Eugene B. Gary

Eugene Blackburn Gary
Chief Justice of South Carolina
In office January 10, 1912 – December 10, 1926
Preceded by	Ira B. Jones
Succeeded by	Richard C. Watts
Associate Justice of South Carolina
In office July 27, 1894 – January 10, 1912
Preceded by	Samuel McGowan
Succeeded by	Thomas B. Fraser
60th Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina
In office December 4, 1890 – December 22, 1893
Governor	Benjamin Tillman
Preceded by	William L. Mauldin
Succeeded by	Washington H. Timmerman
Personal details
Born	August 22, 1854 Cokesbury, South Carolina, US
Died	December 10, 1926(1926-12-10) (aged 72) Atlanta, Georgia, US
Spouse	Eliza Tusten
Alma mater	University of South Carolina

Eugene Blackburn Gary was a chief justice on the South Carolina Supreme Court.

Gary was born in Cokesbury, South Carolina on August 22, 1854. Gary enrolled at the University of South Carolina in 1872 and received a degree in the classical branches that same year. He was admitted to practice law in South Carolina in 1875. He maintained a law practice in Abbeville, South Carolina until 1894. He was elected as the chairman of the Abbeville Democratic party in 1882, 1888, 1890, and 1892. He served one term in the South Carolina General Assembly and twice as the lieutenant governor. He was elected as an associate justice of the South Carolina Supreme Court during his second term as the lieutenant governor. He was sworn in as an associate justice on July 27, 1894. He was reelected in 1900 and 1909. On January 10, 1912, he was elected to fill the unexpired term of Chief Justice Ira B. Jones who had resigned to run for governor.

Gary died on December 10, 1926.

External links

• A Vindication of the South: Address delivered by Eugene B. Gary at Abbeville, South Carolina, on Memorial day, May 10, 1917. Includes autograph