John L. McLaurin
John McLaurin | |
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United States Senator from South Carolina | |
In office June 1, 1897 – March 3, 1903 | |
Preceded by | Joseph H. Earle |
Succeeded by | Asbury Latimer |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from South Carolina's 6th district | |
In office December 5, 1892 – May 31, 1897 | |
Preceded by | Eli T. Stackhouse |
Succeeded by | James Norton |
Attorney General of South Carolina | |
In office December 10, 1891 – December 5, 1892 | |
Governor | Benjamin Tillman |
Preceded by | Young J. Pope |
Succeeded by | Daniel Townsend |
Member of the South Carolina Senate from the Marlboro County district | |
In office January 14, 1913 – November 3, 1914 | |
Member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from the Marion County district | |
In office November 25, 1890 – December 10, 1891 | |
Personal details | |
Born | John Lowndes McLaurin May 9, 1860 Marlboro County, South Carolina, U.S. |
Died | July 29, 1934 Bennettsville, South Carolina, U.S. | (aged 74)
Political party | Democratic |
Education | Swarthmore College North Carolina Military Institute (BS) University of Virginia |
John Lowndes McLaurin (May 9, 1860 – July 29, 1934) was a
McLaurin broke with Tillman in 1894 and they became bitter enemies. Tillman accused him of accepting bribes from the Textile industry, which led to the famous fistfight between the two on the Senate floor on 22 February 1902. Both men were censured.[2]
McLaurin was elected In 1892 as a
McLaurin practiced Law in New York City. He later returned to farming in Bennettsville and was Elected to the South Carolina Senate, 1914-1915. He was author of the State warehouse system for storing and financing cotton, and served as State warehouse commissioner from 1915 until his resignation in 1917. He died at his estate near Bennettsville in 1934; interment was in McCall Cemetery. His home, the Robertson-Easterling-McLaurin House, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[3]
See also
- List of federal political scandals in the United States
- List of United States senators expelled or censured
References
- ISBN 9780765621061.
- ISBN 9780160763311.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- United States Congress. "John L. McLaurin (id: M000543)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.