The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1914-09-24
THE NEXT GOVERNOR
OF SOUTH CAROLINA
The Following Sketch of Hon. Richard l. Manning,
Governor-Elect, is From "Men of Mark
in South Carolina"

Honesty plantation, Sumter county,
South Carolina. August Is. 1859. The
father, a man of eQuable tempera-
ment and gentle and unobtruslve In
manner, was noted for his excellent
judgment and scrupulous upright
ness in life. He impressed all as an
honorable and just man and his
opinion, naturally, in matters of mo-
ment, was often sought. He was
successful planter and served accept
ably in the State senate OF South Car
olina.
His parental ancestor, Lawrence
Manning, was born in Ireland and
emigra.ed thence prior TO the Amerl-
can revolution and settled in Craven,
subsequently, Clarendon county,
South Carolina. He married
daughter of Richard Richardson.
distinguished patriot, born near
jamestown, Va, 1904, where he had
been a land surveyor.
He removed TO Craven county.
South Carolina where he engaged IN
farming. During the Indian border
wars he commanded regiment; was
a member of The council of safety OF
Charleston in 17I5: and for his SER
vices in quelling dangerous loyallst
revolt in the back country. re-
ceived the thanks of the provincial
congress and was promoted to the
rank of brigadier general. He was
a member of the legislative council
of 1875 and in the provincial con-
gress of South Carolina assisted in
forming the State constitution.
Lord CORVALLIS made fruitless ef-
forts to gain him over to the royal
cause. Made prisoner at the capture
of Charleston, he returned from the
prison at St. Augustine and died in
few days near Salisbury. n. c., in
taw and was wounded. Another son,
Col. Richard Richardson, command
ed the right wing of Gen. Francis
Marion's army at the battle of Eu-
taw and was wounded. Another son,
James B. Richardson, was governor
of South Carolina, 10000.
The same Laurence Manning,
great-grandfathe of the subject OF
this sketch, was a revolutionary SOL
dier and was distinguished for his
intrepid courage and inperturbabiii-
ty of demeanor in moments of great
peril, instances of which are narrat-
ed in Gardens Anecdotes" He was
the first adjutant general of the
State of South Carolina.
Grandfather a Governor.
His son, Richard Irvine Manning,
was born in Sumter district, May l,
1889; was graduated from South
Carolina college in 1911; served in
the war of 1912; was member of
the South Carolina legislature in
1922, and governor of South Caro-
lima, 1S24-26; was State senator and
was elected a member Of congress
from South Carolina in 1884 and
died during his term in Philadelphia,
May l, 1886.
The early years of the subject OF
this sketch were passed on the plan
tation of his father and he grew up
a healthy and active lad, fond OF
horseback riding and fox hunting.
His father dying when he was only
two years of age. the responsible care
of the plantation and of his mother
and sisters fell upon him when he
was a mere lad. His training was
of great value to him. 1t necessitat-
ed daily intercourse with his neigh
bors in varied matters of business
and impressed him with the value OF
the golden rule in all his transac-
tions as we'll as accustoming him.
self to self-sacrifice.
His mother was highly educated
and refined, a sincerely pious woman
of deep religious faith. in whom all
considerations of selfish comfort and
pleasure were always subservient to
her duty to God, to the cause of hu-
manity and the good of her country.
The special lines of reading which
young Manning found most helpful
in fitting him for his work in life
were. primarily, the Bible, with the
biographies of men famous in the
worlds progress. After attending
the primary schools in the vicinity OF
his birth, he was for two years STU
dent at the Kenmore university high
school of the late H. A. Strobe IN
Amherst county. Virginia, and later
at the University Of Virginia, which
he left in 1874 before completing the
course of study.
Began Life$as Il Farmer.
He commenced the active work of