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<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <title>The Political Graveyard: Spartanburg County, S.C.</title> <meta name="description" content="A database of political history and cemeteries, with brief biographical entries for 320,919 U.S. political figures, living and dead, from the 1700s to the present."> <meta name="keywords" content="political biography history genealogy cemeteries politics candidates congress senators legislators governors politicians biographies ancestors mayors birthplace geography elections"> <meta name="author" content="Lawrence Kestenbaum"> <script type="text/javascript"> var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-7383562-1']); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); (function() { var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true; ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 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Evins</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=10> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13>  <b>1912, Baltimore:</b> <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/brown1.html#704.23.02">Ben Hill Brown</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/evans5.html#533.38.80">John Gary Evans</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lancaster.html#724.26.43">S. T. D. Lancaster</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=10> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13>  <b>1916, St. Louis:</b> <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/clinch-clingman.html#643.60.22">John G. Clinkscales</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/evans5.html#533.38.80">John Gary Evans</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lancaster.html#724.26.43">S. T. D. Lancaster</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=10> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13>  <b>1924, New York:</b> <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lancaster.html#724.26.43">S. T. D. Lancaster</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/perky-perrizzo.html#624.10.56">L. W. Perrin</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=10> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13>  <b>1928, Houston:</b> <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/evans5.html#533.38.80">John Gary Evans</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=10> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13>  <b>1936, Philadelphia:</b> <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/burts-busey.html#252.72.68">Mrs. S. N. Burts</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/byrnes.html#104.02.68">James F. Byrnes</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/galbraith.html#527.55.36">J. Gregg Galbraith</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/johnson-johnston.html#347.75.30">Olin D. Johnston</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=10> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13>  <b>1940, Chicago:</b> <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/burts-busey.html#252.72.68">Mrs. S. N. Burts</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/byrnes.html#104.02.68">James F. Byrnes</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/johnson-johnston.html#347.75.30">Olin D. Johnston</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=10> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13>  <b>1944, Chicago:</b> <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/johnson-johnston.html#287.49.82">Mrs. Olin D. Johnston</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/johnson-johnston.html#347.75.30">Olin D. Johnston</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lambdin-lamy.html#269.03.53">J. Allen Lambright</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=10> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13>  <b>1948, Philadelphia:</b> <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/johnson-johnston.html#287.49.82">Mrs. Olin D. Johnston</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/johnson-johnston.html#347.75.30">Olin D. Johnston</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/littlebandit-livesay.html#963.48.89">C. Bruce Littlejohn</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/moore6.html#897.00.41">LeRoy Moore</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=10> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13>  <b>1952, Chicago:</b> <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/brown9.html#823.14.76">Walter J. Brown</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/johnson-johnston.html#287.49.82">Mrs. Olin D. Johnston</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/johnson-johnston.html#347.75.30">Olin D. Johnston</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=10> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13>  <b>1956, Chicago:</b> <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bell.html#393.08.85">John C. Bell</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/brown9.html#823.14.76">Walter J. Brown</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/johnson-johnston.html#287.49.82">Mrs. Olin D. Johnston</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/johnson-johnston.html#347.75.30">Olin D. Johnston</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lambdin-lamy.html#269.03.53">J. Allen Lambright</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/moore2.html#418.02.68">Charles C. Moore</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=10> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13>  <b>1964, Atlantic City:</b> <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/burnett.html#637.88.12">G. C. Burnett</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/burts-busey.html#806.91.28">Sam N. Burts</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hutchison-hyche.html#504.98.39">Simpson Hyatt</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/johnson-johnston.html#287.49.82">Mrs. Olin D. Johnston</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/johnson-johnston.html#347.75.30">Olin D. Johnston</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/littlebandit-livesay.html#963.48.89">C. Bruce Littlejohn</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/rothacker-rowden.html#254.44.51">LeGrande Rouse II</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/russell2.html#125.17.08">Donald Russell, Jr.