George Lamb Buist (September 4, 1838 – May 20, 1907) was an American lawyer and politician who lived in Charleston, South Carolina.[1] 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.[2] He was a Democrat.[3]
George Lamb Buist | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Died | May 20, 1907 (aged 68) |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Alma mater | Charleston College |
He attended New Jersey Academy in New Jersey and Charleston College. He married Martha Allston White[4] and they had 10 children.
Further reading edit
- The Civil War Buists of Charleston, South Carolina[5]
- Buist Family Papers (1862)
References edit
- ^ https://schistory.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Rivers-family-papers-1094.00.pdf
- ^ "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.
- ^ The Civil War Buists of Charleston, South Carolina. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform. 17 November 2015. ISBN 978-1-5193-6025-0.
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