Noted South Carolinians

Meet South Carolinians from various backgrounds and time periods.

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Alfred Huger | History of SC Slide Collection
Alfred Huger | History of SC Slide Collection
Episode 74

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Alfred Huger (1788-1872), a noted Unionist and supporter of Andrew Jackson during the Nullification Controversy, was appointed by Jackson to be Postmaster in 1834, a post he held until 1865, when he...
Robert Y. Hayne | History of SC Slide Collection
Robert Y. Hayne | History of SC Slide Collection
Episode 72

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Robert Y. Hayne (1791-1839) served as governor of South Carolina from 1832-1834. Hayne was born on his family's plantation, Pon Pon, in St. Paul's Parish. After studying law under Langdon Cheves...
Wade Hampton III | History of SC Slide Collection
Wade Hampton III | History of SC Slide Collection
Episode 71

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Born in Charleston, Governor Wade Hampton III (1818-1902) was educated by private tutors and later graduated from the South Carolina College. He studied, but never practiced, law. Instead, Hampton...
Jane Bruce Guignard | History of SC Slide Collection
Jane Bruce Guignard | History of SC Slide Collection
Episode 70

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Jane Bruce Guignard (1874-1960) was born in Aiken County, educated at the College for Women in Columbia (see Chicora College), and in 1900 entered the Women's Medical College in Philadelphia. She...
Anne King Gregorie | History of SC Slide Collection
Anne King Gregorie | History of SC Slide Collection
Episode 66

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Anne King Gregorie (1887-1960), born in Porcher's Bluff near Mt. Pleasant, made significant contributions to the understanding and promotion of South Carolina history. A graduate of Winthrop College...
Maxcy Gregg | History of SC Slide Collection
Maxcy Gregg | History of SC Slide Collection
Episode 64

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Maxcy Gregg (1814-1862) was born in Columbia, educated at South Carolina College, and admitted to the Columbia bar in 1839. He served as a Major in Milledge Bonham's Mexican War regiment, and argued...
Nathanael Greene | History of SC Slide Collection
Nathanael Greene | History of SC Slide Collection
Episode 63

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Nathanael Greene (1742-1786) was raised in New England in a Quaker family, but helped organize local Rhode Island militia when the revolution approached, and in 1775 was appointed the commander of a...
James Glen | History of SC Slide Collection
James Glen | History of SC Slide Collection
Episode 62

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James Glen (1701-1777) served as one of South Carolina's most effective colonial governors. Born in Scotland, appointed governor in 1738, he arrived in the colony in 1743 and served until 1756, longer...
Perry D. Gilreath | History of SC Slide Collection
Perry D. Gilreath | History of SC Slide Collection
Episode 61

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Perry D. Gilreath was elected Sheriff of Greenville County in 1877, a position he held until his retirement in 1900. He was particularly noted, in an era when many South Carolina politicians were...