History of Darlington, (Darlington County) South Carolina United States of America

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George Washington Dargan, representative, was born in Darlington district, S.C., May 11, 1841; son of William Edwin and Sarah (Du Bose) Dargan. He was a lineal descendant on his father's side of the Rev. Timothy Dargan, a chaplain in the Continental army, and on his mother's side of Col. Lemuel Benton, an officer under Gen. Francis Marion and a representative from South Carolina in the 3d, 4th and 5th congresses, 1793-99. He was educated at the academies of his native state and at the South Carolina military academy. He entered the Confederate army and served throughout the civil war. He engaged in farming immediately after the war and then studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1872 and practised at Darlington, S.C. He was a representative in the state legislature, having been elected without opposition in 1877. He was elected solicitor of the 4th judicial district of South Carolina without opposition in 1880 and served as a Democratic representative from the 6th district in the 48th, 49th, 50th and 51st congresses, 1883-91. He was married, Jan. 3, 1861, to Ida L. Hunter, and their son, George E. Dargan, became a lawyer, practising at Darlington with his father. He died in Darlington, S.C., June 29, 1898.

From: Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans, Johnson, Rossiter, editor

History of Darlington, (Darlington County) South Carolina

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