{Spring Break} SC Governors IV - Laurens & Newberry

En route to the beach, we spent another day in search of the graves of a few more SC Governors...

Stop #1 - Laurens, SC

At our first stop in Laurens, SC, we checked off a couple more on our list, BOTH buried in the same cemetery...

Governor William D. Simpson served as Governor of South Carolina from 1879-1880.

Governor Simpson was born in Laurens District, SC on October 27, 1823 and died in Columbia, SC on December 26, 1890.  He is buried in Laurens City Cemetery in Laurens, SC.

AND

Governor Robert A. Cooper served as Governor of South Carolina from 1919-1922.

Governor Cooper was born in Laurens County, SC on June 12, 1874 and died in Greenville County, SC on August 7, 1953.  He is buried in Laurens City Cemetery in Laurens, SC.

Stop #2 - Newberry, SC

Governor Coleman L. Blease served as Governor of South Carolina from 1911-1915.

Governor Blease was born in Newberry, SC on October 8, 1868 and died in Columbia, SC on January 19, 1942.  He is buried in Rosemont Cemetery in Newberry, SC.