Wilton E. Hall
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Wilton Earle Hall was a United States Senator from South Carolina
.
Born in Starr, South Carolina
, he attended the public schools and Furman University
(Greenville
). He founded a morning newspaper in Anderson, South Carolina
in 1924, and in 1929 acquired an evening newspaper; in 1935 he established radio station WAIM-AM. From 1934 to 1938 he was chairman of the South Carolina Planning Board and was appointed, on November 20, 1944, as a Democrat
to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Ellison D. Smith
and served from November 20, 1944, to January 3, 1945. He was not a candidate for election to the full term and resumed the newspaper publishing business as publisher of the Anderson Independent and Daily Mail of South Carolina; he was also founder of television station WAIM-TV in 1953 and owner of radio stations WAIM-AM and WCAC-FM, and was publisher of Quote Magazine.
Hall resided in Anderson, where he died in 1980; interment was in a mausoleum at Forest Lawn Memorial Park.
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...
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Born in Starr, South Carolina
Starr, South Carolina
Starr is a town in Anderson County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 173 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Starr is located at ....
, he attended the public schools and Furman University
Furman University
Furman University is a selective, private, coeducational, liberal arts college in Greenville, South Carolina, United States. Furman is one of the oldest, and more selective private institutions in South Carolina...
(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...
). He founded a morning newspaper in Anderson, South Carolina
Anderson, South Carolina
Anderson is a city in and the county seat of Anderson County, South Carolina, United States. The population was estimated at 26,242 in 2006, and the city was the center of an urbanized area of 70,530...
in 1924, and in 1929 acquired an evening newspaper; in 1935 he established radio station WAIM-AM. From 1934 to 1938 he was chairman of the South Carolina Planning Board and was appointed, on November 20, 1944, as a Democrat
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Ellison D. Smith
Ellison D. Smith
Ellison DuRant "Cotton Ed" Smith was a Democratic Party politician from the U.S. state of South Carolina. He represented South Carolina in the United States Senate from 1909 until 1944....
and served from November 20, 1944, to January 3, 1945. He was not a candidate for election to the full term and resumed the newspaper publishing business as publisher of the Anderson Independent and Daily Mail of South Carolina; he was also founder of television station WAIM-TV in 1953 and owner of radio stations WAIM-AM and WCAC-FM, and was publisher of Quote Magazine.
Hall resided in Anderson, where he died in 1980; interment was in a mausoleum at Forest Lawn Memorial Park.