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South Carolina from A to Z
South Carolina from A to Z
Author: Walter Edgar
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Historian and author Walter Edgar mines the riches of the South Carolina Encyclopedia to bring you South Carolina from A to Z. South Carolina from A to Z is a production of South Carolina Public Radio in partnership with the University of South Carolina Press and SC Humanities.
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“S” is for Smith, William Loughton (1758 to 1812). Lawyer, congressman, diplomat.
“S” is for Smith, William (ca. 1762-1840). U. S. senator.
“S” is for Smith, Thomas (ca. 1648-1694). Governor.
“R” is for Rutledge, Edward (1749-1800). Lawyer, governor.
“P” is for Port Royal (Beaufort County, 2020 population 14,516).
“M” is for Moultrie, John (ca.1699-1771). Physician.
“M “is for Moultrie, James, Jr. (1793-1869). Physician, medical educator.
“M” is for Motte, Rebecca Brewton (1737-1815). Revolutionary War heroine.
“M” is for Moses, Ottolengui Aaron (1846-1906). Chemist, geologist, inventor.
“M “is for Moses, Franklin J., Jr. (ca.1840 to 1906). Governor.
“M” is for Morton, Joseph, Sr. (ca.1630-1688). Governor.
“L” is for Lunz, George Robert, Jr. (1909-1969). Museum curator, marine biologist.
“H” is for Hunter-Gault, Charlayne (b.1942). Journalist, civil rights activist.
“G” is for Gridley, Mary Putnam (1850-1939). Civic leader, businesswoman.
“C” is for Colleton, Sir John (1608-1666). Under Sir John Colleton's direction, the proprietor set out to populate Carolina with settlers from existing new world colonies, including New England, Virginia, and the Caribbean islands, especially Barbados.
“C” is for Cleveland, Georgia Alden (1851-1914). Writer, activist.
“C” is for Chapman, Martha Marshall, II (b. 1949). Musician. Classified by many as a country-music artist, Martha Marshall Chapman,II, and her style nonetheless have been difficult to categorize.
“B” is for Bonham, Milledge Luke (1813-1890). Soldier, congressman, governor.
“B” is for Bolden, Charles Frank, Jr. (1946-2017). Soldier, astronaut.
“B” is for Boineau, Charles Evans, Jr. (1923-2005). Legislator. Boineau was the first Republican to be elected to the South Carolina General Assembly in the twentieth century.




