William Augustus Elmore (October 13, 1812 – October 6, 1890) was a 19th-century lawyer and judge in

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. Born in Laurens District,

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and Nancy Ann Martin; among his siblings was his half brother

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, who served in both

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and the

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representing South Carolina. Elmore began a practicing law in New Orleans in 1835, forming a partnership with William W. King. He served as

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during the governorship of

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from 1846 to 1850. President

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appointed him superintendent of the

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and was retained in that position when the mint came under the control of the

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government in 1861. He was later judge of the Eighth District Court by the appointment of Governor

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. Elmore married twice, first to Mary Ann Morrison on July 28, 1840. Following her death, he married Julia Minor on January 2, 1851, in

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. He had children by both wives. Elmore died of

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at Crowell House in

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on October 6, 1890, just a week short of his 78th birthday. He was interred at "Huntingdon" in

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Sources

* ''The New York Herald,'' Obituary of William Augustus Elmore, October 7, 1890. * ''The Daily Picayune,'' Obituary of William Augustus Elmore, October 7, 1890.

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