George Lamb Buist (September 4, 1838 – May 31, 1907) was an American lawyer and politician who lived in Charleston, South Carolina.[1]
George Lamb Buist | |
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| Member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from Charleston County | |
| In office 1876–1880 | |
| Member of the South Carolina Senate from Charleston County | |
| In office 1882–1898 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 4, 1838 Charleston, South Carolina |
| Died | May 31, 1907 (aged 68) Charleston, South Carolina |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Alma mater | Charleston College |
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Biography
editGeorge Lamb Buist was born in Charleston.[2] He served in the Confederate Army serving with the Palmetto Guards. He served in the South Carolina House of Representatives and South Carolina Senate. He represented Charleston County and served in the state senate from 1882 to 1898.[3] He was a Democrat.[4]
He attended New Jersey Academy in New Jersey and Charleston College. He married Martha Allston White,[5] and they had 10 children.
Buist died in Charleston on May 31, 1907.[6]
References
edit- ^ https://schistory.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Rivers-family-papers-1094.00.pdf
- ^ Snowden, Yates, ed. (1920). History of South Carolina. Vol. V. Lewis Publishing Company. p. 159. Retrieved June 28, 2024 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ "The Political Graveyard: South Carolina: State Senate". politicalgraveyard.com.
- ^ "Senate documents". April 12, 1879 – via Google Books.
- ^ Garlington, J. C. (April 12, 1902). Men of the Time: Sketches of Living Notables. A Biographical Encyclopedia of Contemporaneous South Carolina Leaders. Garlington Publishing Company – via Google Books.
- ^ "Major George Buist Dead in Charleston". The Atlanta Journal. Charleston, South Carolina. May 31, 1907. p. 1. Retrieved June 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
Further reading
edit- The Civil War Buists of Charleston, South Carolina. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform. November 17, 2015. ISBN 978-1-5193-6025-0.
- Buist Family Papers (1862)
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