South Carolina's 4th congressional district
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The 4th Congressional District of South Carolina is a congressional district in upstate
South Carolina
bordering North Carolina
. It includes all of Greenville
, Spartanburg and Union counties and a part of Laurens county. The district is characterized by the two major cities of Greenville
and Spartanburg
.
The district is the state's wealthiest district and one of its most conservative. It has been in Republican hands since 1979, aside from a six-year stint by Democrat Liz J. Patterson
, the daughter of former Senator
Olin Johnston. Even before the Republicans finally took control of the seat, the 4th had been a rather conservative district; it had been one of the first areas of the state where Republicans won consistently at the local or state level.
Republican Trey Gowdy
has represented the district since 2011.
The Upstate
The Upstate is the region in northwestern South Carolina, United States, also known as The Upcountry, which is the historical term. Although loosely defined among locals, the general definition includes the 10 counties of the commerce-rich I-85 corridor in the northwest corner of South Carolina. ...
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South Carolina
South Carolina is a state in the Deep South of the United States that borders Georgia to the south, North Carolina to the north, and the Atlantic Ocean to the east. Originally part of the Province of Carolina, the Province of South Carolina was one of the 13 colonies that declared independence...
bordering North Carolina
North Carolina
North Carolina is a state located in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north. North Carolina contains 100 counties. Its capital is Raleigh, and its largest city is Charlotte...
. It includes all of Greenville
Greenville County, South Carolina
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, Spartanburg and Union counties and a part of Laurens county. The district is characterized by the two major cities of Greenville
Greenville, South Carolina
-Law and government:The city of Greenville adopted the Council-Manager form of municipal government in 1976.-History:The area was part of the Cherokee Nation's protected grounds after the Treaty of 1763, which ended the French and Indian War. No White man was allowed to enter, though some families...
and Spartanburg
Spartanburg, South Carolina
thgSpartanburg is the largest city in and the county seat of Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States. It is the second-largest city of the three primary cities in the Upstate region of South Carolina, and is located northwest of Columbia, west of Charlotte, and about northeast of...
.
The district is the state's wealthiest district and one of its most conservative. It has been in Republican hands since 1979, aside from a six-year stint by Democrat Liz J. Patterson
Liz J. Patterson
Elizabeth Johnston "Liz" Patterson is an American politician from the Democratic Party. She is a former member of the United States House of Representatives. Her father, Olin D. Johnston, served as Governor of South Carolina and as U.S. Senator from South Carolina.Patterson grew up in Kensington,...
, the daughter of former Senator
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Olin Johnston. Even before the Republicans finally took control of the seat, the 4th had been a rather conservative district; it had been one of the first areas of the state where Republicans won consistently at the local or state level.
Republican Trey Gowdy
Trey Gowdy
Harold Watson "Trey" Gowdy III is the U.S. Representative for . He is a member of the Republican Party. Before his election to Congress, he was the solicitor for the state's Seventh Judicial Circuit, comprising Spartanburg and Cherokee counties.- Early life :He was born in 1964 in Greenville,...
has represented the district since 2011.
