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Persoonlijke gegevens Judge Benjamin Chaplin Pressly 

• Hij is geboren op 14 februari 1815 in Long Cane Settlement, Abbeville County, South Carolina.Bron 1
• Hij is overleden op 5 september 1896 in Summerville, South Carolina, hij was toen 81 jaar oud.Bron 1
• Hij is begraven in Magnolia Cemetery, Charleston, South Carolina.Bron 1
• Een kind van William Pressly en Eliza Eleanor Adams
• Deze gegevens zijn voor het laatst bijgewerkt op 25 september 2016.

Gezin van Judge Benjamin Chaplin Pressly

(1) Hij is getrouwd met Louisa Wheeler.

Marriage and Death Notices From the Charleston Observer 1827 - 1845
Married on Thursday evening, the 16th inst., by the Rev. Dr. Brantley,
Benjamin C. Pressley, Esq., to Louisa M., second daughter of the late
Henry Wheeler, Esq. ofthis city.
No Children....

Zij zijn getrouwd op 16 juli 1840 te Charleston, South Carolina, hij was toen 25 jaar oud.Bron 2

(2) Hij is getrouwd met Mary Burckmeyer.

No Children

Zij zijn getrouwd op 16 juli 1840 te Charleston, South Carolina, hij was toen 25 jaar oud.

Notities over Judge Benjamin Chaplin Pressly

REFN: 1703
*From the Pressly Family by William L. Pressly Pgs. 74-75
"JudgeBen C. Pressly was born on February 14, 1815 in the Long Cane
settlement of Abbeville County, South Carolina. He was twice married,
but had no children.He was a member of the First Baptist Church of
Charleston, South Carolina.He was sub-Treasurer of the United States in
South Carolina and, to his amazement, was reappointed after the Civil
War. He contributed brilliant articlesto the Charleston newspapers
before the Confederate War. He retired to Summerville for reasons of
health some years before his death. His funeral was in Summerville and
his body was carried by a special train to Magnolia Cemetery.
The above information was taken from SOUTH CAROLINA BENCH AND BAR,
published by the State Company, 1908. There is a portrait of him on page
228 of this publication and his obituary is on page 235. There is a
portrait of him in the State Supreme Court Building in Columbia, South
Carolina, at the cornerof Gervais and Sumter Streets in Columbia.
Judge Pressley, in a letter datedJanuary 30, 1882 to John N. Miller,
Esq., states "you will see that I spell the name Pressley. It was so on
my father's tombstone, but I think it was a mistake by his executors."
The " NEWS AND COURIER" on September 6, 1896, carried this account of the
death of Judge Ben C. Pressly:
The death of an eminent jurist and gentleman, the close of a long, pure
and useful life, Judge Pressly's career at the Bar and on the Bench.
The announcement of the death of Judge Pressly early yesterday morning,
while not a surprise, was never the lessa shock to the community, and
was heard with deep regret by all classes in this city, in which he had
labored so long, so uprightly and honorably, doing ever what he believed
to be right, and speaking what he believed to be true.Judging not
harshly, and loving much, gaining for himself the highest respectand
confidence from his fellow citizens and warmest affections from his
friends.
Judge Pressly was born nearly 80 years ago at the old Long Cane
settlement, in Abbeville County, of good parentage, a family of sturdy
farmers andhusbandmen, who had been noted always for their unusual
individuality. Hisleagal education was acquired under the supervision
of the late Attorney General Baily, one of the most distinguished legal
lights of the day. In an almost incredibly short time after being called
to the Bar, he had achieved an enviable position, which year by year,
became higher and yet more high. His first partner was a Mr. Lee with
whom he was associated until the year 1852, from which date until 1867,
he practiced alone.
In 1867 he organized the well known firm of Pressly, Lord, and Inglesby -
Mr. Samuel Lord and Mr. C.H. Inglesby being his associates. This firm
existed as one of the most eminent onBroad Street until its dissociation
in 1877, when Judge Pressly was electedJudge of the First Circuit. For
fifteen years, he sat upon the Bench as oneof it's highest ornaments,
being exactly what a Judge should be. His character was unimpeachable,
his mind brilliant and logical, and his learning profound. His
resignation of this high office, caused by ill health, was greatly
regretted, and at that time a most eloquent of glowing tribute was paid
himin behalf of the Bar by the mouth of one of its eloquent members.
Judge Pressly was a small man and, it is said, wore a shawl on the
Bench. He was a Unionist in his sympathies and was Editor of the
Southern Standard which ran from1851 - 1857. There are some copies of
this publication preserved in the South Carolina Library in Columbia,
South Carolina.

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