Cheves, Langdon, 1848-1939
Variant namesCharleston, South Carolina attorney and historian.
From the description of Abstracts of title (1694-1850) for lands in Charleston and the Lowcountry, between 1900 and 1940. (The South Carolina Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 32139054
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.
From the description of Langdon Cheves papers, 1735-1941. (The South Carolina Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 154690600
| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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| referencedIn | Cheves, Henry Charles. Henry C. Cheves papers, 1882-1902. | South Carolina Historical Society | |
| creatorOf | Cheves, Langdon, 1848-1940. Abstracts of title (1694-1850) for lands in Charleston and the Lowcountry, between 1900 and 1940. | South Carolina Historical Society | |
| referencedIn | Logan, Louise Gibert Lesesne, b. 1877. Louise Gibert Lesesne Logan family papers, 1865-1961. | South Carolina Historical Society | |
| creatorOf | Cheves, Langdon, 1848-1939. Langdon Cheves papers, 1735-1941. | South Carolina Historical Society | |
| referencedIn | Middleton, Harriott, 1828-1905. Harriott Middleton family papers, 1848-1917 (bulk 1880-1905). | South Carolina Historical Society | |
| referencedIn | Henry, Charles Wilkes, d. ca. 1891. Charles W. Henry papers, 1882-1892. | South Carolina Historical Society |
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| associatedWith | Cheeves family. | family |
| associatedWith | Cheves family. | family |
| associatedWith | Cheves, Henry Charles. | person |
| correspondedWith | Cheves, John R. | person |
| associatedWith | Cheves, Langdon, 1776-1857. | person |
| correspondedWith | Cheves, Sophia Lovell Haskell, 1845-1922 | person |
| associatedWith | Haskell, Charles T. (Charles Thomson), 1802-1874. | person |
| associatedWith | Haskell family. | family |
| associatedWith | Henry, Charles Wilkes, d. ca. 1891. | person |
| correspondedWith | Logan, Louise Gibert Lesesne, b. 1877. | person |
| correspondedWith | Lovell, Ann Heatly Reid | person |
| associatedWith | McCord, Louisa Susanna Cheves, 1810-1879. | person |
| correspondedWith | Middleton, Harriott, 1828-1905. | person |
| associatedWith | Middleton, Henry A. (Henry Augustus), 1793-1887. | person |
| associatedWith | South Carolina Historical Society. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | West, Langdon Cheves. | person |
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| Beaufort County (S.C.) | |||
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| Charleston (S.C.) | |||
| Rhode Island--Newport |
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Person
Birth 1848
Death 1939-12-31
