James Louis Petigru
James Louis Petigru was a lawyer, politician, and jurist in South Carolina.
George McDuffie
George McDuffie was the 55th Governor of South Carolina.
John McQueen
John McQueen the U.S. Representative for South Carolina from 1853 to 1860. He also was a member of the Confederate States Congress during the American Civil War.
Robert Blair Campbell
Born in Marlboro County, Robert Blair Campbell was a U.S. Representative from South Carolina's 3rd district.
Ellison DuRant Smith
Ellison DuRant Smith was a Democratic politician in South Carolina who was widely known for his racist and segregationist views and advocacy of white supremacy.
James Marion Sims
James Marion Sims is credited as the "father of modern gynecology" for developing tools and surgical techniques related to women's reproductive health.
Stephen Decatur Miller
Stephen Decatur Miller was the 52nd Governor of South Carolina.
Waddy Thompson
SC House of Representatives, US Congress, US Diplomat to Mexico. Born in Pickens Co., lived in Greenville Co. and Edgefield Co.
Charles Hard Townes
Charles Hard Townes was a physicist who won a Nobel Prize in Physics in 1964.
Carlisle Floyd
Carlisle Floyd was an opera composer and librettist from Latta, SC. He is considered the "Father of American Opera."
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