Ashmore, Robert T. (Robert Thomas), 1904-1989

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Birth 1904
Death 1989-10-04

Biographical notes:

United States Congressman from South Carolina's 4th District, 1953-1969; member of House Administration Committee and Committee on the Judiciary; active in campaign reform and civil rights; chairman, 1970-1973, South Carolina Appalachian Council of Governments; member of the Greenville Jaycees, the State Junior Chamber of Commerce and the White Oak Baptist Church; prosecutor in the trial of persons charged with the lynching of Willie Earle.

From the description of Robert Thomas Ashmore papers, 1930-2001. (University of South Carolina). WorldCat record id: 29677017

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Subjects:

  • Baptists
  • Political campaigns
  • Civil rights
  • Elections
  • Judge advocates
  • Legislators
  • Politicians
  • Textile industry
  • World War, 1939-1945

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  • United States--South Carolina (as recorded)
  • United States (as recorded)
  • Greenville County (S.C.) (as recorded)
  • South Carolina (as recorded)
  • South Carolina--Greenville (as recorded)
  • Greenville (S.C.) (as recorded)