Littlejohn, Cameron BruceLittlejohn was serving his seventeenth year as circuit court judge when a vacancy occurred on the supreme court with the death of Chief Justice Claude A. Taylor in January 1966.
Local governmentLocal government in South Carolina consists of general-purpose governments and special-purpose governments. Counties and municipalities comprise the general-purpose governments. Special-purpose governments in South Carolina include school districts and special-purpose districts.
Local Government ActThe 1975 Home Rule Act provided for three forms of city government: weak-mayor, strong-mayor, and council-manager; and four forms of county government: council, council-supervisor, council-administrator, and council-manager.
Longstreet, Augustus BaldwinOn November 29, 1856, Longstreet was elected president of South Carolina College with the support of trustees James L. Petigru, Chancellor Francis H. Wardlaw, and Judge David L. Wardlaw, all fellow students of Waddel’s Academy.
Lords Proprietors of CarolinaMost of the eight original proprietors had remained staunch supporters of the Stuart monarchy after the execution of King Charles I in 1649, and others changed sides to become key figures in the restoration of his son in 1660.
Louisville, Cincinnati and Charleston Rail Road CompanyThis railroad represented the most ambitious dreams of the antebellum Charleston business community: a transportation connection to the markets of the Midwest that would return their city to national prominence.
Lowndes, RawlinsOverburdened by his public and private duties, Lowndes experienced declining health, and he resigned as provost marshal in June 1754.
Lowndes, William JonesLowndes’s talent and influence in national affairs did not go unrecognized by his contemporaries. He declined two offers to become secretary of war and also turned down diplomatic appointments to Russia, Turkey, and France.
LoyalistsThe precise extent of Loyalist strength in South Carolina will never be known because many people switched allegiances as circumstances dictated during the protracted war.
Lucas v. South Carolina Coastal CouncilLucas v. South Carolina Coastal Council was a high-profile property-rights case.
Ludwell, PhilipDespite his limited success in reining in the Indian trade, Ludwell failed to build a base of support within the colony with either the proprietary or antiproprietary faction.
LymanLyman became a battleground mill during the General Strike of 1934. Because the mill was neither strongly pro-nor anti-union, it served as a crucial site for both sides of the labor dispute.
Lynch, Thomas, Jr.After his return to South Carolina in 1772, Lynch abandoned law to become a planter at Peach Tree Plantation in St. James Santee Parish.
Lynch, Thomas, Sr.While attending Congress in early 1776, Lynch suffered a stroke that left him paralyzed and unable to participate in legislative affairs.
LynchingLynching became so widespread that the years 1882 to 1930 have been termed the “lynching era.”
Lyttelton, William HenryLyttelton began his career as a colonial administrator when he was appointed governor of South Carolina in 1755.
Mace of the House of RepresentativesSouth Carolina’s Mace is approximately forty-eight inches long, weighs almost eleven pounds, and is fashioned of silver burnished with gold. It is topped by a symbolic royal crown.
Mackey, Edmund William McGregorAs a native and a Republican who seemed continually to be seeking elective office, Mackey came to be regarded by many in the state as little more than a scalawag opportunist. He was, however, seriously involved in trying to maintain and even strengthen the Republican organization.
Magrath, Andrew GordonA cooperationist earlier in his career, Magrath supported secession by 1860, feeling “an assurance of what will be the action of the State.”