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John McCREARY, Congress, SC (17611833)

McCREARY John , a Representative from South Carolina; born near Fishing Creek, about eighteen miles from Chester, S.C., in 1761; received his schooling from private tutors; became a surveyor;…

Elizabeth J. PATTERSON, Congress, SC (1939)

PATTERSON Elizabeth J. , a Representative from South Carolina; born Elizabeth Johnston in Columbia, S.C., November 18, 1939; attended public schools in Kensington, Md., and Spartanburg, S.C.; B.A.,…

Lemuel James ALSTON, Congress, SC (1760-1836)

ALSTON Lemuel James , a Representative from South Carolina; born in the eastern part of Granville (now Warren) County, N.C., in 1760; moved to South Carolina after the Revolutionary War and…

Samuel EARLE, Congress, SC (1760-1833)

EARLE Samuel , a Representative from South Carolina; born in Frederick County, Va., November 28, 1760; moved to South Carolina in 1774; participated in the Revolutionary War, entering the service…

James Edwin ELLERBE, Congress, SC (1867-1917)

ELLERBE James Edwin , a Representative from South Carolina; born in Sellers, Marion County, S.C., January 12, 1867; attended Pine Hill Academy and the University of South Carolina at Columbia;…

Joseph Travis JOHNSON, Congress, SC (1858-1919)

JOHNSON Joseph Travis , a Representative from South Carolina; born in Brewerton, Laurens County, S.C., February 28, 1858; attended the common schools and was graduated from Erskine College, Due…

William BUTLER, Congress, SC (1790-1850)

BUTLER William , a Representative from South Carolina; born in the Edgefield District, S.C., near the present town of Saluda, February 1, 1790; attended the common schools, and was graduated from…

Thomas MOORE, Congress, SC (1759-1822)

MOORE Thomas , a Representative from South Carolina; born in Spartanburg District, S.C., in 1759; served in the Revolutionary War, taking part in the Battle of Cowpens at the age of sixteen;…

Joseph GIST, Congress, SC (1775-1836)

GIST Joseph , a Representative from South Carolina; born near the mouth of Fair Forest Creek, Union District, S.C., January 12, 1775; moved to Charleston with his parents in 1788; attended the…