Moon as part of the historic Apollo 16 mission in 1972. Charles Moss "Charlie" Duke...
Andrew Pickens | S.C. Hall of Fame

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Andrew Pickens | S.C. Hall of Fame
8-minute biography of the life of American Revolution militia leader and US Congressman, General Andrew Pickens. Through the use of available archival materials, scholar interviews, and historical...
Governor James Burrows Edwards | S.C. Hall of Fame

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Governor James Burrows Edwards | S.C. Hall of Fame
James Burrows Edwards was born in Hawthorne, Florida, and was an officer in the U.S. Maritime Service during World War II. Edwards received a bachelor's degree in 1950 at the College of Charleston. He...