</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/russell2.html#243.58.63">Donald Russell</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=10> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13>  <b>1996, Chicago:</b> <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/marks.html#986.74.51">Elaine W. Marks</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=10> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13>  <b>2004, Boston:</b> <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/keitt-kellett.html#081.44.02">Nicholas Kekas</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/sanger-sargeant.html#317.36.58">Thomas A. Santaniello</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=10> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13>  <b>2008, Denver:</b> <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bond.html#677.41.70">Christine Bond</a></td></tr> </table></td> <td><td width=47% valign="top"> <table cellpadding=5> <tr><td colspan=2 valign="top" style="font-size:16pt;">Republican National Conventions:</td></tr> <tr><td width=10> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13>  <b>1900, Philadelphia:</b> <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/meagher-meek.html#822.44.81">B. F. Means</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/poinier-polke.html#945.73.89">Samuel T. Poinier</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=10> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13>  <b>1912, Chicago:</b> <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/freeman.html#602.47.36">W. M. Freeman</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/morgan.html#324.82.96">Laban Morgan</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/young3.html#840.44.20">Frank J. Young</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=10> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13>  <b>1916, Chicago:</b> <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/porter9.html#385.29.45">W. M. Porter</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=10> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13>  <b>1928, Kansas City:</b> <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/smith1.html#286.54.57">B. T. Smith</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=10> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13>  <b>1932, Chicago:</b> <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/brown8.html#355.13.60">S. D. Brown</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/jones5.html#614.60.36">J. G. Jones</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=10> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13>  <b>1936, Cleveland:</b> <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/smith1.html#286.54.57">B. T. Smith</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=10> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13>  <b>1940, Philadelphia:</b> <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/faull-faxon.html#090.01.70">Frank W. Faux</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=10> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13>  <b>1948, Philadelphia:</b> <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/faull-faxon.html#090.01.70">Frank W. Faux</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=10> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13>  <b>1952, Chicago:</b> <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/faull-faxon.html#090.01.70">Frank W. Faux</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hines.html#249.68.72">Joseph E. Hines</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=10> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13>  <b>1956, San Francisco:</b> <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/faull-faxon.html#090.01.70">Frank W. Faux</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/milliken.html#243.36.30">Roger Milliken</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/milliken.html#875.31.88">Mrs. Roger Milliken</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=10> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13>  <b>1960, Chicago:</b> <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/archibald-armstead.html#308.01.56">Constance D. Armitage</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/chapman.html#175.97.22">Robert F. Chapman</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/milliken.html#243.36.30">Roger Milliken</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/moss.html#240.87.04">William E. Moss</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=10> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13>  <b>1964, San Francisco:</b> <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/archibald-armstead.html#308.01.56">Constance D. Armitage</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=10> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13>  <b>1968, Miami Beach:</b> <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/archibald-armstead.html#308.01.56">Constance D. Armitage</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=10> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13>  <b>1972, Miami Beach:</b> <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/archibald-armstead.html#308.01.56">Constance D. Armitage</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/button-byrer.html#140.12.05">Hal C. Byrd</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cookerly-cooledge.html#763.89.75">Jesse L. Cooksey</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/eberhart-eddleman.html#056.45.84">Anne Ebersbach</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/milliken.html#243.36.30">Roger Milliken</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=10> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13>  <b>2004, New York:</b> <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dixon.html#440.74.73">Michael Eugene Dixon</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/jasen-jeffreys.html#031.94.47">Christina Jeffrey</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mcredmond-meachem.html#579.20.93">Walter McSherry</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=10> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13>  <b>2008, St. Paul:</b> <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hammond.html#239.99.02">Mark Hammond</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mcredmond-meachem.html#579.20.93">Walter McSherry</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/riley.html#718.29.76">Mary Ann Riley</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr></table </td> <td width=180 align="center" valign="center"> <script type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script> </td></tr></table> <table width=100%> <td align="center" valign="center"> <script type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script> </td></table> <table width=100%> <tr><td align="center"><span style="font-size:20pt;"> <span style="font-family:garamond,serif"> <i>"Enjoy the hospitable entertainment of a political graveyard."</i></span></span><br> <span style="font-size:8pt;">Henry L. 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