The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1877-05-26
YOUNG CAROLINA.
BRIEF SKETCHES or SOME Or OUR
LI " MIhERS
~ tow OF tho Rising Generation of
Stat 5mon-- Who and What they Are.

Jo"rnoi Of Commerce brief sketches
of the life and career of each of tho
leaders of the House of Rcprescn-
tatives. BY leaders, 1 mean of
course those whose official positions
give them that pro~omincnco.
There are many other young men
whose intelligence and ability have
placed them already far in advance,
and who are destined to takc n
prominent part in the future history
OF the Palmetto State, and it is Of
these that L now desire to say some
thing.
HON. JOHN J. lIElpIIILL,
OF Chester, was admitted to a scat
sinrc the conven'ng of the extra
session. He is the second son of
Hon. james Hcmphill, of Chester, a
distinguished lawyer, and for many
years representative from that
county in the State Senate. He is
also the nephew of the late Hon.
John Hemphill, for fifteen years
Chef Justice of the Supreme Court
OF IcXas, and also United States
and Confederate States Senator.
Coming from such stock, young
Hcmphlll has bright political
career before him. Mr.. Homphill is
only twenty seven years Of age, but
has been close student, and is
line lawyer. He graduated with dis,
hmcllon at the South Carolina Uni
vcrslty. He does not speak often,
but when he does it is always to tho
point. Ho is clear and logical in
has Il fine delivery, and
always commands the attention of
the House. Ho is unmarried, o.
strlklngly handsome young man,
and native of Chester county.
Alr. Hemphill's able argument on
the appropriation bill last woel1 is
acknowledged by all who heard it to
have been one Of the most eloquent,
Gear and logical speeches of the
session.
HON. ROBERT h. HEMpHlLI,
his cousin, heads the delegation
IRON Abbeville and is an acquisition
to the brains of tho House. He is
known as the 'handsomest editor"
IN the State. Mr.. Hemphill is
thirty-sevcn years old and graduated
at E1sl,ne College, in Due West,
AbDcvllle county, in 1859, with the
highest honors of his class. Ho
went into the war in the 9TH South
Carolina Volunteers, as q private,
and after serving one ycar,ro~enlist-
cd in Orr's Rifles, and for the last
two years of the war was the Ser~
geant~NIajor of that regiment. He
was wounded at charlottesville.
Gettysburg and Petersburg. After
his return he studied law under his
uncle, Hon. james Hemphill, of
Chester, and went to Texas, whcro
he practised his profession with
great success for two Years. He
returned, married in 1870, and set
tied in Abbevillc, his native county.
Tic has fine literary tastes and at..
trlnmcnts-has tho honorary title
OF A. NJ, and somo years back do
livcred addresses boforo Newborry
and Wofford Collcs es Mt their COM
mcncements. He is ono of tho
VlccPrcsidents of the State Press
Association, and editor of one of the
worry best weekly newspapers in the
South, itho Abbcville Nicdiuan. He
wields q trenchant pen and is master
of rhetoric. He is a good orator
and ready dcbatcr, has sclf-pos-
session and q perfect command of
elegant English. He is as true as
steel, and Abbevillo may well be
proud Of her young representative
HON. J. ". GRAY,
q member from Greenville, was DO; n
in Edgefield in 1915, and was
graduated at Wofford College.
During tho war, although under
age, he entered tho famous Hamp-
ton Legion as private, but was
subsequently made captain in q
Georgia regiment. Mr.. Gray moved
to Greenvillo in 1871, and after
preparing himself for the bar at
once entered upon growing and
successful practice He was elected
to the present Legislature in the
fall of 1876, and soon made his
mark as a gentleman of rare dis