Abbeville, South Carolina, was abuzz with news of an extraordinary woman, Mary Caroline Gary, the widow of the late Dr. Franklin F. Gary. In her seventy-ninth year, she was thriving, enjoying robust health and sharp mental acuity. Her impressive life story was a testament to her remarkable resilience and the era in which she lived. In a bygone era, she was the proud mother of three sons, all of whom had risen to prominence in the judicial system of South Carolina. Her eldest son, Chief Justice Eugene 5. Gary, had been elected to the Supreme Bench in 1892 and later became the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. Another son, Judge Ernest Gary, had been elected Judge of the Fifth Judicial Circuit in 1891 and was, at the time, the oldest judge in the state. The Gary family’s remarkable achievement was a rare feat in the history of South Carolina’s judiciary. Mary Caroline Gary’s life was a shining example of the pioneering spirit that defined the era in which she lived.
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Key Facts
- State: South Carolina
- Category: Public Corruption
- Era: Historical
- Source: Library of Congress — Chronicling America ↗
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