Patrick Henry Nelson II (October 3, 1856 - June 20, 1914) was born in
Camden, South Carolina
Camden is the largest city and county seat of Kershaw County, South Carolina. The population was 7,764 in the 2020 census. It is part of the Columbia, South Carolina, Metropolitan Statistical Area. Camden is the oldest inland city in South Caro ...
to General
Patrick Henry Nelson, of the
Confederate States 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 ...
, and Emma Sarah Cantey. After attending
The University of the South
The University of the South, familiarly known as Sewanee (), is a private Episcopal liberal arts college in Sewanee, Tennessee. It is owned by 28 southern dioceses of the Episcopal Church, and its School of Theology is an official seminary of ...
, Nelson went to
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
Columbia is the capital of the U.S. state of South Carolina. With a population of 136,632 at the 2020 census, it is the second-largest city in South Carolina. The city serves as the county seat of Richland County, and a portion of the city ...
, and in 1885 he was elected to 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 ...
and served until 1887. Nelson became the Fifth Circuit Solicitor and the President of the
South Carolina Bar
The South Carolina Bar (SC Bar) is the integrated (mandatory) bar association of the U.S. state of South Carolina.
Organization
The South Carolina Bar began in 1884 as the South Carolina Bar Association, a professional organization of approximat ...
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 & Scarborough LLP
Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP (commonly referred to simply as Nelson Mullins) is a U.S. law firm and lobby group based in Columbia, South Carolina. Nelson Mullins has over 1000 attorneys, policy advisors, and professionals across 31 offi ...
(commonly referred to as Nelson Mullins) which is a pseudo-national
U.S.
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law firm
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and
lobby group
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based in
Columbia, South Carolina
Columbia is the capital of the U.S. state of South Carolina. With a population of 136,632 at the 2020 census, it is the second-largest city in South Carolina. The city serves as the county seat of Richland County, and a portion of the city ...
.
References
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1856 births
1914 deaths
People from Camden, South Carolina
Members of the South Carolina House of Representatives
South Carolina lawyers
Sewanee: The University of the South alumni
19th-century American politicians
19th-century American lawyers
20th-century American lawyers