"(January 5, 1832 -- June 23, 1880) Christopher Columbus Bowen was a(n) lawyer, farmer, soldier, public servant, sheriff, and American politician. He was born in Providence, Rhode Island and moved to Charleston, South Carolina. Christopher studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1862. He enlisted in the Confederate army and served as a captain in the Coast guard. Bowen served as a member of the Republican State convention at Charleston (May 1867), was first chairman of the Republican State central committee, delegate to the state constitutional convention (November 1867), was elected a sheriff of Charleston (November 1872), and was a member of South Carolina house of representatives (1871-1872). Christopher was elected as a Republican to the 40th and 41st Congresses (July 20, 1868 - March 3, 1871) and was not reelected. [Source: 'Biographical Directory of the United States Congress 1774 - Present', available at https://bioguideretro.congress.gov/Home/MemberDetails?memIndex=B000681]"

(April 12, 1825 — January 18, 1887) Cain was a pastor, bishop, newspaper manager, and politician. Richard Harvey Cain was born in Greenbrier County, Virginia and moved to Ohio in 1831. He worked as a pastor in New York from 1861 to 1865, before moving to South Carolina in 1865. Cain served as a delegate to the State constitutional convention of South Carolina in 1868, and also as a member of the State Senate from 1868 to 1872. He was elected as a Republican to the United States House of Representatives for the Forty-Third Congress from March 4, 1873 to March 3, 1875. [Source: “Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 - Present,” available at https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/C000022]

(February 20, 1836 — March 6, 1908) Carpenter was a journalist, lawyer, and public servant. Lewis Carpenter was born in Putnam, Connecticut and began writing at an early age. He worked with New York newspapers for several years before moving to Washington D. C., where he was employed by the Treasury Department. While in D. C., Carpenter studied law at Columbian University (now George Washington University) and was admitted to the bar. He moved to South Carolina in 1867 and continued to work at newspapers. Carpenter was elected as a Republican to the United States House of Representatives to fill the vacancy occasioned by the resignation of Robert Elliott. He served in Congress from November 3, 1874 to March 3, 1875. [Source: “Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 - Present,” available at https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/C000170]

(March 15, 1842 — February 14, 1874) De Large as an American politician and businessman. Robert Carlos De Large was born in Aiken, South Carolina and lived there through high school. After graduating from Wood High School, he entered the agriculture business where he worked until starting his political career in 1868. De Large served as a member to the State House of Representatives (1868-1870) and delegate to the State constitutional convention (1868). He was elected as a Republican to the Forty-Second Congress and served in the House of Representatives from March 4, 1871 until January 24, 1873, after Christopher C. Bowen successfully contested the election and De Large’s seat was declared vacant. [Source: “Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 - Present,” available at https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/D000208]

(August 11, 1842 — August 9, 1884) Elliott was a journalist, lawyer, and politician. Robert Brown Elliott was born in England, where he attended public school. He immigrated to the United States and settled in Columbia, South Carolina. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in South Carolina. Elliott served as a member of the State House of Representatives from 1868 to 1870, and also served in the State constitutional convention in 1868. Additionally, Elliott was the assistant adjutant general of South Carolina from 1869 to 1871. He was elected as a Republican to the United States House of Representatives and served in the Forty-Second and Forty-Third Congresses from March 4, 1871 until his resignation on November 1, 1874. [Source: “Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 - Present,” available at https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/E000128]

(July 11, 1836 — February 23, 1909) Hoge was a lawyer, judge, and politician. Solomon Lafayette Hoge was born in Logan County, Ohio and moved to South Carolina after the Civil War. Hoge graduated from Cincinnati Law School in 1859 and was admitted to the bar that same year. He practiced law in Ohio until he entered the Union Army in 1861. After the war, he relocated to Columbia, South Carolina, where he was appointed as an associate justice to the State Supreme Court and served from 1868 to 1870. He successfully contested the election of J. P. Reed to the Forty-First Congress and succeeded Reed, serving from April 8, 1869 to March 3, 1871, as a Republican. He was again elected to the Forty-Fourth Congress and served from March 4, 1875 to March 3, 1877. [Source: “Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 - Present,” available at https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/H000698]

(August 8, 1830 — September 28, 1912) Patterson was a journalist, banker, businessman, and politician. John James Patterson was born in Pennsylvania and moved to South Carolina in 1869. Before the Civil War, Patterson worked as a publisher, editor, and part owner of a publication in Pennsylvania. He also served in the Pennsylvania State House of Representatives from 1854 to 1856. Patterson enlisted in the Union Army and served as a captain in the United States Volunteer Infantry. After the war he moved to South Carolina, where he was involved in railroad construction until he was elected as a Republican to the United States Senate. Patterson served in the Senate from March 4, 1873 to March 3, 1879. [Source: “Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 - Present,” available at https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/P000123]

