Eugene B. Gary

Eugene Blackburn Gary was a chief justice on the South Carolina Supreme Court.

Eugene Blackburn Gary
Chief Justice of South Carolina
In office
January 10, 1912 – December 10, 1926
Preceded byIra B. Jones
Succeeded byRichard C. Watts
Associate Justice of South Carolina
In office
July 27, 1894 – January 10, 1912
Preceded bySamuel McGowan
Succeeded byThomas B. Fraser
60th Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina
In office
December 4, 1890 – December 22, 1893
Preceded byWilliam Mauldin
Succeeded byWashington H. Timmerman
Personal details
BornAugust 22, 1854
Cokesbury, South Carolina
DiedDecember 10, 1926(1926-12-10) (aged 72)
Atlanta, Georgia
Spouse(s)Eliza Tusten
Alma materUniversity of South Carolina

Gary was born in Cokesbury, South Carolina on August 22, 1854. Gary enrolled at the University of South Carolina in 1872 and received a degree in the classical branches that same year. He was admitted to practice law in South Carolina in 1875.[1] He maintained a law practice in Abbeville, South Carolina until 1894. He was elected as the chairman of the Abbeville Democratic party in 1882, 1888, 1890, and 1892. He served one term in the South Carolina General Assembly and twice as the lieutenant governor. He was elected as an associate justice of the South Carolina Supreme Court during his second term as the lieutenant governor. He was sworn in as an associate justice on July 27, 1894.[2] He was reelected in 1900 and 1909. On January 10, 1912, he was elected to fill the unexpired term of Chief Justice Ira B. Jones who had resigned to run for governor.[3]

Gary died on December 10, 1926, and is buried at the Upper Long Cane Cemetery in Abbeville, South Carolina.[4]

References
  1. "South Carolina". News & Courier. Charleston, South Carolina. October 4, 1875. p. 3. Retrieved September 19, 2014.
  2. "Associate Justice Gary". News & Courier. Charleston, South Carolina. July 3, 1894. p. 5.
  3. "Eugene B. Gary Is Chief Justice". News & Courier. Charleston, South Carolina. January 11, 1912. p. 1. Retrieved September 19, 2014.
  4. "Eugene Blackburn Gary (1854-1926)". Find a Grave. Retrieved September 19, 2014.
  • A Vindication of the South: Address delivered by Eugene B. Gary at Abbeville, South Carolina, on Memorial day, May 10, 1917. Includes autograph


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