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spur to urge him to try harder in his next undertaking; that a failure, or partial failure, if not a lesson, is worse than a failure, if such can be. In politics he is and has always been a Democrat.
On November 20, 1890, he married Louisa J. Brice, youngest daughter of Rev. R. W. and Anna M. S. Brice, of Chester county, South Carolina.
His address is 1120 Richland street, Columbia, South Caro- lina.
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CHARLES WILSON KOLLOCK
K OLLOCK, CHARLES WILSON, physician and surgeon, was born in Cheraw, Chesterfield county, South Carolina, April 29, 1857. His parents were Cornelius Kollock and Mary Henrietta (Shaw) Kollock. His father, the son of Oliver Hawes Kollock and Sarah James Wilson, was one of the leading surgeons of his state, and was noted for his genial temper, great kindliness of heart, and self-sacrifice in the amelioration of suffering and devotion to his profession. For more than forty years he did a most extensive practice in the Pee Dee section and was regarded as the surgical authority in that part of the state and adjacent North Carolina. His bent was toward surgery. His greatest reputation was achieved in abdominal surgery, and the results of his operations were often praised by the foremost men of that profession. He served as president of the South Carolina Medical association, and of the Southern Surgical and Gynecological association, and was a member of the American Gynecological society, and of other scientific bodies.
The life work of the son was a natural sequence. The ances- tors of the Kollock family were Huguenots who fled from France after the revocation of the Edict of Nantes; and after an inter- mediate sojourn in England, settled in America, most of them in the vicinity of Boston, Massachusetts.
Among other distinguished representatives of the family have been Honorable Shepherd Kollock, of Delaware, 1750-1830, a Revolutionary officer, a journalist, and judge of the court of common pleas for thirty-five years, and Reverend Henry Kollock, D. D., 1778-1819, a brilliant preacher of the Independent Pres- byterian church, of Savannah, Georgia. A brother of the last, Shepherd Kosciusko Kollock, D. D., 1793-1865, was also a min- ister and an author of note.
The great great-grandfather of Doctor Charles W. Kollock, Colonel George Hicks, was a very prominent patriot in the Pee Dee section, South Carolina, before, during, and succeeding the war of the Revolution, in which he distinguished himself in the command of a South Carolina regiment.
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The subject of this sketch grew up a healthy lad in the village of his birth, especially fond of outdoor sports, with less regard than he should have had for study. His mother was highly endowed intellectually, and a woman of sincere piety. Her influence in directing the career of her son was highly salu- tary, as was that of his grandmother, Mrs. Charles B. Shaw, who lived near Boston, and furnished means for the prosecution of his studies.
He attended Cheraw academy, and later the Virginia Mili- tary institute at Lexington, Virginia, from which he was grad- uated July 4, 1877. He took a course of professional study at the University of Pennsylvania, 1878-1881, graduating M. D. He was interne for a year at the Philadelphia (Blockley) hos- pital, six months at the Children's hospital, and one year at the Wills Eye hospital-all in Philadelphia. He attended the post- graduate course at the Polyclinic in Philadelphia; and later he pursued his studies in London and Paris, attending the eye clinics at the Royal Ophthalmic, Guy's, St. Thomas; King's college and the Westminster hospitals in London, and in Paris the clinics of Panas, de Wiecker, Landolt and Galczowski.
Doctor Kollock commenced the practice of his profession in Charleston, South Carolina, which place he deemed offered the best field for success in his native state, in which he preferred to pass his life. He attributes his success in life to the influence of his parents, and largely to his military training, which taught him self-reliance.
Faithful to a heritage of distinction, and to his military training, Doctor Kollock has served in the Charleston Light dragoons for nineteen years, and has been in command of that body as captain for the last four years. He was special military aide to President Roosevelt when he visited the exposition at Charleston in 1902, under the appointment of Governor M. B. McSweeney, with rank of colonel, and he also commanded the cavalry escort to the president-the Charleston Light dragoons. Doctor Kollock is one of the attending surgeons at the Roper hospital and at Shirras dispensary, in Charleston, and is lecturer on diseases of the eye, ear, throat, and nose, in the Charleston Medical school. He has served as a member of the Charleston board of health, as a member of the city council and as presiding officer of the same as mayor pro tempore of the city for one year.
