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Joseph Haynsworth Earle (April 30, 1847May 20, 1897) was a
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from
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.


Biography

Born in Greenville, he attended private schools in
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. He was a first year cadet at the South Carolina Military Academy (now
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) at the outbreak of the
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enlisted in the
Confederate Army The Confederate States Army, also called the Confederate Army or the Southern Army, was the military land force of the Confederate States of America (commonly referred to as the Confederacy) during the American Civil War (1861–1865), fighting ...
. Joseph enlisted with the Charles Battery, which at the close of the war was part of Kemper's Artillery, having attained the rank of Sergeant. He graduated from
Furman University Furman University is a private liberal arts university in Greenville, South Carolina. Founded in 1826 and named for the clergyman Richard Furman, Furman University is the oldest private institution of higher learning in South Carolina. It became ...
(Greenville) in 1867, taught school for two years, studied law, was admitted to the
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in 1870 and commenced practice in
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. He returned to Sumter in 1875 and continued the practice of law; he was also interested in the logging business and in agricultural pursuits. Earle was a member of the
South Carolina House of Representatives The South Carolina House of Representatives is the lower house of the South Carolina General Assembly. It consists of 124 representatives elected to two-year terms at the same time as U.S. congressional elections. Unlike many legislatures, seati ...
from 1878 to 1882, and was a member of the
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from 1882 to 1886. He was
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from 1886 to 1890, declined the nomination for
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, and ran unsuccessfully for that office in 1890. He returned to Greenville in 1892, was elected a circuit judge in 1894, and was elected as a
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to the U.S. Senate, serving from March 4, 1897 until his death in Greenville on May 20, 1897. Interment was in Christ Churchyard in Greenville.


Legacy

Joseph Earle was a great-grandson of
Elias Earle Elias Earle (June 19, 1762May 19, 1823) was a United States representative from South Carolina. Born in Frederick County in the Colony of Virginia, he attended private school and moved to Greenville County, South Carolina, in September 1787. H ...
, a cousin of John Laurens Manning Irby, and a nephew of
William Lowndes Yancey William Lowndes Yancey (August 10, 1814July 27, 1863) was an American journalist, politician, orator, diplomat and an American leader of the Southern secession movement. A member of the group known as the Fire-Eaters, Yancey was one of the mo ...
, all of whom were members of the U.S. Congress (Yancey also the C.S. Congress). His birthplace, the
Earle Town House Earle Town House is a historic house in Greenville, South Carolina. It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on August 5, 1969, and is included in the Col. Elias Earle Historic District. Until the end of the 20th century, the ...
, was added to the
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in 1969.


See also

*
List of United States Congress members who died in office (1790–1899) The following is a list of United States senators and representatives who died of natural or accidental causes, or who killed themselves, while serving their terms between 1790 and 1899. For a list of members of Congress who were killed while in ...


References

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