Edward Coke Mann (November 21, 1880 – November 11, 1931) was a U.S. Representative from South Carolina.

Edward Coke Mann
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from South Carolina's 7th district
In office
October 7, 1919 – March 3, 1921
Preceded byAsbury F. Lever
Succeeded byHampton P. Fulmer
Personal details
Born(1880-11-21)November 21, 1880
Lowndesville, South Carolina
DiedNovember 11, 1931(1931-11-11) (aged 50)
Resting placeOrangeburg, South Carolina
Political partyDemocratic
Alma materThe Citadel
University of South Carolina
Professionteacher, lawyer

Born in Lowndesville, South Carolina, Mann attended the common schools and was graduated from The Citadel, Charleston, South Carolina, in 1901.

He taught school one year and was connected with a tobacco company for four years. He graduated from the law department of the University of South Carolina at Columbia in 1906, where he was a member of the Euphradian Society, and commenced practice in St. Matthews, Calhoun County, South Carolina.[1] He served as solicitor of the first circuit of South Carolina 1916-1919.

Mann was elected as a Democrat to the 66th Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Asbury Francis Lever and served from October 7, 1919, to March 3, 1921. He unsuccessfully tried to gain renomination in 1920.

He practiced law in Orangeburg, South Carolina. He was appointed master in equity for Orangeburg County in November 1923. He was reappointed in November 1927 and served until his death. He was accidentally killed while on a hunting trip. He was interred in Sunnyside Cemetery, Orangeburg, South Carolina.

References edit

  1. ^ The University of South Carolina (1906). Garnet and Black (PDF). Columbia, SC: The State Co. p. 131.

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U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from South Carolina's 7th congressional district

1919-1921
Succeeded by