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

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James Hampton Kirkland, educator, was born at Spartanburg, S.C., Sept. 9, 1859; son of William Clarke and Virginia L. (Galluchat) Kirkland. He was graduated from Wofford college, Spartanburg, S.C., A.B., 1877, A.M., 1878; and remained there as a tutor in Latin and Greek, 1878-81, assistant professor of the same, 1881-82, and professor of Latin and German, 1882-83. He spent the years 1883-86 in Europe in study and travel and received the degree of Ph.D. from Leipzig in 1885. He was professor of Latin at Vanderbilt university, Tenn., 1886-93, and was elected chancellor and professor of Latin language and literature there in 1893. He was married to Mary Henderson, of Knoxville, Tenn., in November, 1895. He was one of the ninety-seven judges who served as a board of electors in October, 1900, in determining the names entitled to a place in the Hall of Fame for Great Americans, New York university. He received the degree of LL.D. from the University of North Carolina in 1894. He edited: the Satires and Epistles of Horace (1893); published Study of the Anglo-Saxon Poem (called by Groin Die H?llenfahrt Christi) 1885, and is the author of monographs and philological review articles.

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

Samuel Willis Tucker Lanham, representative, was born in Spartanburg, S.C., July 4, 1846; son of James Madison and Louisa D'Aubrey (Tucker) Lanham, and grandson of Joseph Lanham and of Samuel Willis Tucker. He entered the 3d South Carolina regiment when sixteen and served in the Confederate army until the close of the civil war. He was married, Sept. 4, 1866, to Sarah Beona, daughter of Garland Thompson and Susannah (Thomas) Meng, of Union county, S.C. In 1866 he removed to Red River county, Texas, and was admitted to the bar in 1869. He settled in practice at Weatherford; was district attorney for the thirteenth Texas district, 1871-76; presidential elector in 1880, and a Democratic representative from the eleventh district in the 48th, 49th, 50th, 51st and 52d congresses, 1888-93. He declined renomination for the 53d congress in 1892, and was a representative from Texas in the 55th, 56th and 57th congresses, 1897-1903. He was elected Governor of Texas in 1902.

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

George Franklin Kirby, educator, was born in Spartanburg, S.C., May 7, 1868, son of Augustus Hilliard and Mary Elizabeth (Durant) Kirby, and grandson of John T. and Patsy (Hall) Kirby, and of John and Elizabeth (Sweet) Durant. His paternal ancestors were of Scotch-Irish descent and his maternal ancestors were among the French settlers of South Carolina. He studied at the preparatory department of Wofford college, and was graduated from Wofford B.A.,1894, M.A., 1896. During his college vacations and for a short time after graduation he taught school. He was admitted to the Western North Carolina conference of the Methodist Episcopal church, south, Dec. 2, 1895, and was appointed to the Swannona circuit, serving until May 17, 1898, when he was elected president of Weaverville college, Weaverville, N.C.

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