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md was Il member Of the Secession Convcn-

and was Il member OF the Secession Conven-
tinn o: 1850. lie and his family removed to
Fairfield two yparSagO, and lie has Withdrawn
iiom practice. after having won distinction as
II lawyer OF ability and unt'rin& energy.
Besides furnishing Judges ard Congress-
men, the AbbcviIle Bar has furnished tho
church with spmc of its shining lights We
refer TO the life, laborS, and character of Rev,
Robert y. Fair who Cor so many years was
leading member of the AhbcvilG Bar. lie
served his country :S Il soldier i'll war, and in
peace he served as Legislator and lawyer. He
is now Il preacher in the PrcSbyi crian churcl,
of South Carolina, and possesses the esteem ol
a large circle Of friends and acquainances.
J. AlihcuS Johnson was graduated at ltrs'
Kline College, ANA studied law with Perrin d
tuthran Il few years ago lie is now legal al
wiser of one of the most important depart
mciItS of the government ut Washington anu
is succeeding well in life.
j. Walter Gray was graduated from Wnnoft
College. studied law with Mr.. Burt in 1870. He
is now located in Grcrnrilsc.
Capt J. W. Perrin was graduated at tho
South Carolina College with the class of 1853
He studied law with Mctiowan S Parker. and
wMs acd to ns ap 1 II Inc T h"Hg M ,he nc
law lie was engaged in agr!cultnra pursuits
until 1S1G, when he WAS appointed County
Trca<urc which office he still holds.
cant. w. u. Mars graduated at ErSlSine Col
lcgr in lSj2. studied law in the office of Mar
shan. Loo & Dciruhl, and was admitted to tho
Bar in 1853, hut engaged In farming and sell
ing goods. lie lives at CalhOun's Mills, in Alb
bcville county, and was recently elected mem
brr of the Legislature.
Capt. ]. y. Cochran, of Hodges. was once q
member of the Abhevillc Bar. lie practiccd
law in Partnership with L. Noble for few
years. retiring In 1850.
W. w. Vance, now state Senator In Louis
lana. was born in tokcsbury In 1919. He was
educated at COlscSbury Conference School. anu
graduated III Edinburgh University. lie stud
led law with Mr.. Burt in 1871 and 1872, anu af
tprwardS admitted to the Bar and formed
partnership w.lh Mr.. Burt. Shortly after.
wards he moved to Grccnvillc, 5. G.. In 1875
he went 10 Louisiana.
Samuel J. Graham was educated at lnivcr
Slty Of Virginia, studied law with =. {. CaSor
and was admitted in $50. lie is now practlc'
inG law in Lexington, Va.
J. w. boyd was admitted to the pfacticr ol
the law in lS73. He is now at 81. Joseph. Mo
James Chalmers was born at hhhrvilir. Feb
ruary =. 1861, studied law under W: &. Bcnet
admitted lSS2 and is now engaged IN the iur
ni'u:c business at Ab5rNillG.
Charles L. Prcs*ly graduhi tel at Erskine Col
lego. studied law with Parker e MrGowan
and was admitted to the Ear IN lSS'' lie Is
now ~ rising youhg lawyer Of Augusta; Gin.
graduated at Erskinc College, studied law
with Parker e. Mctinwan, WAS admitted tU
the Ear about ten years ago. He then went
to rnmlatoc. Mississippi, where he taught
SchuOl and edited Il newspaper.
Ernest Gary was born AMI educated nj
.Cnilc>hury lie studied at .Ahbgville in the
office of his brother, Engenc T. Gary, and was
admitted to the Bar in 1877. He is now prac'
ticing law at E.dgctiCla. and Il member OF the
Legislature from that county.
II. G. ScUdday, of Anderson, studied law IN
:hc office Of Perrin d COlhran, and wis admit
ted to The Par in 1878. lie is now ut Anderson.
.IaS. l.. Orr, Of Anderson. studied law with
Mctiuwan d Parker, and was admitted to tho
Bar in ISL. He went To Anderson, was elect
cL Solicitor OF the Eishth Circuit, and lives at
Grernvillr, s. {.
Frank Aictiowan, of I.aurcns, studied law
with llcGowan d Parker. lie is now located
1T tho l.aurcrS Bar.
Vim W. Mct'aw, OF York. studied law with
T.. Noblr, Was admitted and returned TO his
home.
w. II. McCaw. studied law with Alr. Burt,
went 10 Columbia and died about lS12.
Bcni. Cunningham studied law with T. No
bic. and Is rracl icing law AT Laurcns:
John W. Leslie, vino lives near AbbcVlllc
village. was oncca member OF the Abbcvllie
Far. hut went to farming before the war, and
is to-day an honnrcd farmer in the communi-
~ in which lie lives.
r. t.. Bowie was Il member Of the .tbhcvillc
Bar before the war, and since the war WAS for
several years in partnership With j. IL. W H.
son. lie went West twelve or fifteen years
ago.
J. NJ Perry studied law with NJ. T. DcDruhl
and Parker & McGOwan.. He is DOW connect
cd with the Female College in tir"envl!i".
Melvin G., WinSt0o!i studied law will NJ. p.
Dcl'ruhl, and afcrward went to the UNIVERSE
ty of Virginia. lie Is now successful lawyer
in the city of Philadelphia.
Ben Putnam Calhoun studied law with II
Noble. was admitted TO the Bar, and went TO
Florida.
A. T.. Norrl read law al Cokcsbury, and was
admitted to the Bar.
w. Il. Richcy studied law at Hodges, was adj
mitted To The Bar, and now practices his pro-
lossion at IaurcIis.