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He is a member of the American Medical association, the American Ophthalmological society, the American Academy of Ophthalmology and Oto-Laryngology, the South Carolina Med- ical association, the Medical Society of South Carolina, and the Tri-State Medical Association of the Carolinas and Virginia, and has served as president of the three last named. He is a member of the Greek letter fraternity Alpha Tau Omega, the Charleston club, Carolina Yacht club, and St. Andrew's society, of Charles- ton, South Carolina.
He has been constantly identified with the Democratic party and is a communicant of the Protestant Episcopal church.
He has from boyhood been interested in athletics and finds relaxation from the cares and duties of life in hunting, golf, swimming, and other outdoor pleasures.
Doctor Kollock married, on November 10, 1885, Miss Ger- trude E. Gregg, of Charleston, South Carolina. She died Octo- ber 24, 1904, leaving two children, a son and a daughter, both of whom are now (1907) living. On December 11, 1906, he married Miss Sarah E. Irvin, of Washington, Georgia.
His address is Charleston, South Carolina.
ASBURY CHURCHWELL LATIMER
LA ATIMER, ASBURY CHURCHWELL, United States senator for South Carolina, was born on his father's farm, four miles south of Lowndesville, Abbeville county, South Carolina, July 31, 1851. His parents were Clement Theophilus and Frances Beulah Latimer. His father was a practical farmer, whose distinguishing characteristics were strong common sense, a positive character and intensely honest convictions. His earliest ancestor in South Carolina was his grandfather, James Latimer, who emigrated from Maryland and settled near Honea Path, Anderson county, about 1790. The family is believed to derive its descent from the famous Hugh Latimer, of England. Mr. Latimer comes from a family which has always been distin- guished for honesty and uprightness of character.
Asbury Latimer was brought up in the country. In child- hood and youth he was strong and well and was fond of exercise. At a comparatively early age he was required to put in full time on whatever labor was necessary on his father's farm, and thus the lessons of industry and of prompt performance of duty were early impressed upon him. All his life he has been obliged to gain by hard labor every prize that he has attained. He attended a preparatory school at Lowndesville, South Carolina, but, on account of the War between the States, was not able to attend college.
About 1878 he removed to Belton, Anderson county, where he engaged in agriculture, which has constituted the principal business of his life. He soon became one of the most prominent planters of Western South Carolina, and his plantations are object-lessons in the proper use and cultivation of farm lands, and in the utilization of every variety of farm products. Always a man of broad public spirit, he has been closely identified with nearly all of the business enterprises of his community, especially in the lines of banking and of the manufacture of cotton.
Mr. Latimer first became interested in politics about 1890. He served as chairman of his county Democracy, and was urged to enter the race for lieutenant-governor, but declined to do so on account of the demands of his private business. In 1892 he
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was elected to congress, and was reelected for five consecutive terms by overwhelming majorities. His record as a represen- tative was one of hard practical work. A few of his special achievements may be mentioned: By hard and persistent work with individual members and with committees of congress he secured for Newberry college its just claim for damages from the Federal government. He introduced and succeeded in getting passed in the house a bill requiring corporations in the hands of receivers to pay their taxes to the state in the same manner as individuals. One result of this act was that $208,000 of past taxes due the state of South Carolina was paid into the state treasury by one railroad alone. It was largely due to his efforts that the system of free rural mail delivery was originated and incorporated with the postal system of the government. This matter was agitated by him during his first term in congress, and his district was one of the first in the country to receive the benefits of daily rural mail facilities. He labored earnestly for the agricultural interests of his district, and succeeded in very greatly broadening the scope of the experimental and practical work of the Department of Agriculture. He secured a soil survey of his state, from which charts and maps have been made illus- trating the character of the soil, the waterways, and the mineral deposits-a work which has been of great benefit to the people of the state.
