South Carolina and was admitted to the Supreme Court of S. C. in
1875.

Elected to the House of Representatives of S. C., 1874-1876-1878.

Elected Senator from Beaufort Co., 1880.

Elected to the 51st Congress.

Elected to the House of Representatives of S. C., in 1866, and
while serving was instrumental in having the "State College for
Colored Youth" established at Orangeburg, S. C., and on that
account was elected its first President.

Dr. B. A. Bosemon--

Born at Troy, N. Y.

Delegate to the State Constitutional Convention. Member of the
House of Representatives of S. C. Appointed Postmaster at
Charleston, S. C., by President Grant and served four years with
entire satisfaction to the people of that city with honor and
credit to himself and the race.

Suave and polished he had a pleasing personality.

He had quite a large and lucrative practice in his profession.

Charles McDuffie Wilder--

Born in South Carolina. Delegate to the State Constitutional
Convention.

Member of the House of Representatives of S. C. Member of the
City Council of Columbia, S. C.

Postmaster at Columbia, S. C. for sixteen years. Appointed by
President Grant two terms and one term each by Presidents
Garfield and Hayes.

There were two white applicants for the position after President
Garfield was inaugurated and Postmaster General James, who was
supposed to be friendly with one of them, sent a Post Office
Inspector to Columbia to find out the sentiment of the business
men. They were almost unanimously for Mr. Wilder. They stated
that he had served them efficiently for eight years and did not
approve of a change.

Generals Hampton and Butler represented the State in the U. S.
Senate at the time, Columbia being Senator Hampton's home and had
he objected Senatorial courtesy would have sustained him.

It shows in what estimation Mr. Wilder was held by his home
people.

Mr. Wilder's appointment of four successive terms to a
first-class post office is a record.

Mr. Wilder was a delegate to all of the National Republican
Conventions up to and including that of 1888.

Mr. Wilder was a man of good sound judgment, of great political
force and one of the few who had anything to show after the
political upheaval of