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'''Eugene B. Gary''' was a chief justice on the [[South Carolina Supreme Court]]. |
'''Eugene B. Gary''' was a chief justice on the [[South Carolina Supreme Court]]. |
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Gary was born in [[Cokesbury, South Carolina]] 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 maintained a law practice in [[Abbeville, South Carolina]] 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 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.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.genealogybank.com/gbnk/newspapers/doc/v2:11210D30DA68B248@GBNEWS-114045C5C1F7D478@2419413-114045C5D0FCFBD8@0-114045C7E6F0CFA0@Eugene+B.+Gary+is+Chief+Justice+Unanimously+Elected+to+Succeed+Ira+B.+Jones/?search_terms=justice%7CJones%7Cira%7CB.&s_dlid=DL0114092000543411088&s_ecproduct=SUB-Y-6995-RI&s_ecprodtype=RENEW-A-R&s_trackval=&s_siteloc=&s_referrer=&s_subterm=Subscription%20until%3A%2007%2F14%2F2015&s_docsbal=%20&s_subexpires=07%2F14%2F2015&s_docstart=&s_docsleft=&s_docsread=&s_username=sfick29403@att.net&s_accountid=AC0113061420484320982&s_upgradeable=no | title=Eugene B. Gary Is Chief Justice | work=News & Courier | date=January 11, 1912 | accessdate=September 19, 2014 | location=Charleston, South Carolina | pages=1}}</ref> |
Gary was born in [[Cokesbury, South Carolina]] 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 maintained a law practice in [[Abbeville, South Carolina]] 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 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.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.genealogybank.com/gbnk/newspapers/doc/v2:11210D30DA68B248@GBNEWS-114045C5C1F7D478@2419413-114045C5D0FCFBD8@0-114045C7E6F0CFA0@Eugene+B.+Gary+is+Chief+Justice+Unanimously+Elected+to+Succeed+Ira+B.+Jones/?search_terms=justice%7CJones%7Cira%7CB.&s_dlid=DL0114092000543411088&s_ecproduct=SUB-Y-6995-RI&s_ecprodtype=RENEW-A-R&s_trackval=&s_siteloc=&s_referrer=&s_subterm=Subscription%20until%3A%2007%2F14%2F2015&s_docsbal=%20&s_subexpires=07%2F14%2F2015&s_docstart=&s_docsleft=&s_docsread=&s_username=sfick29403@att.net&s_accountid=AC0113061420484320982&s_upgradeable=no | title=Eugene B. Gary Is Chief Justice | work=News & Courier | date=January 11, 1912 | accessdate=September 19, 2014 | location=Charleston, South Carolina | pages=1}}</ref> |
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Gary died on December 10, 1926, and is buried at the Upper Long Cane Cemetery in Abbeville, South Carolina.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=gary&GSfn=eugene+&GSmn=b&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSob=n&GRid=18140550&df=all& | title=Eugene Blackburn Gary (1854-1926) | publisher=Find a Grave | accessdate=September 19, 2014}}</ref> |
Gary died on December 10, 1926, and is buried at the Upper Long Cane Cemetery in Abbeville, South Carolina.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=gary&GSfn=eugene+&GSmn=b&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSob=n&GRid=18140550&df=all& | title=Eugene Blackburn Gary (1854-1926) | publisher=Find a Grave | accessdate=September 19, 2014}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 02:02, 20 September 2014
Eugene Blackburn Gary | |
|---|---|
| Chief Justice of South Carolina | |
| Assumed office January 10, 1912 | |
| Preceded by | Ira B. Jones |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 22, 1854 Cokesbury, South Carolina |
| Died | December 10, 1926 |
| Spouse | Eliza Tusten |
| Alma mater | University of South Carolina |
Eugene B. Gary was a chief justice on the South Carolina Supreme Court.
Gary was born in Cokesbury, South Carolina 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.[1] He maintained a law practice in Abbeville, South Carolina 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 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.[2]
Gary died on December 10, 1926, and is buried at the Upper Long Cane Cemetery in Abbeville, South Carolina.[3]
References
- ^ "South Carolina". News & Courier. Charleston, South Carolian. October 4, 1875. p. 3. Retrieved September 19, 2014.
- ^ "Eugene B. Gary Is Chief Justice". News & Courier. Charleston, South Carolina. January 11, 1912. p. 1. Retrieved September 19, 2014.
- ^ "Eugene Blackburn Gary (1854-1926)". Find a Grave. Retrieved September 19, 2014.