In 1902 he entered the race for the United States senate. He had as opponents five of the ablest debaters in the state, but after a canvass lasting three months he was nominated for the office by a majority of 18,000 votes. He was subsequently elected by the state legislature, and took the oath of office on March 4, 1903. During the time that he has been in the senate he has gained for himself a national reputation by his efforts to secure the aid of the Federal government in the improvement of the public roads. His introduction of this measure in the senate was looked upon by many of his associates and by a large part of the public press as an impracticable scheme, full of the dangers of paternalism and bankruptcy. In an able and exhaustive argu- ment in support of the measure he succeeded in stemming the tide of opposition, and secured a favorable report from the committee having charge of the bill. His efforts in this behalf became the nucleus of a great movement throughout the country, having for
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its object a general betterment of the conditions of rural life, and particularly the securing of good roads. Senator Latimer has addressed large and enthusiastic audiences in nearly every state in the Union, and many of the state legislatures, on the merits of his bill for the improvement of the roads. This work, when accomplished, will be inseparably connected with his name. Among other measures now before congress, in which Senator Latimer is interested, are the bills to reduce letter postage to one cent; to apportion to the thirteen original states their proper share of public lands for public school purposes, and to drain the swamp lands of South Carolina.
On account of a disagreement between the senate and house on the enactment of an immigration bill, a provision was inserted in the bill for the appointment of a commission of nine, com- posed of three senators, three representatives, and three laymen, appointed by the President, for the purpose of making a thorough investigation, in the United States and abroad, of the whole subject of immigration. Senator Latimer was one of the three senators appointed on the commission and sailed for Europe on May 18, 1907, landing at Naples on June 1, following. He was appointed chairman of a sub-commission, consisting of Messrs. Burnett and Howell, members from the house, and assigned to the territory of Northern Europe, embracing Northern Italy, France, Switzerland, Germany, Belgium, Holland, Scotland, and Ireland. After a thorough investigation of this territory, coming in contact with immigrants from almost every part of Europe at the control stations in Germany and the steamship lines from Hamburg, Bremen, Rotterdam, Antwerp, Havre, Marseilles, Glas- gow, Londonderry, Cork, and Queenstown, he made quite an exhaustive report, setting forth fully the conditions of agricul- ture, manufactures, scale of wages paid, and the cost of living (including rents and taxes), throughout the territory traversed by his sub-committee, and he is now engaged in an investigation in the United States of the immigrants who have come to this country and their adaptability to conditions here, with a view to making a report to congress at the present session.
In politics Senator Latimer has always been a Democrat. He is a member of the Methodist Church, South.
He has given no special attention to athletics or any modern system of physical culture, but finds his chief relaxation and
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amusement in farm and country life. His philosophy of life may be summed up as follows: Perform promptly and well every duty that presents itself and cultivate temperate, economical and industrious habits.
On June 26, 1877, he was married to Sarah Alice Brown. Of their six children, five are now (1907) living.
The postoffice address of Senator Latimer is Belton, Ander- son county, South Carolina.
RICHARD DOZIER LEE
EE, RICHARD DOZIER, was born in Sumter, Sumter county, South Carolina, August 5, 1850. He is the son of Colonel George Washington Lee and Susan Ann Dozier, his wife. His father was an extensive planter and an owner of numerous slaves. He served also as commissioner of public buildings for Sumter district 1850-60, as Confederate chief of commissary for Sumter and adjoining districts 1861-63- 1863-65; was colonel of the Twentieth regiment, South Carolina troops, and commanded the Confederate States forces at the battle. of Dingles Mill, near Sumter, South Carolina, April 9, 1865. He was distinguished for his uniform courtesy in manner, ster- ling patriotism, untiring energy, and sincere piety. The mother of Richard D. Lee was a woman of fine intellect and sincere. piety, and her influence has been a powerful aid in his efforts to win success.
According to the family tradition, and the historian McCrady, a paternal ancestor, Richard Henry Lee, one of the English Virginians, settled in 1746 on the high hills of the Santee, South Carolina.
