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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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Sarah Moore Grimké | History of SC Slide Collection

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Sarah Moore Grimké | History of SC Slide Collection
Episode 68
Sarah Moore Grimké (1792-1873) and her sister Angeline Emily Grimké (1805-1879) were abolitionists and advocates of women's rights. Born into a wealthy and aristocratic family from Charleston, the...
Anne King Gregorie | History of SC Slide Collection

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Anne King Gregorie | History of SC Slide Collection
Episode 66
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...
William Gregg | History of SC Slide Collection

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William Gregg | History of SC Slide Collection
Episode 65
William Gregg (1800-1897), who introduced the cotton textile industry into South Carolina, was born near Carmicheals, West Virginia, where he received no formal education. During his youth, he held an...
Maxcy Gregg | History of SC Slide Collection

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Maxcy Gregg | History of SC Slide Collection
Episode 64
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

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Nathanael Greene | History of SC Slide Collection
Episode 63
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

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James Glen | History of SC Slide Collection
Episode 62
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

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Perry D. Gilreath | History of SC Slide Collection
Episode 61
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...
William Gibbes | History of SC Slide Collection

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William Gibbes | History of SC Slide Collection
Episode 59
William Gibbes (1722-1789) owned extensive properties in several parishes in Colleton County, and was a ship owner and merchant. He was one of three developers who filled in the tip of land on the...
Christopher Gadsden | History of SC Slide Collection

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Christopher Gadsden | History of SC Slide Collection
Episode 58
Christopher Gadsden (1724-1805) was an early radical voice in Charleston for colonial union against the authority of Parliament. Born in Charleston, by 1761 he had amassed a considerable fortune in...
Richard Furman | History of SC Slide Collection

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Richard Furman | History of SC Slide Collection
Episode 57
Richard Furman (1755-1825) was a Baptist clergyman and educator. Born in Esopus, New York, Furman came to Charleston with his family as an infant. They moved to the High Hills of the Santee in May...
Charles Fraser | History of SC Slide Collection

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Charles Fraser | History of SC Slide Collection
Episode 56
Charles Fraser (1782-1860), born in Charleston, began his education at a classical school and continued at the College of Charleston. At an early age, he showed artistic qualities which were...
Dr. Matilda A. Evans | History of SC Slide Collection

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Dr. Matilda A. Evans | History of SC Slide Collection
Episode 55
Dr. Matilda A. Evans (1870s-1935) received an M.D. degree from Oberlin College in 1897, the only African-American in her class. She was a native of Aiken, and a student at Schofield Normal School...
Governor John Gary Evans | History of SC Slide Collection

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Governor John Gary Evans | History of SC Slide Collection
Episode 54
Born in Cokesbury, Governor John Gary Evans (1863-1942) attended Cokesbury Conference School. In 1879, he enrolled at Union College in Schenectady, New York, but withdrew before he graduated to study...
John Drayton | History of SC Slide Collection

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John Drayton | History of SC Slide Collection
Episode 52
John Drayton (1766-1822) served as governor of South Carolina from 1800-1802 and from 1808-1810. The eldest child of William Henry Drayton, he was born at Drayton Hall. He was educated at the College...
Laura Glenn Douglas | History of SC Slide Collection

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Laura Glenn Douglas | History of SC Slide Collection
Episode 51
Laura Glenn Douglas (1886-1962), New Deal artist, was born in Winnsboro and studied at the College for Women in Columbia, and the Corcoran School of Art in Washington, D.C. She subsequently studied in...
Rembert Dennis | History of SC Slide Collection

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Rembert Dennis | History of SC Slide Collection
Episode 50
Born in Pinopolis, educated at Furman, Georgetown University in Washington D.C., and the University of South Carolina, Rembert Dennis (1915- ) began his legislative career in the South Carolina House...
Colonel Alonzo T. Dargan | History of SC Slide Collection

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Colonel Alonzo T. Dargan | History of SC Slide Collection
Episode 49
Col. Alonzo T. Dargan ( -1864), a son of the Darlington County family by that name, was painted by William H. Scarborough (1812-1871) in his Confederate uniform at the beginning of the Civil War. He...
Ann Pamela Cunningham | History of SC Slide Collection

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Ann Pamela Cunningham | History of SC Slide Collection
Episode 48
Best known as the "Savior of Mount Vernon," Ann Pamela Cunningham (1816-1875) had the distinction, for a long time, of being the only woman whose portrait hung in the South Carolina State House. From...
William Crafts, Jr | History of SC Slide Collection

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William Crafts, Jr | History of SC Slide Collection
Episode 46
A poet, politician and reformer born in Charleston, William Crafts, Jr. (1787-1826), was educated by tutors and later entered Harvard, graduating in 1805. He returned to Charleston and studied law...
Thomas Cooper | History of SC Slide Collection

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Thomas Cooper | History of SC Slide Collection
Episode 45
A scientist and educator, born in Westminster, England, Thomas Cooper (1759-1839) attended Oxford but never graduated. An industrial career, in which he successfully used chlorine as a bleaching agent...