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- ↑ "Will Resign About Dec. 1". Evening Post. Charleston, South Carolina. November 9, 1923. p. 7. Retrieved April 29, 2016.
- ↑ Schultz, Rebecca L. (2024). "Clelia Peronneau McGowan: A Woman Alderman in Charleston". Charleston, SC. Retrieved March 2, 2023.
- ↑ "New Deal Denied Credit for Huge Byrnes Victory". News and Courier. Charleston, South Carolina. August 27, 1936. pp. 1A. Retrieved April 29, 2016.
- ↑ "Congressional Record". United States Congress. 1973. p. 13537. Retrieved May 3, 2014.
- ↑ "Thomas P. Stoney Killed In Hit-Run". Charleston News & Courier. April 23, 1973. pp. A1. Retrieved January 18, 2014.
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