Another paternal ancestor was John McCord, who married a daughter of Major Charles Russell; Colonel William Thomp- son, of the American Revolution, married another daughter of Major Russell, and McCord and Thompson settled in Amelia township, on the Congaree, in what is now Orangeburg county. Among the ancestors on the maternal side was Leonard Dozier,. a French Huguenot, who first settled in Virginia and later on the- Pee Dee, in what is now Georgetown, South Carolina. Colonel John White, of Scotch-Irish descent, first settled, in 1710, in Christ Church parish, afterward removing to Prince Fredericks, on the Pee Dee. Of the sons of these ancestors, paternal and maternal, Anthony Lee was an officer under General Sumter in the Revolution; David McCord was an officer under his uncle, Colonel William Thompson; and John Dozier was a captain of volunteers, under General Francis Marion, in the same struggle- for independence. Anthony White was a member of the Pro- vincial congress, which met at Charleston, South Carolina, in:
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1775 and 1776. He was also a vestryman in Prince Fredericks in 1749, and a warden in 1766.
The subject of this sketch was christened Richard Henry Lee, in honor of his paternal ancestor, but upon the death of his brother, John Dozier Lee, a Confederate officer killed in battle in 1862, another ancestral name, Dozier, was substituted for Henry. He was a healthy and vigorous lad, and was fond not only of horses, hunting and field sports generally, but also of reading works of history and standard fiction and poetry. His early life was largely spent on the plantation of his father in Sumter county, but the family residence was in the village of Sumter. He attended the preparatory schools of Sumter of Pro- fessor Copeland Stiles, 1856-60; the Male academy of Professor J. R. Kendrick, 1861-65; the high school for boys of Professor A. W. Dozier, 1865-66, and finally the South Carolina college (or university as then called), 1867-68. He acted as clerk and read law in law offices (as then required by statute), 1870-72, and was admitted to the bar in 1872. His profession was the choice of himself and parents-there having been a lawyer in the family for successive generations. He cherished from the beginning an ambition to succeed, and his life has, consequently, been highly gratifying-professionally, and financially, a success.
He has served as president of the Sumter Bar association, and has held offices also in the State Bar association. He is a director of the First National Bank of Sumter, and president and director of various other business enterprises. He has served also as a member of the house of representatives of South Carolina from Sumter county, 1882-86; member of the State Democratic Executive committee, 1882-90; member of the State Constitu- tional convention, 1895; and president of the electoral college of South Carolina in 1900. In 1906 he was vice-president of the State Democratic convention. He gave earnest and active service on the hustings in the vital Hampton campaign in 1876, and in that against Tillman in 1890, giving evidence of allegiance to Democratic principles by inheritance. He is a regular attendant of the Protestant Episcopal church. He finds relaxation from the daily duties of life in horseback riding, and reading. He is also a constant patron of the drama. He served as lieutenant in the South Carolina Volunteer troops, 1877-81, and as aide on Governor Thompson's staff in the Yorktown centennial in 1881.
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He is a member of the Phi Kappa Tsi and of the Clariosophic society of South Carolina college, and of the Sumter chamber of commerce.
In reply to a request for suggestions to young Americans, he says: "Be courageous, not cowardly; exercise self-control, and do nothing in passion; ever exhibit true manliness and strength of will, and be steadfast in adherence to truth and an absolute rectitude of conduct." And he holds that success in life is to be secured by "application to duty, patient industry, unfailing courtesy to others, and inflexible integrity of principle."
He married, April 22, 1875, a cousin, Mary Elizabeth Dozier. Of their five children, the three daughters are married, the elder son was graduated from the University of South Carolina in June of the present year and the younger son is now (1907) a student at that institution.
His address is Number 3 Warren street, Sumter, Sumter county, South Carolina.
WILLIAM WALLACE LEWIS
EWIS, WILLIAM WALLACE, lawyer and educator, was born September 23, 1867, in Rock Hill, York county, South Carolina. His father, Joseph Newton Lewis, cotton and commission merchant, was chief of the division of postoffices and postroads of the postoffice department of the Con- federate states; his mother, Emily (Snow) Lewis, a refined and cultured woman of high intellectual attainments, was a strong influence in his intellectual and moral life and helped to inspire him with the ambition that has helped him up the ladder of success. His ancestry is Welsh. His great-grandfather was one of a large family which emigrated from Wales to the colonies some years prior to the war of the Revolution. The famous Lewis family of Virginia are among his connections.
