The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1906-07-11
Sketch ofthe Life q Lieutenant
Governor John T. Sloan.

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Hon. John T. Sloan, who is can
didate for governor, spoke at Bam-
berg, Tuesday, at the campaign meet
ing and made a good impression on
our people, He graduated with high
honors at the University of South
Carolina, both il the collegiate courses
and in law. In 1890 he was elected
member of the board of trustees by
the legislature and served continuous
ly for twelve years, retiring when he
was elected lieutenant-gove of the
State, in 1902.
In 1864 he left school and joined the
Confederate army and participated in
number of battles during the bloody
campaigns of 1864 and 1865 around
Richmond, including Cold Harbor and
Malvern Hill, and surrendered with
Gen. Lee atAppomatox. After being
paroled he returned to his home at
Pendleton and re-entered the school
he had left to Join the army.
After graduating from the law school
of the University of South Carolina,
he accepted position with "The
Charleston Courier" He was hard
fighter for the Democracy of the State
at that-time, ard for giving a truthful
exposition Of the fraud and corruption
of The radical legislature he was ex-
PEELED from the hall Of the house of
representatives, by the order Of that
body, in the spring Of 1869.
In 1874, Col. Sloan was elected to
the State legislature from Richland
county on the Democratic ticket, and
with men ike Judge William II. Wal
lace, Joseph w. Barnwell and William
II. Trenholm and with other distingu-
ished men, led the minority in that
body to stay the progress Of ccrrup-
ton and waste which threatened the
State with ruin.
In 1876, when the white people Of
South Carolina, in desperation, rose
up to overthrow the reconstruction
government and redeem the State, he
took an active part in the Hampton
campaign, and in recognition of his
services was appointed by Gov. Wade
Hampton on his staff, with the rank
of ieutenant-colonel.
He has been a member of various
State Conventions, and in 1888 was
elected to the National Democratic
convention at St. Louis, and was a
Democratic elector in the State at
large in the same year.
He was elected senator from Rich
land county in 1890. He served eight
years, then, of his own desire, retir-.
ing. He was active in the establish
ment of Clemson College and the
Winthrop Normal School when both
institutions needed friends. He also
supported the South Carolina College
and the Citadel Academy.
He was elected a member of the
Constitutional Convention of 1895 from
Richland county, and was recognized
as an able and useful member of that
body.
In 1902 he was elected lieutenant
governor of the State by handsome
majority, and in 1904 was reelected
without opposision. During the four
years he served as president of the
senate there was no appeal taken from
single decision of his on the multi
tude of questions of parliamentary law
arising almost daily. In appreciation
of his services the senate passed re-
solutions as to his ability, impartially,
kindness and dignity as a presiding
| officer.
He has been a successful lawyer,
| and his practice has been large one.
He has been the city attorney of Co.
| lumbia, and the solicitor of the Gen.
trail National Bank, and is now presi-
dent of different building and loan as
sociations. He was prominent in the
organization of the Electric Light
Company of Columbia and was its
president, besides being one OF the
| promoters and organizers of the Co.
lumbia Electric Street Railway, Light
and Power Company, these institu-
| tions adding thousands of dollars to
| the taxable property of Columbia.
From these facts it will be observed
| that Col. Sloan, has been most sue
cessful man in business and in poll
tics, and in the opinion of his many
friends, if he is elected governor, he
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