Marlboro County ScArchives History - Books .....Chapter XX Members Of The Legislature And Other Officers 1897 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/sc/scfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joy Fisher sdgenweb@yahoo.com January 5, 2007, 4:11 pm Book Title: A History Of Marlboro County CHAPTER XX. MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATURE AND OTHER OFFICERS. The journals of the State Senate and also of the House of Representatives have been carefully searched, with the desire to obtain a correct list of the men who have represented Marlboro in the Legislature from the Revolutionary War to the year 1890; and it is thought that the following meets the requirement. It is to be remembered that before, and for some years after the formation of the three counties, Chesterfield, Darlington and Marlboro, out of the territory comprising the "Old Cheraw District," the members were elected as from the old district, or "St. David's Parish," and even after the Representatives began to be chosen from the counties separately, for a number of years, till about 1805, the three counties (or districts as they were called) continued to be a single senatorial district. Therefore, it will be observed that in a few instances, men residing outside of Marlboro are put down as representing it in the Senate; but as at almost every election one or more Marlboro men were returned along with others from the other counties to the House, only such as appeared from Marlboro are enrolled in the list of the lower House: 1783 Tristram Thomas. 1784-85 William DeWitt. 1786-87 William Thomas. 1788-89 Morgan Brown. 1790-91 Morgan Brown. 1792-93 Robert Ellison. 1794-95 Thomas Powe, Tristram Thomas. 1796-97 William Thomas, Tristram Thomas. 1798-99 William Thomas, John McIver. 1800-01 Alexander McIntosh, John McIver. 1802-03 Thomas Powe, 1804-05 Benjamin Rogers. 1806-09 Hugh Lide. 1810-13 William Whitfield. 1814-17 Thomas Evans. 1818-21 Robeson Carloss. 1822-25 Robert B. Campbell. 1826-29 James R. Ervin. 1830-33 Robert B. Campbell. 1834-37 Barnabas K. Henagan. 1838-41 Daniel C. Murdock. 1842-45 James E. David. 1846-49 William T. Ellerbe. 1850-57 C. W. Dudley. 1858-61 Charles Irby. 1862-65 Wm. D. Johnson. 1865-67 T. C. Weatherly. 1868-76 H.J. Maxwell. 1876-89 C. S. McCall. 1890-94 W. D. Evans. 1894- H. M. Stackhouse. REPRESENTATIVES. 1783 Claudius Pegues. 1784-87 Morgan Brown. 1788-89 Drury Robertson, Robert Allison. 1790-91 Thomas Evans. John J. Jones 1792-93 John J. Jones, Benjamin Hicks. 1794-95 J. J. Jones, Drury Robertson. 1796-97 Drury Robertson, J. J. Jones. 1798-99 William Whitfield, D. Robertson. 1800-01 David Stuart, Tristram Thomas. 1802-03 William Easterling. 1804-05 William Whitfield, Robert Allison 1806-07 Tristram Thomas. 1808-09 Thomas Evans, John Rogers. 1810-11 James R. Ervin, Tristram Thomas. 1812-1813 T. Thomas, Josiah J. Evans. 1814-15 William Whitfield. 1816-1817 J. A. Evans, Geo. R. Whitfield. 1818-19 James Gillespie. 1820-23 James Gillespie, 1824-25 G. R. Whitfield. T. J. Williams. 1826-27 Thos. J. Williams, Chas. Lide. 1828-29 John Murdock, John M. Rogers. l830-31 C. J. Lide. John Murdock. 1832-33 John Murdock, Chas. J. Lide 1834-35 Wm. T. Ellerbe. 1836-37 C. W. Dudley. 1838-39 James E. David. 1840-41 C. W. Dudley, W. T. Ellerbe. 1842-43 W. J. Cook E. P. Ervin. 1844-45 E. P. Ervin, W. T. Ellerbe. l846-47 J. W. Harrington, B. B. Rogers. 1848-49 J. W. Harrington, W. J. Cook. 1850-51 T. C. Weatherly, Chas. A. Thornwell, 1852-53 Chas. A. Thornwell, T. C. Weatherly. C. A. Thornwell, 1854-56 C. A. Thornwell, Chas. Irby. l856-57 A. G. Johnson, P. B. McLaurin. 1858-59 C. P. Townsend, J. H. Hudson. 1860-61 W. J. Cook, J. W. Henagan, 1862-63 C. P. Townsend, T. C. Weatherly. 1864-65 S. J. Townsend, 1866-67 Harris Covington. 1868-69 James Jones, J. G. Grant. 1870-71 T. P. Stubbs, D. P. McLaurin. 1872-73 J. W. Thomas. Sam'l Jackson. 1874-75 Jacob Allman, T. C. Weatherly, 1876-77 P. M. Hamer, T. N. Edens. 1878-79 P. M. Hamer, T. N. Edens 1880-81 H. H. Newton, J. R. Parker. l882-3 J. B. McLaurin, Knox Livingston. 1884-85 Simeon Gibson, F. W. Kinney. 1886-87 Jno. N. Drake, W. D. Evans. 1888-89 T. N. Edens, W. D. Evans. 1890-92 H. M. Stackhouse, Jno. L. McLaurin. 