The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1886-11-25

THE NEW MEMBERS.

the following 10 say aoout the me@Ders
from Anderson County:
SENATOR E. D. MURRAY.
Major E. B. Murray was born in the
city Of Anderson on February 5, 1852
received academic training under the
tutorship of Prof. w. J. Ligon took the
Intermediate course in Furman Universi.
ty in 1869, and in 1901 the co lege
course at the University of Virginia
Reading law in the Office of his father,
he was, at the age Of 20, admitted to the
Bar by Act of the Legislature. In 1878
he became editor and one of the proprie-
tors of the Anderson Conservator, which
he subsequently purchased and in 1875
consolidated with the INTELLIGENCER.
Upon the removal of Col. James A.
Hoyt, his CO editor, to Greenville, Mr..
Murray became sole editor of the INTEL.
L1GENcER. tIe was elected to the House
of Representatives in 1878, 1880 and
1882, was chairman Of committee on
privileges and elections, was member
of the Judiciary and railroad committees,
was chairman of the House branch of
the Joint election law committee, and,
perhaps, had more to do with the origina-
ton and adoption of the present election
law than any other man in the Legisla-
ture. He Was the author of the law
restricting the sale of liquors 10 incorpo.
rations and imposing County tax; of
the local option law and the law prohibi-
t;no ecreens in barrooms of the Acts to
require railroads to furnish itemized
statements of freight charges and settle
according to their bills of lading, and
many other laws that have proved to be
of great benefit to the State. In 1878
Major Murray was elected County chair
man of the Democratic party in Ander-
son County, and has been successfully
reelected since, now serving his nth
term. He has also been a member OF
the State executive committee three
terms. In 1884 he ran for Congress with
Messrs. d. Wyatt Aiken, George John.
stone and r. Il. Bowen. The Nominal
ing Convention met at Seneca and ballot
ed more than oae hundred times before 8
decision could be made. Toward the
last of the balloting Major Murray
received sixteen votes, elk short of q
; Mr.. Murray has always
favored every enterprise looking to the
development of the educational interest
of the State, and to internal improve
ments. He has persistently voted for
appropriations to the South Carolina
College, the Citadel Academy and the
Columbia Canal. He is, at this time, a
member of the board Of trustees of the
Furman University, a member of the
Baptist Church, and a director of the
Columbia aud >1reenville Railroad.
Though young Mr.. Murray has served
his County faithfully and we'll, and will
doubtless, in The Senate, faithfully look
after her interests and the interests of
the whole State.
REPRESENTATIVE T. A. HUDGENs.
DR.. T. A. Eudgens was bern in Lau.
rens County, June 10, 1921. Was the
eldest SON of Col. John Hudgens, a
prominent man of Laurens County, and
for several terms representative of that
County in the State Legislature. DR.. Hud-
gems was reared on farm and taught to
do all kinds of farm work, receiving such
education as the limited school facilities
in the County at that time afforded. At
the age of twenty one he engaged in the
mercantile business and continued it
three years. Then he read medicine and
graduated FROM the Jefferson Medical
College, Philadelphia, in 1859, and prac.
ticed his profession at Donald's, Abbeville
County, unit. the beginning of the war
between the States. Entering the Con.
federate service in 1861, as a private in
Company B, 7th S. G. regiment, known
as Bacon's and afterwards as Col. D.
Wyatt Aiken's regiment, he was, in a
few weeks, promoted to the third lieuten.
ancy, and at the reorganization of the
regiment in 1862 was elected captain of
his company. The second reorganization
OF his company made DR.. Hudgens lieu
tenant colonel which position be held at
its surrender III Greensboro, N. c., in
1862. DR.. Hudgens was wounded several
times during the var, twice severely,
being shot through the thigh at the
memorable battle of the Wilderness.
After the war he resumed the practice of
his profession at Donald's, and continued
until June, 1885, when he moved to
Honea Path, Anderson County, where he
has lived ever since. Up to 1875 his time
was given to the practice of medicine
and to merchandising. Since then he
has given his attention to farming and
merchandising, and has been quite sue
cessful in both fields of labor. He is q
Baptist. DR.. Hudgens's brilliant war
record, his characteristic GOODNESS under
all circumstances, and his general repu-
tation as successful business man, make
him favorite with the people of Ander-
son, County, and gave him the lead at
the primary election in August.
REPRESENTATIVE J. N. BROWN.
Col. Joseph N. Brown was born near
December 16, 1882. Was
taught in the common schools by 0. II.
P. FAINT, Manning Belcher and Wesley
Leverett, regarded as the best common
school teachers of that day. In 1855
and 1856 Col. Brown was a prosperous
at Lauyens Courthouse studied
law in the Office of Col. ]. b. Irby, and
was admitted 70 the bar in May 1858.
Col. Brown wsa the junior member of
the law firm of Irby & Brown until the
death of Col. Isby in 1860, when he
formed a partnership with Col. R. p.
Todd. The war beginning. he went out
as captain of Company "E," 14th South
Carolina Volunteers, August 1861, and
was promoted to lieutenant colonel Feb.
ruary, 1868, and colonel September, 1868,
succeeding Samuel MCGOWAN, who was
to brigadier general; served in
Jackson's and &. P. Hills corps, and
was wounded al Gaines Mill, Second
Manassas and Gettysburg. In October,
1865, Col. Brown settled in Anderson and
practiced law until October, 1885, when
he retired from the practice, having given
twenty years of his life to his remunera.
tive profession. In January, 1873, he
was elected president of the National
Bank of Anderson. To his skilful man.
agement is largely due the enviable
reputation the bank enjoys at home and
abroad. Col. Brown is known to be one
of the wealthiest men in the County.
His we'll known ability as a fnancier
made him many votes in the County
He announced from the
stump that his object in entering the
as candidate for the Legisla.
ture was that he night make sn effort to
refund the State debt at lower rate of
.