Ernest Frederick "Fritz" Hollings was an American politician who served as a United States senator from South Carolina from 1966 to 2005. A conservative Democrat,he was also the 106th governor of South Carolina,the 77th lieutenant governor of South Carolina,and a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives. He served alongside Democrat-turned-Republican Senator Strom Thurmond for 36 years,making them the longest-serving duo in U.S. Senate history. At the time of his death,he was the oldest living former U.S. senator and the second-oldest living American governor. As of 2024,he is the last Democrat to hold or win a U.S. Senate seat in South Carolina.
Edward Rutledge was an American Founding Father and politician who signed the Continental Association and was the youngest signatory of the Declaration of Independence. He later served as the 39th governor of South Carolina.
William Moultrie was an American slaveowning planter and politician who became a general in the American Revolutionary War. As colonel leading a state militia,in 1776 he prevented the British from taking Charleston,and Fort Moultrie was named in his honor.
Christopher Gadsden was an American politician who was the principal leader of the South Carolina Patriot movement during the American Revolution. He was a delegate to the Continental Congress,a brigadier general in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War,Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina,a merchant,and the designer of the Gadsden flag. He is a signatory to the Continental Association.
Rawlins Lowndes was an American lawyer,planter and politician who became involved in the patriot cause after his election to South Carolina's legislature,although he opposed independence from the Kingdom of Great Britain. Lowndes served as president/governor of South Carolina during the American Revolutionary War,and after the war opposed his state's ratification of the Constitution of the United States because it would restrict the trans-Atlantic slave trade. Lowndes also served as a state legislator and mayor of Charleston before his death. Two of his sons,Thomas and William Lowndes,would serve in the U.S. Congress.
Joseph Patrick Riley Jr. is an American politician who served as the 60th mayor of Charleston,South Carolina from 1975 to 2016. A member of the Democratic Party,he also served in the South Carolina House of Representatives from 1968 to 1974 and was the 44th President of the United States Conference of Mayors from 1986 to 1987. Riley's 40 years as mayor were the longest in South Carolina history at the time of his retirement and are the longest in Charleston's history.
Burnet Rhett Maybank was a three-term US senator,the 99th governor of South Carolina,and mayor of Charleston,South Carolina. He was the first governor from Charleston since the American Civil War (1861-1865) and one of twenty people in United States history to have been elected mayor,governor,and United States senator. During his tenure in the Senate,Maybank was a powerful ally of President Franklin D. Roosevelt. His unexpected death on September 1,1954,from a heart attack,led to Strom Thurmond being elected senator.
Benjamin Guerard was a lawyer,patriot of the Revolutionary War and the 34th Governor of South Carolina from 1783 to 1785.
Arnoldus Vanderhorst was an American military officer and planter. He was a general of the South Carolina militia during the American Revolutionary War and served as the governor of South Carolina from 1794 to 1796.
Clementa Carlos Pinckney was an American politician and pastor who served as a Democratic member of the South Carolina Senate,representing the 45th District from 2000 until his murder in 2015. He was previously a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from 1997 through 2000.
The 1972 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina were held on November 7,1972,to select six Representatives for two-year terms from the state of South Carolina. The primary elections were held on August 29 and the runoff elections were held two weeks later on September 12. Five incumbents were re-elected and the only change was in the 6th district where Republican Edward Lunn Young succeeded Democrat John L. McMillan,who was defeated in the Democratic primary. The composition of the state delegation after the elections was four Democrats and two Republicans.
U.S. Highway 17 (US 17) is a part of the United States Numbered Highway System that runs north–south from Punta Gorda,Florida to Winchester,Virginia. In South Carolina,it is a 221-mile (356 km) major highway that travels near the Atlantic Ocean. Beginning from the Georgia state line at the Savannah River,US 17 enters South Carolina in Jasper County,where it intersects with Interstate 95 (I-95). The route goes through Hardeeville. It merges with I-95 until Point South,then heads east into Beaufort County,through the ACE Basin,and eventually reaches Charleston. There,US 17 crosses the Ashley and Cooper rivers,crossing the Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge and becoming a major route through Mount Pleasant. Continuing through the Francis Marion National Forest,it reaches Georgetown. Then it follows the Grand Strand,bypassing Myrtle Beach before entering North Carolina near Calabash.
A special election for South Carolina's 1st congressional district was held on May 7,2013,to fill the seat following the resignation of U.S. Representative Tim Scott,who was appointed to the United States Senate by Governor Nikki Haley to fill the seat previously held by Jim DeMint. DeMint resigned from the Senate on January 2,2013,to accept a position as president of The Heritage Foundation.
Harry B. "Chip" Limehouse III is an American politician from the state of South Carolina. A member of the Republican Party,Limehouse is a former member of the South Carolina House of Representatives,representing District 110.
Wheeler Mellette Tillman was an American politician in the state of South Carolina. He served in the South Carolina House of Representatives as a member of the Democratic Party from 1972 to 1976,representing Charleston County,South Carolina. He is a lawyer in Charleston.
Lucius Mendel Rivers Jr. is an American attorney and former politician in the state of South Carolina. He served in the South Carolina House of Representatives as a member of the Democratic Party from 1972 to 1974,representing Charleston County,South Carolina. The son of longtime South Carolina Congressman L. Mendel Rivers,born while his father was serving in Washington,D.C.;he is now a lawyer in Charleston. He attended Georgetown University.
Thomas Dewey Wise is a former American politician in the state of South Carolina. He served in the South Carolina Senate as a member of the Democratic Party from 1972 to 1984,representing Charleston County,South Carolina. He is a lawyer.
Edward Charles Mickey was a Reconstruction era legislator in South Carolina. His occupation was listed as tailor and minister. He served in the South Carolina House of Representatives from 1868 until 1872. He was one of many African American legislators who served as Republicans in South Carolina's House and Senate in 1868. He represented Charleston County. He was born in Charleston,South Carolina.
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