List of representatives
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| Thomas Sumter Thomas Sumter Thomas Sumter nicknamed the "Carolina Gamecock" , was a hero of the American Revolution and went on to become a longtime member of the Congress of the United States.-Early life:Thomas Sumter was born near Charlottesville in Hanover County, Virginia in 1734... |
March 4, 1789 | March 4, 1793 | Anti-Administration Anti-Administration Party (United States) Anti-Administration "Party" was the informal faction comprising the opponents of the policies of Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton in the first term of President George Washington. This was not an organized political party but an unorganized faction... |
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| Richard Winn Richard Winn Richard Winn was an American merchant, surveyor, and politician from Winnsboro, South Carolina. During the American Revolutionary War he was an officer in the 3rd South Carolina Regiment. After the regiment was captured at Charleston, he served in a militia partisan unit under Thomas Sumter... |
March 4, 1793 | March 4, 1795 | Anti-Administration Anti-Administration Party (United States) Anti-Administration "Party" was the informal faction comprising the opponents of the policies of Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton in the first term of President George Washington. This was not an organized political party but an unorganized faction... |
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| March 4, 1795 | March 4, 1797 | Democratic-Republican Democratic-Republican Party (United States) The Democratic-Republican Party or Republican Party was an American political party founded in the early 1790s by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. Political scientists use the former name, while historians prefer the latter one; contemporaries generally called the party the "Republicans", along... |
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| Thomas Sumter Thomas Sumter Thomas Sumter nicknamed the "Carolina Gamecock" , was a hero of the American Revolution and went on to become a longtime member of the Congress of the United States.-Early life:Thomas Sumter was born near Charlottesville in Hanover County, Virginia in 1734... |
March 4, 1797 | December 15, 1801 | Democratic-Republican Democratic-Republican Party (United States) The Democratic-Republican Party or Republican Party was an American political party founded in the early 1790s by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. Political scientists use the former name, while historians prefer the latter one; contemporaries generally called the party the "Republicans", along... |
Resigned after being elected to the US Senate | |
| Richard Winn Richard Winn Richard Winn was an American merchant, surveyor, and politician from Winnsboro, South Carolina. During the American Revolutionary War he was an officer in the 3rd South Carolina Regiment. After the regiment was captured at Charleston, he served in a militia partisan unit under Thomas Sumter... |
January 24, 1802 | March 4, 1803 | Democratic-Republican Democratic-Republican Party (United States) The Democratic-Republican Party or Republican Party was an American political party founded in the early 1790s by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. Political scientists use the former name, while historians prefer the latter one; contemporaries generally called the party the "Republicans", along... |
Redistricted to the 5th district South Carolina's 5th congressional district The 5th Congressional District of South Carolina is a congressional district in northern South Carolina bordering North Carolina. It includes all of Cherokee, Chester, Chesterfield, Darlington, Dillon, Fairfield, Kershaw, Lancaster, Marlboro, Newberry and York counties and parts of Florence, Lee... |
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| Wade Hampton Wade Hampton I Wade Hampton was a South Carolina soldier, politician, two-term U.S. Congressman, and wealthy plantation owner. He was the scion of the politically important Hampton family, which was influential in state politics almost into the 20th century... |
March 4, 1803 | March 4, 1805 | Democratic-Republican Democratic-Republican Party (United States) The Democratic-Republican Party or Republican Party was an American political party founded in the early 1790s by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. Political scientists use the former name, while historians prefer the latter one; contemporaries generally called the party the "Republicans", along... |
Columbia Columbia, South Carolina Columbia is the state capital and largest city in the U.S. state of South Carolina. The population was 129,272 according to the 2010 census. Columbia is the county seat of Richland County, but a portion of the city extends into neighboring Lexington County. The city is the center of a metropolitan... |
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| O'Brien Smith O'Brien Smith O'Brien Smith was an Irish-American political figure who, in the first decade of the 19th century, served one term in the U.S. Congress, representing South Carolina's 4th congressional district.... |
March 4, 1805 | March 4, 1807 | Democratic-Republican Democratic-Republican Party (United States) The Democratic-Republican Party or Republican Party was an American political party founded in the early 1790s by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. Political scientists use the former name, while historians prefer the latter one; contemporaries generally called the party the "Republicans", along... |
