James Duffy papers. 1960-1973.

Thurmond, Strom, 1902-2003

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James Strom Thurmond Sr. (December 5, 1902 – June 26, 2003) was an American military officer and politician who served for 48 years as a United States Senator from South Carolina. He ran for president in 1948 as the Dixiecrat candidate on a States' rights platform supporting racial segregation. He received 2.4% of the popular vote and 39 electoral votes, failing to defeat Harry Truman. Thurmond represented South Carolina in the United States Senate from 1954 until 2003, at first as a Southern De...

Duffy, James Evan, 1932-

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Edens, J. Drake (James Drake), 1925-

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Recognized as the father of the modern Republican Party in South Carolina; born in Blythewood, near Columbia, S.C. Edens campaigned for Charles E. Boineau, Jr.; William D. Workman, Jr.; Barry Goldwater; Albert Watson; and Richard Nixon. He served as chair of the Republican Party of South Carolina, 1963-1965, and Republican National Committeeman for South Carolina, 1965-1972. From the description of J. Drake Edens papers, 1943-1982; (bulk, 1961-1982). (Univers...

Hunter, William 168.?-1724

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Ravenel, Arthur

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Arthur Ravenel, Jr. was born in Charleston, S.C. on March 29, 1927. He graduated from the College of Charleston in 1950, served in the Marine Corps from 1945-1946, the South Carolina State House of Representatives from 1953-1958, and the South Carolina State Senate from 1980-1986. He served in the United States House of Representatives from January 3, 1987 to January of 1995. He was re-elected to the South Carolina State Senate in 1997. From the description of Scrapbook, 1989. (Colle...

Republican Party (S.C.)

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Dent, Harry S., 1930-2007

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Born February 21, 1930. Graduated Presbyterian College, 1951; received LLB, George Washington University in 1957 and LLM, Georgetown University in 1959. U.S. Army service 1951-1953. Administrative assistant to Strom Thurmond 1955-1965; chairman, South Carolina Republican Party 1965-1968. Deputy counsel 1968-1969 and special counsel 1969-1972 to President Nixon; general counsel to Republican National Committee 1973-1974; President's representative to Sabine River Compact Administration 1977-; mem...

Chapman, Robert

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Epithet: of Cheriton, county Kent; labourer British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001303.0x0001b7 ...

Reagan, Ronald, 1911-2004

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Ronald Wilson Reagan (1911-2004) was the 40th President of the United States and served two terms in office from 1981 to 1989. He was born on February 6, 1911, in Tampico, Illinois, the second son of Nelle Wilson and John Edward ("Jack") Reagan. His father nicknamed him "Dutch" as a baby. In 1920 the family resettled in Dixon, Illinois. In 1928 Reagan graduated from Dixon High School, where he had been student body president, an actor in school plays, and a student athlete. He partici...

Workman, William D. (William Douglas), 1914-1990

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Newspaper reporter, editor, and author of Charleston and Columbia, S.C.; Republican candidate for U.S. Senate, 1962, and South Carolina governorship, 1982. From the description of Campaign Files, 1939-1982. (University of South Carolina). WorldCat record id: 37570670 Newspaper reporter, editor, and author of Charleston and Columbia, S.C.; Republican candidate for U.S. Senate, 1962, and South Carolina governorship, 1982; died 1990. From the description of William ...

Watson, Albert George, 1944-

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