Taylor Hudnall Stukes Explained

Taylor Hudnall Stukes
Office:Chief Justice of South Carolina
Termstart:1956
Termend:February 20, 1961
Predecessor:David Gordon Baker
Successor:Claude A. Taylor
Office2:Associate Justice of South Carolina
Termstart2:1940
Termend2:1956
Predecessor2:Milledge Lipscomb Bonham
Successor2:Joseph Rodney Moss
Birth Date:June 1, 1893
Birth Place:Manning, South Carolina
Death Place:Charleston, South Carolina
Spouse:Georgie Sauls Manning
Alma Mater:Davidson College, Washington and Lee (1915), George Washington University (LL.B., 1919)

Taylor Hudnall Stukes was an associate justice and chief justice on the South Carolina Supreme Court.

Life

He was born in Manning, South Carolina attended Davidson College; Washington and Lee University (LL.B., cum laude, 1919); and Erskine College (LL.D., 1969). He served as a lieutenant in World War I and practiced law in Manning, South Carolina. He served in the state House of Representatives from 1923 to 1926 and in the state Senate from 1927 to 1940. He was elected associate justice of the South Carolina Supreme Court on February 29, 1940,[1] and chief justice in 1956 upon the resignation of Chief Justice D. Gordon Baker.[2] He died on February 20, 1961, as a result of complications from heart surgery.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Chief Justice Taylor Hudnall Stukes . Dinkins, John G. . South Carolina Law Quarterly . 1960–61 . 13 . 479.
  2. Web site: Memory Hold the Door . University of South Carolina . November 23, 2014.
  3. News: Chief Justice T.H. Stukes Dies In Charleston Hospital . Charlotte Observer . February 21, 1961 . November 23, 2014 . Charlotte, North Carolina.