[743] until the close of hostilities, when he retired from the Confederate ranks, a veteran at less than twenty-one years of age. In 1867 he engaged in business as a druggist, and met with success in the enterprise. Subsequently he gave his attention to farming, to politics and to the building of the Greeenville & Laurens railroad, of which he was president until it was consolidated with other lines. In official life he has held a considerable number of positions, from alderman of his city to the second highest civil rank in the State, and in all has shown himself a sagacious, efficient and popular man of affairs. He was mayor of the city at the age of thirty-two years, in 1882 was elected representative in the legislature, and in 1884 senator. The latter office he resigned in 1886, to accept that of lieutenant-governor, to which he was re-elected in 1888. In this capacity he presided with memorable fairness and firmness over the deliberations of the State senate, winning the warmest expressions of appreciation from that body upon his retirement. In 1890 he was a candidate for congress, but not being an adherent of the then successful branch of the party, was defeated. Governor Mauldin is a warm friend of his Confederate comrades, and has served with ability as commander of R. C. Pulliam camp, and as chairman of the general committee in charge of the State reunion at Greenville in 1897. By his marriage in 1870 to Eliza Thompson, daughter of Col. John F. Kern, of Laurens county, he has five children living: Caroline Louise, Oscar Kern, William Lawrence, John McHardy and Mary Chambliss. The eldest son served in the war with Spain as captain of the Butler Guards in the First South Carolina volunteers.
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[743] until the close of hostilities, when he retired from the Confederate ranks, a veteran at less than twenty-one years of age. In 1867 he engaged in business as a druggist, and met with success in the enterprise. Subsequently he gave his attention to farming, to politics and to the building of the Greeenville & Laurens railroad, of which he was president until it was consolidated with other lines. In official life he has held a considerable number of positions, from alderman of his city to the second highest civil rank in the State, and in all has shown himself a sagacious, efficient and popular man of affairs. He was mayor of the city at the age of thirty-two years, in 1882 was elected representative in the legislature, and in 1884 senator. The latter office he resigned in 1886, to accept that of lieutenant-governor, to which he was re-elected in 1888. In this capacity he presided with memorable fairness and firmness over the deliberations of the State senate, winning the warmest expressions of appreciation from that body upon his retirement. In 1890 he was a candidate for congress, but not being an adherent of the then successful branch of the party, was defeated. Governor Mauldin is a warm friend of his Confederate comrades, and has served with ability as commander of R. C. Pulliam camp, and as chairman of the general committee in charge of the State reunion at Greenville in 1897. By his marriage in 1870 to Eliza Thompson, daughter of Col. John F. Kern, of Laurens county, he has five children living: Caroline Louise, Oscar Kern, William Lawrence, John McHardy and Mary Chambliss. The eldest son served in the war with Spain as captain of the Butler Guards in the First South Carolina volunteers.
Atlanta, Ga. 1899.
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