Moved to Washington, D. C., after 1876 and accepted a position in
the office of the Auditor for the Post Office Department.

After serving for several years in the Department he was elected
to the Principalship of the Colored High School in Washington, a
position he filled with honor and credit to the race and himself.
After his death the Board of Education named one of the School
Buildings the "Cardozo Building" as a tribute to his great
interest in the educational welfare of the colored race.

Henry E. Hayne--

Born in South Carolina.

Delegate to the State Constitutional Convention.

State Senator from Marion, Co.

Secretary of State.

Was very much interested in the education of the colored youth.

Richard H. Gleaves--

Served two terms as Lieutenant Governor.

Elected with Gov. F. J. Moses in 1872 and with Gov. D. H.
Chamberlin in 1874.

Was nominated a third time with Gov. Chamberlin and elected but
forced by the Democrats to withdraw.

Henry W. Purvis--

Born in Philadelphia, Pa.

Son of Hon. Robert Purvis, the great Abolitionist. Member, house
of Representatives, 1868-1870, and then was Adjutant General.

Was Adjutant General of the State most of the Reconstruction
Period.

He was a man without fear.

In the campaign of 1876 he went to Edgefield, the homes of
Generals Butler and Gary, the Democratic leaders, and regarded as
fire eaters and spoke on the campaign issues. He also went to
other parts of the State equally as dangerous and filled his
engagements.

J. J. Wright--

Delegate to the State Constitutional Convention.

On account of his great legal ability he was elected by the
legislature as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the
State. (There were two Associate Justices.) He had the respect of
the entire Bar of the State.

He was pre-eminently fitted for the position.

He is the only colored man who has ever occupied such an exalted
judicial position in this country.

Thomas E. Miller--

Born at Ferrybeeville, Beaufort Co., June 17, 1849.

Attended the free public school for Negro youths up to the
breaking out of the war.

Graduated from Lincoln University, Pennsylvania, in 1872.

Read law under Judge P. L. Wiggin and Chief Justice Moses of