Gaston, John Thomas, 1841-1911.
Judge of Probate for Richland County, S.C., 1907-1911; merchant of Columbia, S.C.; member, S.C. House of Representatives, 1894-1896; commissioner for town of Aiken, S.C., and Probate Judge for Aiken County, S.C., 1884; Sheriff of Edgefield County, S.C., 1876, and Mayor of Edgefield, S.C.; served in Co. K, 2nd Regt., S.C. Cavalry, during the Civil War; attended Arsenal Academy, Columbia, S.C.; member of Ku Klux Klan; son of William Gaston and Elizabeth Sawyer Gaston; husband of Sarah Ann Weathersbee.
From the description of John Thomas Gaston papers, 1849-1950. (University of South Carolina). WorldCat record id: 43782973
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| creatorOf | Gaston, John Thomas, 1841-1911. John Thomas Gaston papers, 1849-1950. | University of South Carolina, System Library Service, University Libraries |
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