(June 21, 1832 — August 2, 1887) Rainey was a barber, businessman, and politician. Joseph Hayne Rainey was born in Georgetown, South Carolina. He received limited schooling and became a barber until 1862. During the Civil War, he was enslaved and forced to work on the Confederate fortifications in Charleston. He was able to escape to Bermuda, where he stayed until the end of the war. Upon returning to South Carolina, Rainey served at the South Carolina State constitutional convention in 1868, and also served in the State Senate from 1868 to 1870. Rainey was the first Black African American to be elected to the United States House of Representatives in 1870. He was elected as a Republican to fill the vacancy occasioned by the resignation of B. Franklin Whittemore. He was reelected to the Forty-Second Congress and served for the three succeeding Congresses. His service in Congress spanned from December 12, 1870 to March 3, 1879. [Source: “Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 - Present,” available at https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/R000016]

(January 3, 1834 — August 17, 1882) Ransier was a shipping clerk, equal rights advocate, and politician. Alonzo Ransier was born in Charleston, South Carolina and received limited schooling before became a shipping clerk in 1850. He served as a member of the State House of Representatives from 1868 to 1869 and as a member of the State constitutional convention in 1868 and 1869. He was a member of a convention of the Friends of Equal Rights at Charleston and was chosen to present the memorial from the convention to Congress. Ransier was elected as a Republican to the United States House of Representatives and served from March 4, 1873 to March 3, 1875. [Source: “Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 - Present,” available at https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/R000060]

"(August 3, 1823 -- October 13, 1897) Thomas James Robertson was a(n) planter, public servant, and American politician. He was born close to Winnsboro, Fairfield County, South Carolina. Thomas served as a member of the State constitutional convention (1865). Robertson was elected as a Republican to the United States Senate and was reelected in 1871 (July 15, 1868 - March 3, 1877). Robertson did not get elected again. During his time on the Senate he served as Chairman on the Committee on Manufacturers (42nd - 44th Congresses). [Source: 'Biographical Directory of the United States Congress 1774 - present', available at https://bioguideretro.congress.gov/Home/MemberDetails?memIndex=R000327]"

"(December 12, 1822 -- July 21, 1891) Frederick Adolphus Sawyer was a(n) teacher, collector of internal revenue, assistant secretary, employed in a coast survey, special agent, president of a company, and American politician. He was born in Bolton, Worcester County, Massachusetts and moved to Charleston, South Carolina. Frederick took charge of the state normal school at Charleston, South Carolina; was appointed collector of internal revenue in the second South Carolina district (1865); was appointed assistant secretary of the treasury (1873- 1874); was employed in the United States Coast Survey (1874 - 1880); and was a special agent of the War Department (1880 - 1874). Sawyer was elected as a Republican to the United States Senate (July 16, 1868 - March 3, 1873) and served as chairman on the Committee on Education (41st Congress) and on the Committee on Education and Labor (42nd Congress). [Source: 'Biographical Directory of the United States Congress 1774 - present', available at https://bioguideretro.congress.gov/Home/MemberDetails?memIndex=S000086]"

(December 30, 1810 — June 27, 1893) Wallace was a planter and politician. Alexander Wallace was born in South Carolina. He received limited schooling and was a planter in his native county until he became a member of the State House of Representatives in 1852. He served as State Representative from 1852 to 1855, 1858 to 1859, and 1865 to 1866. He successfully contested the election of William Simpson and succeeded him in the Forty-First Congress. Wallace was reelected as a Republican to the Forty-Second, Forty-Third, and Forty-Fourth Congresses, serving from May 27, 1870 to March 3, 1877. [Source: “Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 - Present,” available at https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/W000074]

"May 18, 1824 -- January 25, 1894). Benjamin Franklin Whittemore was a(n) merchant, minister in a church, soldier, public servant, president of a board, publisher, and American politician. He was born in Malden, Middlesex County, Massachusetts and moved to South Carolina. He studied theology and became a minister in the Methodist Episcopal Church of New England Conference (1859). Benjamin served as chaplain of the 53rd Regiment of the Massachusetts Volunteers and the 30th Regiment of Veteran Volunteers. He was a delegate to the South Carolina state constitutional convention (1867), president of the Republican South Carolina state executive board (1867), founded the New Era in Darlington, member of the South Carolina senate (1868 and 1877), and delegate to the Republican National Convention (1868). Wittemore was elected as a Republican to the 40th and 41st Congress (July 18, 1868 - his resignation February 24, 1870). He was censured by the U.S. House of Representatives (February 24, 1870) for selling an appointment of the United States Naval Academy. Benjamin presented credentials for a special election to the 41st Congress (June 18, 1870) but the House declined. [Source: 'Biographical Directory of the United States Congress 1774 - Present', available at https://bioguideretro.congress.gov/Home/MemberDetails?memIndex=W000427]"