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D. Portraits of Noted Carolinians | History of SC Slide Collection

Portraits of noted Carolinians are listed alphabetically. 

This image courtesy of the South Caroliniana Library.

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Thomas Pinckney | History of SC Slide Collection

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Thomas Pinckney | History of SC Slide Collection
Episode 116
Born in Charleston, the third surviving child of Eliza Lucas and Charles Pinckney, the younger brother of Charles Cotesworth Pinckney (see Charles Cotesworth Pinckney, In His 6th Year, and Charles...
Charles Pinckney | History of SC Slide Collection

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Charles Pinckney | History of SC Slide Collection
Episode 114
Born in Charleston, Charles Pinckney (1757-1824) studied law under his father, Colonel Charles Pinckney, and was admitted to the bar, but never practiced law. During the Revolutionary War, he was...
Francis W. Pickens | History of SC Slide Collection

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Francis W. Pickens | History of SC Slide Collection
Episode 112
Born on his family's plantation on the Tuggaloo River in St. Paul's Parish, Francis W. Pickens (1805-1869) attended Franklin College (now University of Georgia) at Athens, Georgia, and South Carolina...
Andrew Pickens | History of SC Slide Collection

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Andrew Pickens | History of SC Slide Collection
Episode 111
Born in Edgefield, Governor Andrew Pickens (1779-1838) studied at the College of New Jersey (now Princeton). During the War of 1812, he served as a colonel in the U.S. Army and in later stages of the...
James Louis Petigru | History of SC Slide Collection

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James Louis Petigru | History of SC Slide Collection
Episode 110
James Louis Petigru (1789-1865) was a noted South Carolina lawyer (he was head of the South Carolina Bar for forty years), and a leading Unionist in the period leading up to the Civil War. Born in...
Matthew J. Perry, Jr. | History of SC Slide Collection

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Matthew J. Perry, Jr. | History of SC Slide Collection
Episode 109
Matthew J. Perry (1924-2011 ), Jr., a native South Carolinian, became a noted civil rights attorney for the NAACP; his legal victory on behalf of Harvey Gantt's suit to be admitted to Clemson...
Sir Peter Parker | History of SC Slide Collection

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Sir Peter Parker | History of SC Slide Collection
Episode 108
Sir Peter Parker (1721-1811) was the naval commander who directed the British fleet in the abortive attack against Fort Sullivan in the summer of 1776. Courtesy of the South Caroliniana Library.
Osceola | History of SC Slide Collection

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Osceola | History of SC Slide Collection
Episode 107
Osceola ( -1838), the celebrated Seminole Chief, died in captivity at Fort Moultrie on January 30th, 1838. Osceola's death marked the end of a long and determined resistance by his people to the...
James L. Orr | History of SC Slide Collection

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James L. Orr | History of SC Slide Collection
Episode 106
Born in Craytonville, in the Pendleton District, Governor James L. Orr (1822-1873) was educated in local schools and later attended the University of Virginia to study law. After graduation, he...
Ellen Murray | History of SC Slide Collection

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Ellen Murray | History of SC Slide Collection
Episode 105
Ellen Murray (1834-1908), with two young women from the Penn School. In 1862, Ellen Murray and Laura Towne (1825-1901), members of the Port Royal Experiment, established the first school for African...
William Moultrie | History of SC Slide Collection

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William Moultrie | History of SC Slide Collection
Episode 104
Born in Charleston, William Moultrie (1730-1805) served in the South Carolina House of Commons, and in 1761, became involved in the Cherokee War. In 1775, he was elected to the first South Carolina...
Dr. John Moultrie | History of SC Slide Collection

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Dr. John Moultrie | History of SC Slide Collection
Episode 103
Dr. John Moultrie, a physician, illustrates the sometimes painful divisions within families that civil war and revolution can cause. The older brother of General William Moultrie (see William Moultrie...
Franklin I. Moses | History of SC Slide Collection

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Franklin I. Moses | History of SC Slide Collection
Episode 102
Born in Sumterville (now Sumter), Governor Franklin I. Moses (1838-1906) was educated in local schools and later studied law. As a private secretary to Governor Francis Pickens, he became involved in...
Benjamin Mordecai | History of SC Slide Collection

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Benjamin Mordecai | History of SC Slide Collection
Episode 101
Benjamin Mordecai, a Jewish merchant in Charleston, made the first and largest contribution to the war-chest of South Carolina, and was thanked by the Secession Convention (still in session) for his...
George Monck | History of SC Slide Collection

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George Monck | History of SC Slide Collection
Episode 100
George Monck (1608-1670) was one of the eight original Proprietors of Carolina. A supporter of Charles I, Monck was captured and imprisoned for two years in the Tower of London, but with the defeat of...
Arthur Middleton | History of SC Slide Collection

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Arthur Middleton | History of SC Slide Collection
Episode 99
Arthur Middleton (1742-1787) was a signer of the Declaration of Independence. Born at Middleton Place on the Ashley River, Middleton was educated in South Carolina and in England at Hackney Academy...
Ron McNair | History of SC Slide Collection

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Ron McNair | History of SC Slide Collection
Episode 97
The "Challenger" astronaut Ron McNair (1951-1986) and Governor Richard Riley during a joint session of the South Carolina legislature in the House Chambers on April 11, 1984. McNair, an Air Force...
Clelia Peronneau McGowan | History of SC Slide Collection

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Clelia Peronneau McGowan | History of SC Slide Collection
Episode 96
Clelia Peronneau McGowan (1865-1956) of Charleston was a pioneer woman suffragist in South Carolina. After the 19th Amendment was passed giving women the right to vote, she became the first woman...
Vardry McBee | History of SC Slide Collection

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Vardry McBee | History of SC Slide Collection
Episode 95
Vardry McBee ( -1864) is known as the Father of Greenville, in spite of his living in North Carolina until 1834. In 1815, McBee purchased extensive properties in Greenville, and established flour...
Benjamin E. Mays | History of SC Slide Collection

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Benjamin E. Mays | History of SC Slide Collection
Episode 94
Benjamin E. Mays (1894-1984) was born in Greenwood County, the son of former slaves, and educated at Bates College in Lewiston, Maine, and the University of Chicago, where he received his M.A. and Ph...
Burnet R. Maybank | History of SC Slide Collection

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Burnet R. Maybank | History of SC Slide Collection
Episode 93
Born in Charleston, Governor Burnet R. Maybank (1899-1954) attended local public schools, Porter Military Academy, and the College of Charleston. During WWI, he served as a seaman in the U.S. Navy...