Jacksonboro | |
| John Taylor John Taylor (1770-1832) John Taylor was the 51st Governor of South Carolina from 1826 to 1828. He was born May 4, 1770 in Granby, South Carolina. He attended Mount Zion Institute in Winnsboro, South Carolina, and graduated in 1790 from the College of New Jersey and became a lawyer... |
March 4, 1807 | December 30, 1810 | Democratic-Republican Democratic-Republican Party (United States) The Democratic-Republican Party or Republican Party was an American political party founded in the early 1790s by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. Political scientists use the former name, while historians prefer the latter one; contemporaries generally called the party the "Republicans", along... |
Columbia Columbia, South Carolina Columbia is the state capital and largest city in the U.S. state of South Carolina. The population was 129,272 according to the 2010 census. Columbia is the county seat of Richland County, but a portion of the city extends into neighboring Lexington County. The city is the center of a metropolitan... |
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| William Lowndes | March 4, 1811 | March 4, 1813 | Democratic-Republican Democratic-Republican Party (United States) The Democratic-Republican Party or Republican Party was an American political party founded in the early 1790s by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. Political scientists use the former name, while historians prefer the latter one; contemporaries generally called the party the "Republicans", along... |
Charleston Charleston, South Carolina Charleston is the second largest city in the U.S. state of South Carolina. It was made the county seat of Charleston County in 1901 when Charleston County was founded. The city's original name was Charles Towne in 1670, and it moved to its present location from a location on the west bank of the... |
Redistricted to the 2nd district South Carolina's 2nd congressional district The 2nd Congressional District of South Carolina is a congressional district in central and eastern South Carolina. It includes all of Lexington, Beaufort, Jasper, Hampton, Allendale and Barnwell counties; most of Richland County and parts of Aiken, Calhoun and Orangeburg counties... |
| John J. Chappell John J. Chappell John Joel Chappell was a U.S. Representative from South Carolina.Born on Little River, near Columbia, Fairfield District, South Carolina, where the family was on a visit, ChappellAs an infant was taken by his parents to their home on the Congaree River, Richland District, South Carolina.He... |
March 4, 1813 | March 4, 1817 | Democratic-Republican Democratic-Republican Party (United States) The Democratic-Republican Party or Republican Party was an American political party founded in the early 1790s by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. Political scientists use the former name, while historians prefer the latter one; contemporaries generally called the party the "Republicans", along... |
Columbia Columbia, South Carolina Columbia is the state capital and largest city in the U.S. state of South Carolina. The population was 129,272 according to the 2010 census. Columbia is the county seat of Richland County, but a portion of the city extends into neighboring Lexington County. The city is the center of a metropolitan... |
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| Joseph Bellinger | March 4, 1817 | March 4, 1819 | Democratic-Republican Democratic-Republican Party (United States) The Democratic-Republican Party or Republican Party was an American political party founded in the early 1790s by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. Political scientists use the former name, while historians prefer the latter one; contemporaries generally called the party the "Republicans", along... |
Barnwell Barnwell, South Carolina Barnwell is a city in Barnwell County, South Carolina, United States, located along U.S. Route 278. The population was 5,035 at the 2000 census... |
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| James Overstreet James Overstreet James Overstreet was a U.S. Representative from South Carolina.Born near Barnwell Court House, Barnwell District, South Carolina, Overstreet attended the common schools.He studied law.... |
March 4, 1819 | May 24, 1822 | Democratic-Republican Democratic-Republican Party (United States) The Democratic-Republican Party or Republican Party was an American political party founded in the early 1790s by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. Political scientists use the former name, while historians prefer the latter one; contemporaries generally called the party the "Republicans", along... |
Barnwell Barnwell, South Carolina Barnwell is a city in Barnwell County, South Carolina, United States, located along U.S. Route 278. The population was 5,035 at the 2000 census... |
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| Andrew R. Govan Andrew R. Govan Andrew Robison Govan was a U.S. Representative from South Carolina.Born in Orange Parish, Orangeburg District, South Carolina, Govan pursued classical studies at a private school in Willington, South Carolina, and was graduated from South Carolina College at Columbia in 1813.He served as member of... |
