Cheves, Langdon, 1848-1939
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Cheves, Langdon, 1848-1939
Cheves, Langdon, 1848-1940.
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Charleston, South Carolina attorney and historian.
Charleston, S.C., attorney. In the last year of the Civil War he joined the Confederate Army. After graduating from the College of Charleston in 1871, he went into railroad construction in Georgia, but later returned to Charleston to study law. Cheves was a member of the South Carolina Historical Society and served the organization in the capacity of librarian and vice-president. He was the grandson of Langdon Cheves (1776-1857), a South Carolina judge, plantation owner, banker, and politician. His maternal grandfather was rice planter Henry Augustus Middleton (1793-1887). He inherited large land holdings from both sides of his family, and managed properties and investments for various family members.
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Beaufort County (S.C.)
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Georgetown County (S.C.)
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South Carolina
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South Carolina--Charleston
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United States
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South Carolina
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Charleston (S.C.)
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Rhode Island--Newport
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