Frank B. Gary

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Frank B. Gary

Frank Boyd Gary (* 9. March 1860 in Cokesbury , Greenwood County , South Carolina , †  7. December 1922 in Charleston , South Carolina) was an American politician ( Democratic Party ), of the state of South Carolina in the US Senate took .

Frank Gary attended the Conference School in his hometown of Cokesbury and then Union College in Schenectady . He then studied law , was admitted to the bar and practiced as a lawyer in Abbeville from 1881 . His political career began when he was elected to the South Carolina House of Representatives , to which he was a member from 1890 to 1900. From 1895 he held the function of speaker in this parliamentary chamber. In 1895 he was also a delegate to a constitutional convention of his state. In 1906 he was re-elected to the South Carolina House of Representatives. In the meantime, in 1903 he also served as a special judge in the trial of James Tillman , the former lieutenant governor charged with murder . Despite supposedly clear evidence, Tillman was acquitted. Gary was considered a supporter of his uncle Benjamin Tillman , one of the most influential politicians in South Carolina.

After the death of US Senator Asbury Latimer on February 20, 1908, Frank Gary was elected as his successor. He served in Washington, DC from March 6, 1908 to March 4, 1909. He did not apply for re-election for a full term of office; the seat then went to Ellison D. Smith . Gary then moved back to the South Carolina Parliament in 1910 before being elected Judge for his state's eighth district in 1912. He held this office until his death on December 7, 1922. He was buried in Long Cane Cemetery , Abbeville.

Web links

Commons : Frank B. Gary  - Collection of images, videos and audio files
  • Frank B. Gary in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Bitter SC feud led to 1903 'crime of the century'
personal data
SURNAME Gary, Frank B.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Gary, Frank Boyd (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH March 9, 1860
PLACE OF BIRTH Cokesbury , South Carolina
DATE OF DEATH December 7, 1922
Place of death Charleston , South Carolina