William Hiram Brawley (incorrectly reported in some works as William Huggins Brawley; May 13, 1841 – November 15, 1916) was a United States representative from South Carolina and later a United States district judge of the

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Education and career

Born on May 13, 1841, in

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, South Carolina, Brawley attended the common schools and graduated from South Carolina College (now the University of South Carolina) in 1860. He enlisted as a private in Company F, Sixth Regiment, South Carolina Infantry, Confederate States Army on April 11, 1861. He lost an arm in the Battle of Seven Pines and was retired from service. He was manager of his family's plantation from 1862 to 1864. He traveled and studied in Europe in 1864 and 1865. He was admitted to the bar and entered private practice in Chester from 1866 to 1868. He was solicitor for the Sixth Judicial Circuit of South Carolina from 1868 to 1874. He resumed private practice in

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, South Carolina from 1874 to 1893. He was a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from 1882 to 1890.

Congressional service

Brawley was elected as a

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from South Carolina's 1st congressional district to the United States House of Representatives of the 52nd and

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es and served from March 4, 1891, until February 12, 1894, when he resigned to accept a federal judicial post.

Federal judicial service

Brawley was nominated by President Grover Cleveland on December 20, 1893, to a seat on the

vacated by Judge Charles Henry Simonton. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on January 18, 1894, and received his commission the same day. His service terminated on June 14, 1911, due to his retirement.

Death

Following his retirement from the federal bench, Brawley lived in retirement in Charleston. He died on November 15, 1916, in Charleston. He was interred in Magnolia Cemetery in Charleston.

Family

Brawley was the cousin of

John J. Hemphill John James Hemphill (August 25, 1849 – May 11, 1912) was a U.S. Representative from South Carolina, cousin of William Huggins Brawley, nephew of John Hemphill and great-uncle of Robert Witherspoon Hemphill. Born in Chester, South Caro ...

and great-uncle of Robert W. Hemphill.

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''Our Civil War in Retrospect''
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