Harley served as a colonel in the South Carolina National Guard and as sergeant of Company L, 1st SC Volunteers in the Spanish–American War. He also worked as a lawyer, where he fought on behalf of three major railway companies including: the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad, Southern Railway, as well as the Seaboard Airline Railroad. As a member of the democratic party, Harley was a delegate at the 1908, 1924, 1928, and 1932 party conventions.[1] Harley also served as the mayor of Barnwell, South Carolina for ten years from 1912-1922.[2]
On February 27, 1942, Governor Harley died in office after having served only four months. He died of terminal throat cancer. Harley could only communicate by writing in the last months of his life. He is buried in Baptist Cemetery, Barnwell, South Carolina.
Referencesedit
^ abEdgar, Walter, ed. (2006). The South Carolina Encyclopedia. University of South Carolina Press. ISBN9781570035982.
^"South Carolina Governor - Joseph Emile Harley - 1941-1942". www.sciway.net. from the original on December 11, 2018. Retrieved 2021-02-07.
^"Joseph Emile Harley". National Governors Association. 12 January 2011. from the original on November 25, 2020. Retrieved 2021-02-07.
joseph, emile, harley, september, 1880, february, 1942, 100th, governor, south, carolina, from, 1941, 1942, member, barnwell, ring, 100th, governor, south, carolinain, office, november, 1941, february, 1942lieutenantvacantpreceded, byburnet, maybanksucceeded, . Joseph Emile Harley September 14 1880 February 27 1942 was the 100th governor of South Carolina from 1941 to 1942 and a member of the Barnwell Ring Joseph Emile Harley100th Governor of South CarolinaIn office November 4 1941 February 27 1942LieutenantVacantPreceded byBurnet R MaybankSucceeded byRichard Manning Jefferies74th Lieutenant Governor of South CarolinaIn office January 15 1935 November 4 1941GovernorOlin D JohnstonBurnet R MaybankPreceded byJames SheppardSucceeded byRansome Judson WilliamsMayor of Barnwell South CarolinaIn office 1912 1922Member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from Barnwell CountyIn office January 11 1927 January 13 1931In office January 10 1905 January 12 1909Personal detailsBorn 1880 09 14 September 14 1880Williston South Carolina United StatesDiedFebruary 27 1942 1942 02 27 aged 61 Resting placeBaptist Cemetery Barnwell South CarolinaPolitical partyDemocraticSpouseAgnes RichardsonAlma materUniversity of South CarolinaMilitary serviceAllegianceUnited StatesBranch serviceUnited States ArmyRankSergeantUnit1st South Carolina VolunteersBattles warsSpanish American War Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Occupations 3 Governor 4 ReferencesEarly life and education editHarley was born September 14 1880 in Williston South Carolina Harley received an LLB from the University of South Carolina in 1902 He married Sarah Agnes Richardson and had three children with her 1 Occupations editHarley served as a colonel in the South Carolina National Guard and as sergeant of Company L 1st SC Volunteers in the Spanish American War He also worked as a lawyer where he fought on behalf of three major railway companies including the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Southern Railway as well as the Seaboard Airline Railroad As a member of the democratic party Harley was a delegate at the 1908 1924 1928 and 1932 party conventions 1 Harley also served as the mayor of Barnwell South Carolina for ten years from 1912 1922 2 Governor editAfter being elected Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina in 1934 and re elected in 1938 Harley became Governor of South Carolina on November 4 1941 upon the resignation of Governor Burnet Maybank who was elected to serve in the US Senate 3 On February 27 1942 Governor Harley died in office after having served only four months He died of terminal throat cancer Harley could only communicate by writing in the last months of his life He is buried in Baptist Cemetery Barnwell South Carolina References edit a b Edgar Walter ed 2006 The South Carolina Encyclopedia University of South Carolina Press ISBN 9781570035982 South Carolina Governor Joseph Emile Harley 1941 1942 www sciway net Archived from the original on December 11 2018 Retrieved 2021 02 07 Joseph Emile Harley National Governors Association 12 January 2011 Archived from the original on November 25 2020 Retrieved 2021 02 07 Political officesPreceded byJames Sheppard Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina1935 1941 Succeeded byRansome Judson WilliamsPreceded byBurnet R Maybank Governor of South Carolina1941 1942 Succeeded byRichard Manning Jefferies nbsp nbsp This article about a South Carolina politician is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Joseph Emile Harley amp oldid 1182264565, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