1892-94 H. M. Stackhouse, Jas. T. Covington, Dan C. Roper, 1894-96 C. P. Townsend, J. P. Bunch, J. F. McLaurin, 1896- J. F. McLaurin, Knox Livingston, T. I. Rogers. It is interesting to observe that of these seventy men whom the people have honored with their suffrages, ten have rendered service in both branches of the Legislature. One of them, B. K. Henagan, practiced medicine. Mr. McCall has been a successful merchant, having at the same time an extensive farming interest, which was also true of Dr. Henagan. Fifteen of the seventy were lawyers, three of whom were elevated to the bench. Several of them devoted much attention to their farms. But taking these from the list there are left fifty-two farmers; a little more than three-fourths of the whole; and some of those who served longest were of this class. One of them was six times elected; another five times. Four were four times, and four others three times; while only one lawyer has been able to carry his election the fourth time, and two others reached a third term. So that if Marlboro is and has always been an agricultural county, so has it been in all the years of its history a government of farmers, and yet in most of the members of the bar that have represented her interests in the councils of the State, she has honored herself in honoring them. Time was, indeed, when the voters of Marlboro scarce thought to inquire into the profession or calling in life, of the man that sought their suffrages. Is he worthy? Is he capable? No doubt mistakes were made, but it was not when a lawyer was in the Senate that "poor Marlboro" rang in the corridors of the capitol. That people is in danger, that allows one class to array itself against another. Just as in the world of nature, we need variety, and can only have the grandest perfection of beauty and utility; so in social, political and industrial affairs we need various classes, industries and callings to give strength, order and success to the whole. As the old men of seventy years ago looked upon the manly form of Gillespie or Robert B. Campbell, and heard their stirring words, they may have felt, these are the men to move senates, sway juries, and impress judges; or, as they met the polite, modest youthful Evans, or laughed over the anecdotes and pleasantries of Ervin, they hardly thought or cared to remember that these were young lawyers, destined to impress themselves upon their country; or later on, when Ellerbe and David met upon the stump, who cared whether he voted for the farmer or the lawyer? Both commanded the respect of his friends for what he was, in himself, and few men cared as to his calling, so he honored himself in its pursuit. The following is thought to be a full and correct list of the Sheriffs, Clerks and Ordinaries who have held office in Marlboro from the Revolution to date: SHERIFFS OF MARLBORO. Time of Service. 1 John Andrews 1785 2 James Moore 1786 3 William Pledger 1792 4 Thomas Evans 1804 5 Benjamin Rogers 1808 6 William Bristow 1812 7 Chas. S. Strother 1816 8 Joshua David 1820 9 Wm. Pouncy 1824 10 Geo. Bristow 1828 11 E. L. Henagan 1832 12 M. Townsend 1838 13 Geo. Bristow 1842 14 T. C. Weatherly 1846 15 B. F. McGilvray 1850 16 Jno. W. Henagan 1854 17 B. F. McGilvray 1858 18 J. L. Breeden 1862 19 A. E. Bristow 1866 20 J. L. Easterling 1870 21 J.H.Jones 1874 22 A. H. Knight 1875 to 1876 23 G.W. Waddill appointed 1876 24 W. P. Emanuel 1876 Died 1879 25 B. A. Rogers appointed. 1879 25 B. A. Rogers elected 1880 to 1892 26 J. B. Green elected 1892 to 1896 CLERKS OF COURT. Time of Service. 1 John Wilson 1785 2 Joel Winfield 1787 3 William Fields 1788 4 Drury Robertson 1789 5 Joel Winfield 1790 6 Jno. Winfield 1804 7 John Thomas 1808 8 John A. Evans 1812 9 James Gillespie, pro tem 1816 10 Morgan J. Brown 1816 11 Wm. Bristow 1820 12 Wm. Pledger, pro tem 1824 13 Joshua David 1824 14 James C. Thomas 1828 15 Geo. Bristow 1832 16 Robt. D. Thomas 1838 17 Robt. D. Thomas 1842 18 Peter McCall 1846 Held office till his death 1871 19 T. W. Allen, 1871 to 1876 20 C. M. Weatherly 1876 to 1892 21 Jas. A. Drake, 1892 to 1896 ORDINARIES OF MARLBORO. Joel Winfield, clerk, served as ordinary till 1803. William Easterling served from 1803 till his death, 1835. Lewis E. Stubbs elected in 1835. Joshua David elected in _______. A. N. Bristow elected in ______, served till his death 1867. In 1868 a new constitution was adopted and the office of Ordinary was abolished, and the office of Probate Judge instituted. Jeremiah Grant was elected first to the office in 1868 and served till 1872. J. Wesley Smith elected 1872, served till 1876. Knox Livingston elected 1876, served till 1878. C. T. Munnerlyn elected 1878, but did not qualify. Milton McLaurin, appointed, served till 1880. Milton McLaurin elected 1880, served till 1882. Milton McLaurin elected 1882, resigned 1884. W. E. Thomas appointed 1884. W. E. Thomas elected in 1884, served till 1886. T. I. Rogers elected in 18S6, served till 1888. Milton McLaurin elected in 1888, still serving, 1896. Additional Comments: Extracted from: A HISTORY OF MARLBORO COUNTY, WITH TRADITIONS AND SKETCHES OF NUMEROUS FAMILIES. REV. J. A. W. THOMAS, AUTHOR. A wonderful stream is the river Time As it runs through the realms of tears With a faultless rhythm and a musical rhyme, And a broader sweep and a surge sublime As it blends with the ocean of years. —TENNYSON. ATLANTA, GA.: THE FOOTE & DAVIES COMPANY, Printers and Binders. 1897. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/sc/marlboro/history/1897/ahistory/chapterx28gms.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/scfiles/ File size: 11.8 Kb