Eugene Blackburn Gary was a chief justice on the
South Carolina Supreme Court
The South Carolina Supreme Court is the highest court in the U.S. state of South Carolina. The court is composed of a Chief Justice and four Associate Justices. .
Gary was born in
Cokesbury, South Carolina
Cokesbury is a census-designated place (CDP) in Greenwood County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 215 at the 2010 census, down from 279 in 2000.
History
The name "Cokesbury" is a combination of the names of two prominent bishop ...
on August 22, 1854. Gary enrolled at the
University of South Carolina in 1872 and received a degree in the classical branches that same year. He was admitted to practice law in South Carolina in 1875. He maintained a law practice in
Abbeville, South Carolina
Abbeville is a city and county seat of Abbeville County, in the U.S. state of South Carolina. It is located west of Columbia and south of Greenville. Its population was 5,237 at the 2010 census. Settled by French Huguenot settlers, it was ...
until 1894. He was elected as the chairman of the Abbeville Democratic party in 1882, 1888, 1890, and 1892. He served one term in the South Carolina General Assembly and twice as the lieutenant governor. He was elected as an associate justice of the South Carolina Supreme Court during his second term as the lieutenant governor. He was sworn in as an associate justice on July 27, 1894. He was reelected in 1900 and 1909. On January 10, 1912, he was elected to fill the unexpired term of Chief Justice Ira B. Jones who had resigned to run for governor.
Gary died on December 10, 1926, and is buried at the Upper Long Cane Cemetery in Abbeville, South Carolina.
References
External links
A Vindication of the South Address delivered by Eugene B. Gary at Abbeville, South Carolina, on Memorial day, May 10, 1917. Includes autograph
Justices of the South Carolina Supreme Court
Chief Justices of the South Carolina Supreme Court
1854 births
People from Cokesbury, South Carolina
1926 deaths
Place of death missing
People from Abbeville, South Carolina
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