December 4, 1822 | March 4, 1823 | Democratic-Republican Democratic-Republican Party (United States) The Democratic-Republican Party or Republican Party was an American political party founded in the early 1790s by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. Political scientists use the former name, while historians prefer the latter one; contemporaries generally called the party the "Republicans", along... |
Orangeburg Orangeburg, South Carolina Orangeburg, also known as "The Garden City," is the principal city in and the county seat of Orangeburg County, South Carolina, United States. The city is also the fifth oldest city in the state of South Carolina. The city population was 12,765 at the 2000 census, within a Greater Orangeburg... |
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| March 4, 1823 | March 4, 1825 | Jacksonian D-R Democratic-Republican Party (United States) The Democratic-Republican Party or Republican Party was an American political party founded in the early 1790s by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. Political scientists use the former name, while historians prefer the latter one; contemporaries generally called the party the "Republicans", along... |
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| March 4, 1825 | March 4, 1827 | Jackson | |||
| William D. Martin William D. Martin William Dickinson Martin was a U.S. Representative from South Carolina.Born in Martintown, Edgefield District, South Carolina, Martin pursued an academic course.... |
March 4, 1827 | March 4, 1831 | Jackson | Coosawhatchie | |
| John M. Felder | March 4, 1831 | March 4, 1833 | Jackson | Orangeburg Orangeburg, South Carolina Orangeburg, also known as "The Garden City," is the principal city in and the county seat of Orangeburg County, South Carolina, United States. The city is also the fifth oldest city in the state of South Carolina. The city population was 12,765 at the 2000 census, within a Greater Orangeburg... |
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| March 4, 1833 | March 4, 1835 | Nullifier Nullifier Party The Nullifier Party was a short-lived political party based in South Carolina in the 1830s. Started by John C. Calhoun, it was a states' rights party that supported the Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions, holding that States could nullify federal laws within their borders... |
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| James H. Hammond | March 4, 1835 | February 26, 1836 | Nullifier Nullifier Party The Nullifier Party was a short-lived political party based in South Carolina in the 1830s. Started by John C. Calhoun, it was a states' rights party that supported the Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions, holding that States could nullify federal laws within their borders... |
Newberry Newberry, South Carolina Newberry is a city in Newberry County, South Carolina, 43 miles west -northwest of Columbia. The charter was adopted in 1894. In 1890, 3,020 people lived in Newberry, South Carolina; in 1900, 4,607; in 1910, 5,028; and in 1940, 7,510. The population was 10,580 at the 2000 census. It is the county... |
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| Franklin H. Elmore Franklin H. Elmore Franklin Harper Elmore was a United States Representative and Senator. Born in Laurens District, he graduated from the South Carolina College at Columbia in 1819, studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1821 and commenced practice in Walterboro... |
December 10, 1836 | March 4, 1839 | Nullifier Nullifier Party The Nullifier Party was a short-lived political party based in South Carolina in the 1830s. Started by John C. Calhoun, it was a states' rights party that supported the Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions, holding that States could nullify federal laws within their borders... |
Walterboro Walterboro, South Carolina Walterboro is a city in Colleton County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 5,153 at the 2000 census . It is the county seat of Colleton County.-History:... |
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| Sampson H. Butler Sampson H. Butler Sampson Hale Butler was a U.S. Representative from South Carolina.Born near Ninety Six, Edgefield District, South Carolina, Butler attended the country schools and South Carolina College at Columbia.He studied law.He was admitted to the bar in 1825 and commenced practice in Edgefield, South... |
March 4, 1839 | September 27, 1842 | Democrat | Charleston Charleston, South Carolina Charleston is the second largest city in the U.S. state of South Carolina. It was made the county seat of Charleston County in 1901 when Charleston County was founded. The city's original name was Charles Towne in 1670, and it moved to its present location from a location on the west bank of the... |
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| Samuel W. Trotti Samuel W. Trotti Samuel Wilds Trotti was a U.S. Representative from South Carolina.Born in Barnwell, South Carolina, Trotti attended the common schools.... |
December 17, 1842 | March 4, 1843 | Democrat | ||
| John Campbell John Campbell (1795-1845) John Campbell was a U.S. Representative from South Carolina, brother of Robert Blair Campbell.Born near Brownsville, Marlboro County, South Carolina, Campbell was graduated from South Carolina College at Columbia in 1819.He studied law.He was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in... |
March 4, 1843 | March 4, 1845 | Democrat | Parnassus Blenheim, South Carolina Blenheim is a town in Marlboro County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 137 at the 2000 census. It is named for Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire, England which itself is named for the Battle of Blenheim, a major English victory of the War of the Spanish Succession at what is now... |
