Patrick Nelson (other)
Patrick Nelson may refer to: * Patrick Henry Nelson (1824–1864), Confederate States Army officer and militia general * Patrick Henry Nelson II (1856–1914), lawyer and politician, son of the former * Patrick Henry Nelson III Patrick Henry Nelson III (March 11, 1910 – June 28, 1964) was an American politician, U.S. Marine veteran of World War II, and attorney from Columbia, South Carolina. Early life and education Nelson was born in Columbia, South Carolina, to a ...

Patrick Henry Nelson
Patrick Henry Nelson (July 26, 1824 – June 24, 1864) was a Confederate States Army officer and militia general from South Carolina during the American Civil War. Biography Patrick Henry Nelson was born in Clarendon County, South Carolina to Samuel Edgar Nelson and Amarintha Carson McCaulay. He graduated from the South Carolina College as a member of the class of 1844. Later he married Emma Sarah Cantey (daughter of General James Willis Cantey, cousin to General James Cantey, and great granddaughter of General Richard Richardson (general)), and had three children (including Patrick Henry Nelson II). Nelson was a Major General in the South Carolina Militia and a Brigadier General in command of the 2nd Brigade of South Carolina Volunteers during the engagement with Union troops during the Battle of Fort Sumter. With the reorganization and enlargement of the Confederate Army, Nelson was made Lt. Colonel of the 7th South Carolina Infantry Battalion in 1862. In 1864, Nelson was as ...
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Patrick Henry Nelson II
Patrick Henry Nelson II (October 3, 1856 - June 20, 1914) was born in Camden, South Carolina to General Patrick Henry Nelson, of the Confederate States Army, and Emma Sarah Cantey. After attending The University of the South, Nelson went to reading law, study law with Judge Joseph B. Kershaw in Camden, S.C. in 1875. In 1877 he was admitted to the bar and went to practice with General John D. Kennedy of Camden. He then moved his practice to Columbia, South Carolina, and in 1885 he was elected to the South Carolina House of Representatives and served until 1887. Nelson became the Fifth Circuit Solicitor and the President of the South Carolina Bar Association (1911-1912). After the growth of his own firm, Nelson's son, William Shannon Nelson (1881-1939) joined the firm with his father. Ultimately William's son, Patrick Henry Nelson III (1910-1964), would come to run the law firm and continue its tremendous growth. The Nelson Law Firm is now known as Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarboro ...
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