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Robert Witherspoon Hemphill Papers
Collection
Identifier: SCU-SCPC-RWH
Abstract
Robert W. Hemphill served South Carolina's 5th District in the U.S. House of Representatives, 1957-1964. President Lyndon B. Johnson appointed him to a federal district court judgeship in April 1964, and he served in that capacity until his death in 1983. Previous public service included a stint in the South Carolina House of Representatives (Chester County), 1947-1948, and as Solicitor for the 6th Judicial Circuit, 1951-1956.
Dates:
1926 - 1984
Found in:
South Carolina Political Collections