Until he was twelve years of age he lived in Baltimore, Maryland, and attended the public schools of that city five or six years. After his return to his native state he attended the graded schools in Chester, going from there to the South Caro- lina Military academy, which conferred the honorary degree of B. S. upon him in 1889. In order to keep himself in school he worked in the afternoon and on Saturdays in a lawyer's office, and it was largely that employment which influenced him to choose the law for a profession, though the law was a long way ahead of him at that time.
He began his career as a teacher in the graded schools in Rock Hill, his birthplace, in 1889, and made such a good record that the following session he was made principal of the Yorkville graded schools, and remained there two years, 1890-92; in the fall of the latter year he went to the Georgia Military institute as commandant of cadets, and remained there until 1893, when he closed his career as an educator. Meanwhile he had been reading law during vacations and as opportunity occurred, and in 1894 was admitted to the bar. Since then he has practiced with success in Yorkville, and has also been successful in com- mercial lines in which his practice incidentally interested him. He has been town attorney, and while holding the office compiled the provisions of the constitution and acts of the legislature
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relating to corporations, and the ordinances of the town of York- ville, both published in 1902. He was president and treasurer of the Yorkville Cotton mills, September, 1902, to April, 1905; is a director of the Yorkville Loan and Savings Bank; member of board of governors of the Commercial club; was chairman of the board of trustees of the graded schools two years, and since 1901 has been a member of the board of visitors of the South Carolina Military academy. He is colonel of the First Infantry regiment, National Guard of South Carolina; a Mason; member of the Knights of Pythias; of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon frater- nity, and of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South. In politics he is, and has always been, a Democrat.
He rates the most potent influences in his life in the order named: Home, school, and contact with men in active life; and as the books that were most helpful in preparing him for his life work, the lives of Washington, Franklin, Lee and Jackson. He thinks every youth who seeks success should start with integ- rity, energy, and a determination to do something for humanity, and to be something under the providence of God.
On December 31, 1890, he married Anna K. Rawlinson; six children have been born to them, of whom three are now (1907) living.
His address is Yorkville, York county, South Carolina.
WILLIAM CARTER LINDSAY
L INDSAY, WILLIAM CARTER, D. D., Baptist minister, was born in Louisa county, Virginia, February 15, 1840. He was educated under private tutors, and at the age of fifteen was sent to Hanover academy, where he spent four years in charge of Colonel Lewis Minor Coleman. He spent two years in the Medical college of Richmond, Virginia, expecting to enter the medical profession. Before he finished his preparation for the practice of medicine he entered. the Confederate army, and spent four years in the cavalry under the famous General J. E. B. Stuart. After the war he decided to enter the ministry and spent four years in the Southern Baptist Theological semi- nary; then located in Greenville, South Carolina, and subse- quently removed to Louisville, Kentucky. His first pastorate was in the town of Wilson, North Carolina. He remained there from October, 1870, to March, 1871. In October, 1871, he became pastor of the Baptist church at Barnwell, South Carolina. Here he remained five years, and during his pastorate the congregation rapidly increased and the church grew in strength, numerically and financially. While pastor in Barnwell he took a course in law under Honorable Isaac Hutson, not with the intention of practicing that profession, but for his own pleasure and better equipment. He says that the courses in law and medicine have been of very great advantage to him in the ministry. He resigned from the Barnwell church to accept an agency, in the year 1876, to raise money for the endowment of Furman university and the Southern Baptist Theological seminary. The effort did not meet with success, owing to the political disturbances in the state, and the financial stringency of the times.
In August, 1877, Doctor Lindsay accepted the pastorate of the Baptist church in the city of Columbia, and is still (1907) the honored pastor of the First Baptist church in that city. When he went to Columbia there was only one Baptist church in that city. Subsequently, after other Baptist churches were established, as the city grew, the church of which he is pastor became known as the First Baptist church. When Doctor Lind- say became pastor of this church it was not considered a specially
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