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Wade Hampton III

Wade Hampton in Confederate uniform.

Carte-de-Visite of General Wade Hampton, C.S.A. Wikimedia Commons.

(1818-1902) Born in Charleston, SC, Wade Hampton III was a Confederate general, governor, and United States Senator. He was the governor of South Carolina at the end of Reconstruction when the federal troops left the state in 1877.

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Architect of the Capitol - Wade Hampton III
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National Governors Association - Gov. Wade Hampton III
South Carolina Hall of Fame - Wade Hampton III
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