Redistricted from the 3rd district South Carolina's 3rd congressional district The 3rd Congressional District of South Carolina is a congressional district in western South Carolina bordering both Georgia and North Carolina. It includes all of Abbeville, Anderson, Edgefield, Greenwood, Laurens, McCormick, Oconee, Pickens and Saluda counties and approximately half of Aiken... |
| Alexander D. Sims Alexander D. Sims Alexander Dromgoole Sims was a U.S. Representative from South Carolina.Born near Randals Ordinary, Virginia, Sims was a nephew of George Coke Dromgoole. He attended the rural schools of his native county and at the age of sixteen entered the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill... |
March 4, 1845 | November 22, 1848 | Democrat | Darlington Darlington, South Carolina Darlington is a city in and the county seat of Darlington County, in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of South Carolina. It is a center for tobacco farming. The population was 6,720 at the 2000 census and is part of the Florence Metropolitan Statistical Area... |
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| John McQueen John McQueen John McQueen was a U.S. Representative from South Carolina and a member of the Confederate States Congress during the American Civil War.... |
February 12, 1849 | March 4, 1853 | Democrat | Society Hill Society Hill, South Carolina Society Hill is a town in Darlington County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 700 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Florence Metropolitan Statistical Area... |
Redistricted to the 1st district South Carolina's 1st congressional district The 1st Congressional District of South Carolina is a coastal congressional district in South Carolina. It stretches from Seabrook Island in the south to the North Carolina border and includes parts of Charleston, Dorchester, Berkeley and Georgetown counties and all of Horry county... |
| Preston S. Brooks | March 4, 1853 | July 15, 1856 | Democrat | Edgefield Edgefield, South Carolina Edgefield is a town in Edgefield County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 4,449 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Edgefield County.Edgefield is part of the Augusta, Georgia metropolitan area.-Geography:... |
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| August 1, 1856 | January 28, 1857 | Re-elected to seat, died | |||
| Milledge L. Bonham | March 4, 1857 | December 21, 1860 | Democrat | Edgefield Edgefield, South Carolina Edgefield is a town in Edgefield County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 4,449 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Edgefield County.Edgefield is part of the Augusta, Georgia metropolitan area.-Geography:... |
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| James H. Goss James H. Goss James Hamilton Goss was a U.S. Representative from South Carolina.Born in Union, South Carolina, Goss attended the common schools and the Union Male Academy.He engaged in mercantile pursuits.... |
July 18, 1868 | March 4, 1869 | Republican | Union Union, South Carolina Union is the county seat of Union County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 8,393 at the 2010 census.It is the principal city of the Union Micropolitan Statistical Area , an which includes all of Union County and which is further included in the greater... |
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| Alexander S. Wallace Alexander S. Wallace Alexander Stuart Wallace was a U.S. Representative from South Carolina.Born near York, South Carolina, the son of an American immigrant, McCasland Wallace, born on the Atlantic Ocean in 1773, to a Scots-Irish family on their way to the port of Charleston, South Carolina, Wallace received a limited... |
May 27, 1870 | March 4, 1877 | Republican | York York, South Carolina York is a small city in York County, South Carolina, United States. The city of York is also the county seat of York County. The population was approximately 6,985 at the 2000 census and the 2009 population estimate for the city... |
Successfully contested election of William D. Simpson |
| John H. Evins John H. Evins John Hamilton Evins was a U.S. Representative from South Carolina.Born in Spartanburg District, South Carolina, Evins attended the common schools and was graduated from South Carolina College at Columbia in 1853.... |
March 4, 1877 | October 20, 1884 | Democrat | Spartanburg Spartanburg, South Carolina thgSpartanburg is the largest city in and the county seat of Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States. It is the second-largest city of the three primary cities in the Upstate region of South Carolina, and is located northwest of Columbia, west of Charlotte, and about northeast of... |
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| John Bratton John Bratton John Bratton was a U.S. Representative from South Carolina, as well as a general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War... |
December 8, 1884 | March 4, 1885 | Democrat | Winnsboro Winnsboro, South Carolina Winnsboro is a town in Fairfield County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 3,599 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Fairfield County. Winnsboro is part of the Columbia, South Carolina Metropolitan Statistical Area.... |
