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Notable South Carolina Secessionist Col Thompson Lifespan
Column honors Col Robert A Thompson of Walhalla as a survivor of the Secession Convention. The piece recalls his life from Pickens District birth in 1828 through early printing work, service as Pickens District equity commissioner, education via reading, and career as journalist and lawyer. It notes his role in secession, military service, bar admission in 1870, state legislative term, church service, and long-standing Masonic involvement.
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South Carolina
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Milton
Great Britain
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James Bh. Carlisle
Spartanburg
Roberto A. Thompson
Walhalla
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Col. Thompson
Robert Anderson Thompson
Pickens
Pen- Meton
onwelve-Mile River
Charles Thompson
Mahala Gaines Thompson
William Thompson
Union County
James Thompson
Ireland
America
New York
Gaines
Poncheton
Franklin
Fort Hill
Carolina
Pendleton
Equity
Pickeng
Columbia
Andrew PF. Lewis
William Hunter
William
Grisham
James IM. Mag
Lincoln
Douglas
South
Care
Ts Viethers
Perry
L. Pettheru
O'Neall
Oconee
Andrew F. Lewis
Willam Hunter
Robert A. Thompson
William S. Grisham
John Maxwell
Baptist Church
D. Fr. Jamison
Orangeburg
B.F. Arthur
Charleston
St. Andrew's Hall
Broad Street
Agricultural Hall
Meeting Street
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Cal. Thompson
Thompson
2D Regiment of Rifles
John V
Hampton
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Orr
Samuel McGowan
Supreme Court
Jos. L. Orr, Jr
Jos. H. Earle
United States
Hoase of Representatives
Oconee County
Wade Hampton
Hoe
Presbyterian Church
General Assembly
Pendleton Lode
George Seaborn
Keawee Lodge
Blue Ridge Lodge