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Robert John Palmer (born January 18, 1849 – May 12, 1928) (there are multiple reported birth and death dates all within the same month) [1] was a tailor and politician born into slavery in South Carolina. [2] Palmer was a state representative from 1876 to 1878 and had a tailor shop opposite the post office on Main Street in Columbia, South ...
John T. Campbell, politician, mayor of Columbia; J. Michelle Childs, U.S. circuit judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit; Jim Clyburn, US House Assistant Democratic Leader; Bob Coble, politician, mayor of Columbia; John E. Courson, politician, President Pro Tempore of the South Carolina Senate
Matthew James Perry Jr. (August 3, 1921 – July 29, 2011) was an attorney and in 1979 appointed as the first African-American United States district judge in South Carolina, serving on the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina.
John Morgan Boozer (July 6, 1938 – January 24, 1986) was an American Major League Baseball pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies (1962–64 and 1966–69). Boozer has the distinction of being one of only four Major League Baseball players to be ejected from a game for violation of the spitball rule (the others were Nels Potter in 1944, Phil Regan later in 1968, and Gaylord Perry in 1982).
Former Columbia Mayor Bob Coble recalled Sunday night, “We all grew up with Joe Pinner on Mr. Knozit.” But Pinner, with his unforgettable resonant voice, was a vital cog in other ways ...
Jacquelin Perry, 94, American orthopedic surgeon, known for her treatment of polio. [221] Sripada Pinakapani, 99, Indian musician. [222] Florian Siwicki, 88, Polish military officer and politician, Minister of Military Affairs (1981–1990). [223] Boris Vasilyev, 88, Russian writer. [224]
A pair of 22-year-old Columbia residents, Dominic Goodwin and Xavier J. Hopkins, are the men who died, Richland County Coroner Naida Rutherford said Wednesday. ... Anyone with information on the ...
State flag of South Carolina Location of South Carolina in the U.S. map The following is a list of prominent people who were born in the U.S. state of South Carolina, lived in South Carolina, or for whom South Carolina is a significant part of their identity. This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with ...