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Samuel F. Rice
Samuel Farrow Rice (June 2, 1816 – January 3, 1890) was an American jurist and politician. He was a member of the Alabama House of Representatives and the Alabama Senate. He served as the tenth Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Alabama from 1856 to 1859. Early life Samuel Farrow Rice was born on June 2, 1816, in Union County, South Carolina. His father, Judge William Rice, served as a member of the South Carolina Senate. His mother, Sarah Pines Herndon, was the sister of Colonel Zachariah Pines Herndon. One of his maternal aunts married Congressman Samuel Farrow. Rice graduated from South Carolina College, now known as the University of South Carolina, in 1833. He went on to study the law under Senator William C. Preston, and he was admitted to the bar in 1837. Career Rice began his legal career in Winnsboro, South Carolina, but settled to Talladega, Alabama in 1838, where he opened a practice with Senator John Tyler Morgan. He was also a newspaper editor, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Union County, South Carolina
Union County is a county located in the U.S. state of South Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 27,244. Its county seat is Union. The county was created in 1785. Union County is coterminous with the Union, SC, Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Greenville–Spartanburg–Anderson, SC Combined Statistical Area. History Early settlement The area that includes Union County was once controlled by the Cherokee Indians and they used it as a hunting ground. Up until recent years, one could find numerous arrowheads with little effort throughout the county.Charles, Allan D. ''"The Narrative History of Union County South Carolina"'' (The Reprint Company, Publishers, 1987) The first European settlers in Union County came from the backcountry of Virginia and Pennsylvania; more than three-fourths were Scots-Irish Presbyterians. It has been suggested that the first group of pioneers arrived as early as 1751. They settled in the northwestern sect ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
