Greenville, S.C.
‘13 LL.B Law
Baseball — Pitcher
Two-Year Letterman — 1912-13
Furman Two-Year Record — 11-10
Served In U.S. Army WWI
‘21 Harvard Law School
Attorney, Haynsworth & Haynsworth
Partner, Mann & Plyer Law — 1925-34
Dean & Professor of Law, Furman Law School
Judge, Greenville County Court — 1935
Trustee, Furman — 1937-38
President, Furman — 1939-64
President Emeritus
LL,D, Erskine — 1939
LL.D, Wofford — 1953
LL.D, Furman — 1954
President, South Carolina Baptist Convention — 1948
Oversaw Furman’s Move From Downtown Greenville To Current Campus In 1950s
Approved Construction Of Furman Baseball Stadium — 1954 (first athletic venue on campus)
Furman Athletic Hall of Fame — 1981 (Charter Member)
Died April 5, 1966
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