Turner, Henry McNealClergyman, politician. Turner was born in Newberry on February 1, 1834, the son of Hardy Turner and Sarah Greer. Turner,…
UnionistsA pro-Union political organization, the Union and State Rights Party, developed in 1830 in response to calls for nullification of the federal tariff in South Carolina. Fearing that nullification would spawn secession, Unionists opposed the doctrine by running candidates for city offices in Charleston and for legislative seats throughout the state in 1830.
Walker, George EdwardArchitect, engineer. Walker was among the first generation of architects to work professionally in South Carolina. He began practicing architecture…
Walker, WilliamTeacher, composer, author. Walker was born on May 6, 1809, near Cross Keys, Union District, the son of Absalom Walker…
Walker, William AikenPainter. Walker was born in Charleston on March 11, 1839, the son of John Falls Walker and Mary Elizabeth Flint.…
Wannamaker, John EdwardAgriculturalist, civic leader. Wannamaker was born on September 12, 1851, at Poplar Spring, Orangeburg District (now Calhoun County). He was…
Wayne, Arthur TrezevantOrnithologist. Wayne was born in Blackville on January 1, 1863, where his parents, Daniel Gabriel Wayne and Harriott Ward, had…
Wayside HospitalsWayside hospitals were formed across South Carolina during the Civil War as means to care for sick and wounded Confederate…
Whipper, William J.Legislator. Whipper was one of the most influential African American politicians in South Carolina’s Reconstruction government. He was born free…
White, Benjamin FranklinComposer, author. White was born on September 10, 1800, in the Padgett’s Creek section of Union District, the youngest of…
White, Edward BrickellArchitect. Known for his Gothic-revival designs and knowledge of Greek and Roman architecture, White was the preeminent Charleston architect of…
Whittaker, Johnson ChesnutSlave, West Point cadet, lawyer, educator. Whittaker was born on August 23, 1858, on the Camden plantation of James Chesnut,…
Wigfall, Louis TrezevantU.S. senator. Lewis Trezevant Wigfall was born in Edgefield District on April 21, 1816, the son of Levi Durand Wigfall…
Wilkinson, Robert ShawCollege president. Wilkinson was born on February 18, 1865, in Charleston, the son of Charles Henry Wilkinson and Lavinia Smith…
Wilson, Charles CokerArchitect. Wilson was born on November 20, 1864, in Hartsville to Dr. Furman Edwards Wilson and Jane Lide Coker. He…
Woodrow, JamesScientist, educator, college president. Born in Carlisle, England, on May 30, 1828, James Woodrow, son of Reverend Thomas Woodrow and…
Woodside, John ThomasTextile mill owner, entrepreneur. Woodside was born in Greenville County on May 9, 1864, the son of John Lawrence Woodside,…
Wright, Jonathan JasperWright’s prominent role in the state constitutional convention won him wide praise. After narrowly losing the Republican nomination for lieutenant governor at the party’s 1868 convention, Wright was elected to the state Senate from Beaufort County, making him among the state’s first African American legislators.
Wright, Mary Honor FarrowEducator. Born into slavery on August 11, 1862, in Spartanburg, Wright was the youngest of three daughters of Lott and…
Wylie, Walker GillNot only did Wylie bring new ideas into the medical community, by the mid1890s he had become interested in engineering and the process of converting water into electricity. Wylie partnered with James Buchanan Duke to create Duke Power Company, now Duke Energy Corporation.
