The Journal of Negro History
Chapter 237 : Brown, James L. Orr, all white.*Barnwell--Senator, J. M. Williams; Representatives, I.

Brown, James L. Orr, all white.

*Barnwell--Senator, J. M. Williams; Representatives, I. S. Bamberg, John W. Holmes, L. W. Youmans, W. A. Rountree, Robert Aldrich, all white.

Beaufort--Senator, Samuel Green; Representatives, Thomas Hamilton, Hastings Gantt, Joseph Robinson, George Reed, N. B. Myers, Thomas E.

Miller, all colored.

Charleston--Senator--W. M. Taft (white); Representatives, E. W. M.

Mackey (white), J. J. Lesesne, B. F. Smalls, Robert Simmons, W. C.

Glover, F. S. Edwards, Isaac Prioleau, John Vanderpool, William J.

Brodie, J. S. Lazarus, S. C. Brown, Benjamin F. Capers, A. P. Ford, Richard Bryan, Julius C. Tingman, Abram Smith, W. G. Pinckney, colored.

Chester--Representatives, John Lee, Samuel Coleman, Purvis Alexander, all colored.

*Chesterfield--Representatives, J. C. Coit, D. T. Redfearn, all white.

Clarendon--Representatives, S. Melton, H. Boston, all colored.

*Colleton--Representatives, H. E. Bissell, J. M. c.u.mmins, S. E.

Parler, white; William Maree (colored), R. Jones (white).

Darlington--Representatives, R. H. Humbert, S. J. Keith, Z. Wines, J.

A. Smith, all colored.

*Edgefield--Senator, M. W. Gary; Representatives, W. S. Allen, J. C.

Sheppard, James Callison, T. E. Jennings, H. A. Shaw, all white.

Fairfield--Senator, Israel Byrd, Representatives, John Gibson, Daniel Bird, Prince Martin, all colored.

Georgetown--Senator, B. H. Williams; Representatives, C. S. Green, P.

R. Kinloch, all colored.

*Greenville--Senator, S. S. Crittenden; Representatives, J. W. Gray, J. F. Donald, J. T. Austin, J. S. Westmoreland, all white.

*Horry--Senator, William L. Buck; Representatives, L. D. Bryan, J. K.

Cooper, all white.

Kershaw--Representatives, R. D. Gaither, A. W. Kough, E. H. Dibble, all colored.

*Laurens--Senator, R. P. Todd; Representatives, J. B. Humbert, J. W.

Watts, W. D. Anderson, all white.

*Lancaster--Representatives, J. B. Erwin, J. C. Blakeney, all white.

*Lexington--Senator, H. A. Meetze; Representatives, G. Leaphart, G.

Muller, all white.

*Marion--Senator, R. G. Howard; Representatives, J. G. Blue, J. McRae, R. H. Rogers, J. P. Davis, all white.

Newberry--Senator, H. C. Corwin (white); Representatives, William Keitt, J. S. Bridges, W. H. Thomas (colored).

*Oconee--Senator, J. W. Livingston; Representatives, B. F. Sloan, J.

S. Verner, all white.

The counties marked * were Democratic.

Orangeburg--Senator, J. L. Duncan; Representatives, D. A. Straker, S.

Morgans, W. H. Reedish, C. M. Caldwell, E. Forrest, all colored.

*Pickens--Representatives, D. F. Bradley, E. S. Bates, all white.

Richland--Representatives, A. W. Curtis, Charles Minort, R. J. Palmer, J. W. Lowman, James Wells, all colored.

*Spartanburg--Senator, Gabriel Cannon; Representatives, W. P. Compton, J. W. Wofford, E. S. Allen, Charles Petty, all white.

Sumter--Representatives, J. Westberry (colored), Thomas B. Johnston (white), J. H. Ferriter (white), T. Andrews, colored.

*Union--Representatives, W. H. Wallace, G. D. Peake, William Jefferies, all white.

Williamsburg--Representatives, W. Scott, J. F. Peterson, John Evans, all colored.

*York -- Senator, I. D. Witherspoon; Representatives, A. E.

Hutchinson, J. A. Deal, W. E. Byers, B. H. Ma.s.sey, all white.

The counties marked * were Democratic.

STATE OFFICERS IN SOUTH CAROLINA DURING THE RECONSTRUCTION PERIOD[24]

Alonzo J. Ransier Lieut. Governor 1870-1872 Richard H. Gleaves Lieut. Governor 1872-1876 Francis L. Cardozo Secretary of State 1868-1872 Francis L. Cardozo State Treasurer 1872-1876 Henry E. Hayne Secretary of State 1872-1876 Henry W. Purvis Adjutant General 1872-1876 J. J. Wright a.s.sociate Justice Supreme Court 1870-1877 R. C. DeLarge State Land Commissioner 1870 R. C. DeLarge State Commissioner Sinking Fund.

FEDERAL OFFICE HOLDERS IN SOUTH CAROLINA DURING RECONSTRUCTION PERIOD[25]

Dr. B. A. Bosemon Postmaster--Charleston, S.C.

Charles M. Wilder Postmaster--Columbia, S.C.

John Lee Postmaster--Chester, S.C.

Rev. J. E. Wilson Postmaster--Florence, S.C.

S. J. Bampfield Postmaster--Beaufort, S.C.

Fred. Nix, Jr. Postmaster--Barnwell, S.C.

There were many others but I cannot recall their names.

NAMES OF CONGRESSMEN WHO REPRESENTED SOUTH CAROLINA DURING THE RECONSTRUCTION PERIOD[26]

Joseph H. Rainey 41st, 42d, 44th, 45th, 46th, 47th, 48th Congress.

Robert Brown Elliott 42d Congress.

Alonzo J. Ransier 42d Congress.

Robert C. DeLarge 42d Congress.