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| William H. Perry William H. Perry William Hayne Perry was a United States Representative from South Carolina. He was born in Greenville, South Carolina, where he attended Greenville Academy, and graduated from Furman University at Greenville in 1857... |
March 4, 1885 | March 4, 1891 | Democrat | Greenville Greenville, South Carolina -Law and government:The city of Greenville adopted the Council-Manager form of municipal government in 1976.-History:The area was part of the Cherokee Nation's protected grounds after the Treaty of 1763, which ended the French and Indian War. No White man was allowed to enter, though some families... |
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| George W. Shell George W. Shell George Washington Shell was a U.S. Representative from South Carolina.Born near Laurens, South Carolina, Shell attended the common schools and Laurens Academy.He engaged in agricultural pursuits.... |
March 4, 1891 | March 4, 1895 | Democrat | Laurens Laurens, South Carolina Laurens is a city in Laurens County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 9,916 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Laurens County.-History:... |
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| Stanyarne Wilson Stanyarne Wilson Stanyarne Wilson was a U.S. Representative from South Carolina.Born in Yorkville , South Carolina, Wilson attended Kings Mountain Military School and Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Virginia.... |
March 4, 1895 | March 4, 1901 | Democrat | Spartanburg Spartanburg, South Carolina thgSpartanburg is the largest city in and the county seat of Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States. It is the second-largest city of the three primary cities in the Upstate region of South Carolina, and is located northwest of Columbia, west of Charlotte, and about northeast of... |
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| Joseph T. Johnson Joseph T. Johnson Joseph Travis Johnson was a United States Representative and federal judge from South Carolina. He was born in Brewerton, South Carolina. He attended the common schools and was graduated from Erskine College, Due West, South Carolina in 1879. He received an LL.B. from Vanderbilt University in... |
March 4, 1901 | April 19, 1915 | Democrat | Spartanburg Spartanburg, South Carolina thgSpartanburg is the largest city in and the county seat of Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States. It is the second-largest city of the three primary cities in the Upstate region of South Carolina, and is located northwest of Columbia, west of Charlotte, and about northeast of... |
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| Samuel J. Nicholls Samuel J. Nicholls Samuel Jones Nicholls was a United States Representative from South Carolina. He was born in Spartanburg, South Carolina. He attended Bingham Military Institute in Asheville, North Carolina; Wofford College, in Spartanburg, South Carolina; Virginia Polytechnic Institute in Blacksburg, Virginia;... |
September 14, 1915 | March 4, 1921 | Democrat | Spartanburg Spartanburg, South Carolina thgSpartanburg is the largest city in and the county seat of Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States. It is the second-largest city of the three primary cities in the Upstate region of South Carolina, and is located northwest of Columbia, west of Charlotte, and about northeast of... |
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| John J. McSwain John J. McSwain John Jackson McSwain was a U.S. Representative from South Carolina.Born on a farm near Cross Hill, South Carolina, McSwain attended the public schools.... |
March 4, 1921 | August 6, 1936 | Democrat | Greenville Greenville, South Carolina -Law and government:The city of Greenville adopted the Council-Manager form of municipal government in 1976.-History:The area was part of the Cherokee Nation's protected grounds after the Treaty of 1763, which ended the French and Indian War. No White man was allowed to enter, though some families... |
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| Gabriel H. Mahon, Jr. Gabriel H. Mahon, Jr. Gabriel Heyward Mahon, Jr. was a U.S. Representative from South Carolina.Born in Williamston, South Carolina, Mahon moved with his parents to Greenville, South Carolina, in 1898.... |
November 3, 1936 | January 3, 1939 | Democrat | Greenville Greenville, South Carolina -Law and government:The city of Greenville adopted the Council-Manager form of municipal government in 1976.-History:The area was part of the Cherokee Nation's protected grounds after the Treaty of 1763, which ended the French and Indian War. No White man was allowed to enter, though some families... |
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| Joseph R. Bryson Joseph R. Bryson Joseph Raleigh Bryson was a U.S. Representative from South Carolina.Born in Brevard, North Carolina, Bryson moved, with his parents, to Greenville, South Carolina, in 1900.He attended the public schools.... |
January 3, 1939 | March 10, 1953 | Democrat | Greenville Greenville, South Carolina -Law and government:The city of Greenville adopted the Council-Manager form of municipal government in 1976.-History:The area was part of the Cherokee Nation's protected grounds after the Treaty of 1763, which ended the French and Indian War. No White man was allowed to enter, though some families... |
