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Members of the Legislature and Other
Officers
Source: A History of Marlboro County: With
Traditions and Sketches of Numerous Families,
1897
The journals of the State Senate and also of the House
of Representatives have been carefully searched, with the desire to
obtain a correct list of the men who have represented Marlboro in the Legislature
from the Revolutionary War to the year 1890 ; and it is thought that
the following
meets the requirement. It is to be remembered that before, and for
some years after the formation of the three counties, Chesterfield, Darlington and
Marlboro, out of the territory comprising the "Old Cheraw District,"
the members were elected as from the old district, or "St. David's
Parish," and even after the Representatives began to be chosen from
the counties separately, for a number of years, till about 1805, the three
counties (or districts as they were called) continued to be a single
senatorial district. Therefore, it will be observed that in a few instances, men
residing outside of Marlboro are put down as representing it in the
Senate ; but as at almost every election one or more Marlboro men were
returned along with others from the other counties to the House,
only such as appeared from Marlboro are enrolled in the list of the lower
House :
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1783 Tristram Thomas |
1822-25 Robert B. Campbell |
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1784-85 William DeWitt |
1826-29 James R. Ervin |
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1786-87 William Thomas |
1830-33 Robert B. Campbell |
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1788-89 Morgan Brown |
1834-37 Barnabas K. Henagan |
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1790-91 Morgan Brown |
1838-41 Daniel C. Murdock |
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1792-93 Robert Ellison |
1842-45 James E. David |
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1794-95 Thomas Powe, Tristram
Thomas |
1846-49 William T. Ellerbe |
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1796-97 William thomas, Tristram
Thomas |
1850-57 C. W. Dudley |
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1798-99 William Thomas, John
McIver |
1858-61 Charles Irby |
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1800-01 Alexander McIntosh, John
McIver |
1862-65 Wm. D. Johnson |
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1802-03 Thomas Powe |
1865-67 T. C. Weatherly |
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1804-05 Benjamin Rogers |
1868-76 H. J. Maxwell |
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1806-09 Hugh Lide |
1876-89 C. S. McCall |
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1810-13 William Whitfield |
1890-94 W. D. Evans |
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1814-17 Thomas Evans |
1894- H. M. Stackhouse |
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1818-21 Robeson Carloss |
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REPRESENTATIVES
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1783 Claudius Pegues |
1842-43 W. J. Cook, E. P.
Ervin |
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1784-87 Morgan Brown |
1844-45- E. P. Ervin, W. T. Ellerbe |
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1788-89 Drury Robertson, Robert Allison |
1846-47 J. W. Harrington, B. B.
Rogers |
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1790-91 Thomas Evans, John J.
Jones |
1848-49 J. W. Harrington, W. J.
Cook |
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1792-93 John J. Jones, Benjamin
Hicks |
1850-51 T. C. Weatherly, Chas. A.
Thornwell |
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1794-95 J. J. Jones, Brury
Robertson |
1852-53 Chas. A. thornwell, T. C.
Weatherly |
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1796-97 Drury Robertson, J. J.
Jones |
1854-56 C. A. Thornwell, Chas.
Irby |
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1798-99 William whitfield, D.
Robertson |
1856-57 A. G. Johnson, P. B.
McLaurin |
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1800-01 David Stuart, Tristram
Thomas |
1858-59 C. P. Townsend, J. H.
Hudson |
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1802-03 William Easterling |
1860-61 W. J. Cook, J. W.
Henagan |
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1804-05 William Whitfield, Robert
Allison |
1862-63 C. P. Townsend, T. C.
Weatherly |
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1806-07 Tristram Thomas |
1864-65 S. J. Townsend |
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1808-09 Thomas Evans, John Rogers |
1866-67 Harris Covington |
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1810-11 Jamrs R. Ervin, Tristram
Thomas |
1868-69 James Jones, J. G.
Grant |
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1812-13 T. Thomas, Josiah J.
Evans |
1870-71 T. P. Stubbs, D. P.
McLaurin |
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1814-15 William Whitfield |
1872-73 J. W. thomas, Sam'l
Jackson |
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1816-17 J. A. Evans, Geo. R.
Whitfield |
1874-75 Jacob Allman, T. C.
Weatherly |
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1818-19 James Gillespie |
1876-77 P. M. Hamer, T. N.
Edens |
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1820-23 James Gillespie |
1878-79 P. M. Hamer, T. N.
Edens |
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1824-25 G. R. Whitfield, T. J.
Williams |
1880-81 H. H. Newton, J. R.
Parker |
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1826-27 Thos. J. Williams, Chas.
Lide |
1882-83 J. B. McLaurin, Knox
Livingston |
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1828-29 John Murdock, John M.
Rogers |
1884-85 Simeon Gibson, F. W.
Kinney |
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1830-31 C. J. Lide, John Murdock |
1886-87 Jno. N. Drake, W. D.
Evans |
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1832-33 John Murdock, Chas. J.
Lide |
1888-89 T. N. Edens, W. D.
Evans |
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1834-35 Wm. T. Ellerbe |
1890-92 H. M. Stackhouse, Jno. L.
McLaurin |
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1836-37 C. W. Dudley |
1892-94 Jas. T. Covington, Dan C.
Roper |
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1838-39 James E. David |
1894-96 C. P. Townsend, J. P. Bunch, J.
F. McLaurin |
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1840-41 C. W. Dudley, W. T.
