Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1916-06-01
TILLMAN HOLDS RECORD FOR
SERVICE
A. S. Salley, Jr., Prepares Interesting
Data OH Wearers of T0ga.

fill the uneXpired term of Pierce But
ler resigned His term expired
March 3, 1907. He was reelected sue
ceSSively for the terms beginning
March /. 1907, March +, 1913, March
/. 1919. and March +, 1926. He died
February 26, 1926, having served q
years and So days, or three full terms
of six years each and two parts Of
terms. and having been elected to the
position five times. He was president
pro tempore of the senate a consid-
cradle portion of that time.
Senator Tillman began his service
in the senate March 1, 1895, and
passed his Dist year of service March
1, 1916. THURSDAY Senator Tillman
equaled the record of Senator Gail
lard and today he passed it.
Senator Butler.
The South Carolinan with the next
longest service TO Senator Gailiard
was Senator Matthew Calbraith But
Ter with Is years from March 4, 1877,
TO March 3, 1926. Next came Sena-
tor John c. Calhoun with II 1-2
years, but not continuous. He
first took his seat in the senate De-
cember II, 1882, and resigned there
from December I, 1912. He returned
to the senate December 26, 1916, and
Serced to his death, May 20, 1850.
He had Immediately preceding his
first Sevice in the senate served as
vice president for nearly eight years,
from March 4, 1925.
Next to Senator Calhoun in length
Of service came Senator Andrew Pick
ems Butler, uncle of Senator Matthew
Calbraith Butler. He entered the
senate to succeed George Mcpuffie,
resingnel, December y, 1S44, and
served to his death. May..b, 1857, a
mattlI>6f;2 - S;saas- Teward The
el9g, ST his service he aroused the
ancer OF Charles Sumner who spoke
very insultingly vf him and Of the
State which he represented during
his absehce. Senator Butler was
about 60 years old at that time and
not i'll good health. His kinsman,
Preston 5. Brooks, then i'll the house
of representatives, resented Summers
Language and ended by Gaming him
on the floor Of the senate after the
senate had adjourned.
Gen Wade Hampton.
Gen. Wade Hampton served II
years i'll the senate, from March 4,
1870, to March 3, 1891. William
Smith served ten years and half,
but not continuously. He entered the
senate December t, 1916, and served
to March ., 1923, when he was sue
ceeded 10y the brilliant young Robert
\. Hayne, who had just defeated him
for reelection. He returned to the
senate November Is, 1876, having
been elected to the general assembly
to ill out Senator Gaillard's term
which expired March ., 1881.
Robert y. Hayne served nine years
and nine months. He entered the
senate March /, 1923, and was re-
elected for the second term, beginning
hach /, 1929. He resigned in Decem-
her, ISL, upon being elected governor.
Gen. Sumter.
Gen Thomas Sumter gave little
more than nimc years of his talents to.
the service OF his State in the senate.
lie entered the senate December 3,
lNOl, to ill out the uneXpired term
Ut the Democratic party i'll South
Carolina, Charles Pinckney, and
served 10 December -, 1910, when he
resigned.
Pierce Butler also served Il little
over nine years, but not continuously.
He WAS one of the two first senators
from South Carolina, commencing his
first term Of service, March i, 1IS9.
BE got one of the short terms of four
years and ut The expiration thereof
was reelected for q full term of six
Years, but he resigned in 1876. In
November. 1SO2. he was again elected
10 the senate to fill out the uneXpired
term of John Ewing Calhoun, who had
Just died. He resigned in 1901 and was
succeeded by John Gaillard, as before
stated.
William &. Preston was another OF
this States senators who served nine
years. He entered the senate Novem-
hrr %. lS:E3. To ill out the term of
Senator Stephen D. Miller, who had
resigned. He waS reelected for full
term beginning March 4. 1897, but
cr<igncd in 1Sl2 ana was succeeded by
George McDuffic.
Thomas J. Robertson served nearly
nine Years He entered the senate
June -. lS6N, and served to March
>. 1917. When he was succeeded by Gen.
VI. c. Butler.
None of the - other men who have
served South Carolina in the senate
has reached 50 many as eight years,
Senator T.. II. Smith being the next
, man on the senatorial service list with