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| Robert T. Ashmore Robert T. Ashmore Robert Thomas Ashmore was a U.S. Representative from South Carolina, cousin of John D. Ashmore.Born on a farm near Greenville, South Carolina, Ashmore attended the public schools of Greenville. He graduated from Furman University Law School, Greenville, South Carolina, in 1927... |
June 2, 1953 | January 3, 1969 | Democrat | Greenville Greenville, South Carolina -Law and government:The city of Greenville adopted the Council-Manager form of municipal government in 1976.-History:The area was part of the Cherokee Nation's protected grounds after the Treaty of 1763, which ended the French and Indian War. No White man was allowed to enter, though some families... |
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| James R. Mann James Robert Mann (South Carolina) James Robert Mann was a soldier, lawyer and a United States Representative from South Carolina.-Early life and career:... |
January 3, 1969 | January 3, 1979 | Democrat | Greenville Greenville, South Carolina -Law and government:The city of Greenville adopted the Council-Manager form of municipal government in 1976.-History:The area was part of the Cherokee Nation's protected grounds after the Treaty of 1763, which ended the French and Indian War. No White man was allowed to enter, though some families... |
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| Carroll A. Campbell, Jr. Carroll A. Campbell, Jr. Carroll Ashmore Campbell, Jr. was a U.S. Republican Party politician who served as 112th Governor of South Carolina from 1987 to 1995.-Early life:He was born in Greenville, South Carolina, the oldest of six children... |
January 3, 1979 | January 3, 1987 | Republican | Fountain Inn Fountain Inn, South Carolina Fountain Inn is a city in Greenville and Laurens counties in the U.S. state of South Carolina. The population was 6,017 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Greenville–Mauldin–Easley Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:... |
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| Liz J. Patterson Liz J. Patterson Elizabeth Johnston "Liz" Patterson is an American politician from the Democratic Party. She is a former member of the United States House of Representatives. Her father, Olin D. Johnston, served as Governor of South Carolina and as U.S. Senator from South Carolina.Patterson grew up in Kensington,... |
January 3, 1987 | January 3, 1993 | Democrat | Spartanburg Spartanburg, South Carolina thgSpartanburg is the largest city in and the county seat of Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States. It is the second-largest city of the three primary cities in the Upstate region of South Carolina, and is located northwest of Columbia, west of Charlotte, and about northeast of... |
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| Bob Inglis Bob Inglis Robert Durden "Bob" Inglis, Sr. is a former U.S. Representative for , serving from 1993 to 1999, and then again from 2005 until 2011. He is a member of the Republican Party... |
January 3, 1993 | January 3, 1999 | Republican | Greenville Greenville, South Carolina -Law and government:The city of Greenville adopted the Council-Manager form of municipal government in 1976.-History:The area was part of the Cherokee Nation's protected grounds after the Treaty of 1763, which ended the French and Indian War. No White man was allowed to enter, though some families... |
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| Jim DeMint Jim DeMint James Warren "Jim" DeMint is the junior U.S. Senator from South Carolina, serving since 2005. He is a member of the Republican Party and a leader in the Tea Party movement. He previously served as the U.S. Representative for from 1999 to 2005.-Early life and education:DeMint was born in... |
January 3, 1999 | January 3, 2005 | Republican | Greenville Greenville, South Carolina -Law and government:The city of Greenville adopted the Council-Manager form of municipal government in 1976.-History:The area was part of the Cherokee Nation's protected grounds after the Treaty of 1763, which ended the French and Indian War. No White man was allowed to enter, though some families... |
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| Bob Inglis Bob Inglis Robert Durden "Bob" Inglis, Sr. is a former U.S. Representative for , serving from 1993 to 1999, and then again from 2005 until 2011. He is a member of the Republican Party... |
January 3, 2005 | January 3, 2011 | Republican | Travelers Rest Travelers Rest, South Carolina Travelers Rest is a city in Greenville County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 4,099 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Greenville–Mauldin–Easley Metropolitan Statistical Area. "TR", as the city is known around the area, is just north of Greenville... |
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| Trey Gowdy Trey Gowdy Harold Watson "Trey" Gowdy III is the U.S. Representative for . He is a member of the Republican Party. Before his election to Congress, he was the solicitor for the state's Seventh Judicial Circuit, comprising Spartanburg and Cherokee counties.- Early life :He was born in 1964 in Greenville,... |
January 3, 2011 | Present | Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
Spartanburg Spartanburg, South Carolina thgSpartanburg is the largest city in and the county seat of Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States. It is the second-largest city of the three primary cities in the Upstate region of South Carolina, and is located northwest of Columbia, west of Charlotte, and about northeast of... |
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