Ellerbe |
1896- J. F. McLaurin, Knox Livingston,
T. I. Rogers |
It is interesting to observe that of these seventy men
whom the people have honored with their suffrages, ten have rendered
service in both branches of the Legislature. One of them, B. K.
Henagan, practiced medicine. Mr. McCall has been a successful
merchant, having at the same time an extensive farming interest,
which was also true of Dr. Henagan. Fifteen of the seventy were
lawyers, three of whom1'were elevated to the bench. Several of them
devoted much attention to their farms. But taking these from the
list there are left fifty-two farmers; a little more than
three-fourths of the whole; and some of those who served longest
were of this class. One of them was six times elected; another five
times. Four were four times, and four others three times; while only
one lawyer has been able to carry his election the fourth time, and
two others reached a third term.
So that if Marlboro is and
has always been an agricultural county, so has it been in all the
years of its history a government of farmers, and yet in most of the
members of the bar that have represented her interests in the
councils of the State, she has honored herself in honoring them.
Time was, indeed, when the voters of Marlboro scarce thought to
inquire into the profession or calling in life, of the man that
sought their suffrages. Is he worthy? Is he capable? No doubt
mistakes were made, but it was not when a lawyer was in the Senate
that "poor Marlboro" rang in the corridors of the capitol. That
people is in danger, that allows one class to array itself against
another. Just as in the world of nature, we need variety, and can
only have the grandest perfection of beauty and utility; so in
social, political and industrial affairs we need various classes,
industries and callings to give strength, order and success to the
whole.
As the old men of seventy years ago looked upon the
manly form of Gillespie or Robert B. Campbell, and heard their
stirring words, they may have felt, these are the men to move
senates, sway juries, and impress judges; or, as they met the
polite, modest youthful Evans, or laughed over the anecdotes and
pleasantries of Ervin, they hardly thought or cared to remember that
these were young lawyers, destined to impress themselves upon their
country; or later on, when Ellerbe and David met upon the stump, who
cared whether he voted for the farmer or the lawyer? Both commanded
the respect of his friends for what he was, in himself, and few men
cared as to his calling, so he honored himself in its
pursuit.
The following is thought to be a full and correct
list of the Sheriffs, Clerks and Ordinaries who have held office in
Marlboro from the Revolution to date.:
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Sheriffs of
Marlboro |
Clerks of Court |
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1. John Andrews......1785 |
1. John Wilson......1785 |
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2. James Moore......1786 |
2. Joel Winfield......1787 |
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3. William Pledger......1792 |
3. William Fields......1788 |
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4. Thomas Evans......1804 |
4. Drury Robertson......1789 |
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5. Benjamin Rogers......1808 |
5. Joel Winfield......1790 |
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6. William Bristow......1812 |
6. Jno. Winfield......1804 |
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7. Chas. S. Strother......1816 |
7. John Thomas......1808 |
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8. Joshua David......1820 |
8. John A. Evans......1812 |
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9. Wm. Pouncy......1824 |
9. James Gillespie, pro
tem......1816 |
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10. Geo. Bristow......1828 |
10. Morgan J. Brown......1816 |
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11. E. L. Henagan......1832 |
11. Wm. Bristow......1820 |
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12. M. Townsend......1838 |
12. Wm. Pledger, pro
tem......1824 |
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13. Geo. Bristow......1842 |
13. Joshua David......1824 |
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14. T. C. Weatherly......1846 |
14. James C. Thomas......1828 |
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15. B. F. McGilvray......1850 |
15. Geo. Bristow......1832 |
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16. Jno. W. Henagan......1854 |
16. Robt. D. Thomas......1838 |
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17. B. F. McGilvray......1858 |
17. Robt. D. Thomas......1842 |
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18. J. L. Breeden......1862 |
18. Peter McCall......1846
Held
office till his death 1871 |
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19. A. E. Bristow......1866 |
19. T. W. Allen......1871 -
1876 |
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20. J. L. Easterling......1870 |
20. C. M. Weatherly......1876 -
1892 |
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21. J. H. Jones......1874 |
21. Jas. A. Drake......1892 -
1896 |
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22. A. H. Knight......1875 - 1876 |
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23. G. W. Waddill
appointed...1876 |
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24. W. P.
Emanuel......1876
Died......1879 |
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25. B. A. Rogers elected......1880 -
1892 |
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26. J. B. Green elected 1892 -
1896 |
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Ordinaries of
Marlboro
Joel Winfield, clerk, served as
ordinary till 1803.
William Easterling served from 1803
till his death, 1835.
Lewis E. Stubbs elected in
1835.
Joshua David elected in--------.
A. N. Bristow
elected in-----, served till his death 1867.
In 1868 a
new'constitution was adopted and the office of Ordinary was
abolished, and the office of Probate Judge instituted.
Jeremiah Grant was elected first to the office in 1868
and served till 1872.
J. Wesley Smith elected 1872, served
till 1876.
Knox Livingston elected 1876, served till
1878.
C. T. Munnerlyn elected 1878, but did not
qualify.
Milton McLaurin, appointed, served till
1880.
Milton McLaurin elected 1880, served till
1882.
Milton McLaurin elected 1882, resigned 1884.
W. E.
Thomas appointed 1884.
W. E. Thomas elected in 1884, served
till 1886.
T. I. Rogers elected in 18S6, served till
1888.
Milton McLaurin elected in 1888, still serving,
1896. |
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