List of members of the Sons of Confederate Veterans
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Harry Truman
John Lejeune
Clint Eastwood
and media consultant
Pat Buchanan
Notable members of the Sons of Confederate Veterans have included:
- Trace Adkins (born 1962), country singer-songwriter[1]
- Ellis Arnall (1907–1992), Georgia governor[2]
- W. Tate Brady (1870–1925), merchant, politician, Ku Klux Klan member, and a "founder" of Tulsa, Oklahoma.[3]
- Phil Bryant (born 1954), Mississippi governor[4]
- Pat Buchanan (born 1938), journalist, writer, media consultant, and U.S. presidential candidate[2]
- Frank Buckles (1901–2011), United States Army corporal and the last surviving American military veteran of World War I[5][6]
- R. Gregg Cherry (1891–1957), North Carolina governor[2]
- John E. Courson (born 1944), South Carolina state senator[7]
- Fred Henry Davis (1894–1937), lawyer and judge who served in several elected offices in Florida[8]
- Bobby DeLaughter (born 1958), Mississippi state prosecutor, judge, and author[9]
- Larry Darby (born 1957), attorney in Montgomery, Alabama[10]
- Clint Eastwood (born 1930), film actor, director, producer, composer, pianist, and politician[9]
- H. K. Edgerton (born 1948), African-American activist for Southern heritage[11]
- Charles R. Farnsley (1907–1990), U.S. representative from Kentucky[2]
- Orval Faubus (1910–1994), Arkansas governor[2]
- Nathan Bedford Forrest II (1871–1931), businessman and activist who served as the 19th Commander-in-Chief of the Sons of Confederate Veterans[12]
- MacDonald Gallion (1913–2007), Alabama attorney general[2]
- R. Michael Givens (born 1958), film director and cinematographer[13]
- Gordon Gunter (1909–1998), marine biologist and fisheries scientist[14]
- Dorsey B. Hardeman (1902–1992), Texas state senator[15]
- Michael C. Hardy (born 1972), historian and author of Civil War and western North Carolina books and articles[16][17]
- Harry B. Hawes (1869–1947), U.S. senator from Missouri[2]
- Jesse Helms (1921–2008), U.S. senator from North Carolina and U.S. presidential candidate[18]
- Douglas Selph Henry Jr. (1926–2017) member of the Tennessee General Assembly, serving in both the House and Senate[19]
- James Hylton (1934–2018), race car driver[20]
- John Karl "Jack" Kershaw Nashville, Tennessee attorney, sculptor, and co-founder of the League of the South.[21][22][23]
- Donald Livingston, Emory University professor and co-founder of the Abbeville Institute[24]
- Trent Lott (born 1941), U.S. senator from Mississippi[2]
- Creighton Lovelace (born 1981), pastor of Danieltown Baptist Church in Forest City, North Carolina[25]
- Loy Mauch (born 1952), member of the Arkansas House of Representatives[26]
- Robert Stacy McCain (born 1959), journalist, writer, and blogger[27]
- William David McCain (1907–1993), archivist and college president[28]
- Glenn F. McConnell (born 1947), president of the College of Charleston and the 89th lieutenant governor of South Carolina[29]
- Arieh O'Sullivan (born 1961), former Israeli soldier, author, journalist, and defense correspondent[30]
- Arthur Ravenel Jr. (1927-2023), businessman and a Republican politician from Charleston, South Carolina[31]
- Charley Reese (1937–2013), newspaper columnist[9]
- Absalom Willis Robertson (1887–1971), U.S. senator from Virginia, father of televangelist Pat Robertson[2]
- Lloyd M. Robinette (1881–1951), Virginia lawyer and politician[32][33]
- Floyd Spence (1928–2001), U.S. representative from South Carolina,[2]
- Walbrook D. Swank (1910–2008), World War II officer and a noted historical author[34]
- Strom Thurmond (1902–2003), governor, U.S. senator from South Carolina, and U.S. presidential candidate[18]
- Harry S. Truman (1884–1972), 33rd president of the United States[9]
- William M. Tuck (1896–1983), governor and U.S. representative from Virginia[2]
- Danny Verdin (born 1964), South Carolina state senator[35]
- Bradley Walker (1877–1951), Nashville attorney and athlete[36]
- Alexander W. Weddell (1876–1948), diplomat[2]
- Robert Wilkie (born 1962), United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs[37]
- Guinn Williams (1871–1948), U.S. representative from Texas[2]
- Joe Wilson (born 1947), U.S. representative from South Carolina[38]
- Ron Wilson (born 1943), businessman convicted of his role in a $90 million Ponzi scheme in 2012, 68th Commander-in-Chief of the Sons of Confederate Veterans[39]
- Nelson W. Winbush (born 1929), African-American educator[40]
- Scott Wyatt (born 1969), politician[41]
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- ^ "shellfish.org Frank, Dane, "Biography: Gordon Gunter Aug. 18, 1909 – Dec. 19, 1998," National Shellfisheries Association Quarterly Newsletter, June 2006, pp. 5, 7" (PDF).
- ^ "Dorsey Brodie Hardeman – Texas Patriot, soldier, Statesman". therestorationmovement.com. Archived from the original on January 3, 2012. Retrieved June 4, 2012.
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- ^ Rand, Chuck (April 17, 2009). "Sons of Confederate Veterans: Message From Lt. CIC Givens".
- ^ https://www.tennessee-scv.org/camp28/Equestrian_Statue.html "Nathan Bedford Forrest Equestrian Statue by Jack Kershaw"
- ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20210625223653/http://www.tennessee-scv.org/camp28/The_Generals_Dispatch.html "The Passing of a Southern Gentleman Jack Kershaw (1913 - 2010)"
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- ^ Livingston, Donald. "Why The War Was Not About Slavery". Confederate Veteran (September/October 2010): 16–22, 54–59.
- ^ Beirich, Heidi. "Alleged Serial Killer was Member of Neo-Nazi National Alliance". Southern Poverty Law Center. Retrieved December 4, 2018.
- ^ Koon, David (November 11, 2010). "The South shall rise again". Arkansas Times.
- ^ Brown, Barrett (May 1, 2010). Hot, Fat, and Clouded: The Amazing and Amusing Failures Of America's Chattering Class. Sterling & Ross, Cambridge House Press. p. 196. ISBN 978-0982139141.
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- ^ "Israeli redneck Arieh O'Sullivan gets his Confederate stripes | JTA - Jewish & Israel News". Archived from the original on April 13, 2012. Retrieved September 17, 2012.
- ^ "The 'Unity Rally' Is Being Held on This Guy's Bridge?". FITSNews. June 20, 2015. Retrieved December 10, 2018.
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- ^ "Flag supporters claim influence in state races". Herald. Rock Hill, SC. November 12, 2000. p. 8.B.
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- ^ Garry, Stephanie (October 7, 2007). "In defense of his Confederate pride". Tampa Bay Times.
- ^ "Revealed: neo-Confederate group includes military officers and politicians". The Guardian. June 28, 2021.