List of members of the Sons of Confederate Veterans

President
Harry Truman

Lieutenant General
John Lejeune

American football coach
Bear Bryant

Academy Award winner
Clint Eastwood

Journalist, writer,
and media consultant
Pat Buchanan

Notable members of Sons of Confederate Veterans have included: Roy Acuff (1903-1992), American musician Trace Adkins (born 1962), American country singer-songwriter[1] Ellis Arnall (1907–1992), Georgia governor[2] Gresham Barrett (born 1961), U.S. representative from South Carolina Omar Bradley (1893–1981), 1st Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Jon Brennan (born 1974), country singer and cast member of The Real World: Los Angeles on MTV in 1993 Bear Bryant (1913–1983), an American college football coach Phil Bryant (born 1954), Mississippi governor[3] Pat Buchanan (born 1938), American journalist, writer, media consultant, and U.S. presidential candidate[2] R. Gregg Cherry (1891–1957), North Carolina governor[2] John E. Courson (born 1944), South Carolina state senator[4] Charlie Daniels (born 1936), American country singer-songwriter Hugh M. Dorsey (1871–1948), Georgia governor Jim Bob Duggar (born 1965), television personality on the reality series 19 Kids and Counting, served in the Arkansas House of Representatives from 1999 to 2002 Clint Eastwood (born 1930), American film actor, director, producer, composer, pianist, and politician[5] Ralph Emery (born 1933), country music disc jockey and television host from Nashville, Tennessee, host of television shows Pop! Goes the Country in syndication and Nashville Now on The Nashville Network Charles R. Farnsley (1907–1990), U.S. representative from Kentucky[2] Orval Faubus (1910–1994), Arkansas governor[2] Murphy J. Foster, Jr. (born 1930), Louisiana governor Tyler Noel (2000–Present), Boyd Student[2] MacDonald Gallion (1913–2007), Alabama attorney general[2] Virgil Goode (born 1946), Representative from Virginia and U.S. presidential candidate Bob Green (1931-2012), ex-husband of singer Anita Bryant, co-founded Save Our Children coalition with Bryant Marvin Griffin (1907–1982), Georgia governor Dorsey B. Hardeman (1902–1992), Texas state senator[6] Oliver Hardy (1892–1957), actor Harry B. Hawes (1869–1947), U.S. senator from Missouri[2] Johnson Hagood (1873–1948), American general Jesse Helms (1921–2008), Senator from North Carolina and U.S. presidential candidate[7] Mike Huckabee (born 1955), Southern Baptist minister, author, commentator, and Governor of Arkansas from 1996 to 2007 James Hylton (born 1934), American race car driver[8] Ben Jones (born 1941), former U.S. Representative from Georgia, played Cooter Davenport in The Dukes of Hazzard George Jones (1931-2013) American country music singer and songwriter John A. Lejeune (1867–1942), 13th Commandant of the Marine Corps Trent Lott (born 1941), U.S. senator from Mississippi[2] Lester Maddox (1915–2003), Georgia governor William David McCain (1907–1993), American archivist and college president[9] Fred Phelps (1929-2014), anti-gay activist and pastor of Westboro Baptist Church in Topeka, Kansas Charley Reese (1937–2013), American newspaper columnist[5] Absalom Willis Robertson (1887–1971), U.S. senator from Virginia, father of televangelist Pat Robertson[2] Pat Robertson (born 1930), American media mogul, Southern Baptist minister, and college administrator, host of The 700 Club Richard Russell, Jr. (1897–1971), Governor and U.S. senator from Georgia John M. Slaton (1866–1955), Georgia governor Floyd Spence (1928–2001), U.S. representative from South Carolina,[2] Charles Stanley (born 1932), senior pastor of First Baptist Church in Atlanta, Georgia, founder and president of In Touch Ministries Herman Talmadge (1913–2002), Governor and U.S. senator from Georgia Strom Thurmond (1902–2003), Governor, U.S. senator from South Carolina, and U.S. presidential candidate[7] Harry S. Truman (1884–1972), 33rd President of the United States[5] William M. Tuck (1902–2003), Governor and U.S. representative from Virginia[2] Ernest Vandiver (1918–2005), Georgia governor Danny Verdin (born 1964), South Carolina state senator[10] George Wallace (1919-1998), Alabama Governor and candidate in the 1968 presidential election Alexander W. Weddell (1876–1948), American diplomat[2] Guinn Williams (1871–1948), U.S. representative from Texas[2] Hank Williams, Jr. (born 1949), American country singer-songwriter Joe Wilson (born 1947), U.S. representative from South Carolina[11] Woodrow Wilson (1856–1924), 28th President of the United States Nelson W. Winbush, African-American educator[12]

References

1. "High Fives (Dec. 2–8)". Las Cruces Sun-News. December 1, 2010.
2. "Sons of Confederate Veterans Politicians". The Political Graveyard
3. Minutes, Mississippi Division, SCV, Convention
4. Wilkie, Curtis (March 9, 1997). "Symbols of history – or racism The icons of the south are falling as modern sensibilities collide with those of the past". The Boston Globe. p. C.1.
5. "DeLaughter Joins Sons of Confederate Veterans". Jackson Free Press (Jackson, MS)
6. "Dorsey Brodie Hardeman – Texas Patriot, Soldier, Statesman". therestorationmovement.com. Retrieved June 4, 2012.
7. Guagenti, Toni (February 17, 1997). "Rebel Sons and lovers Confederate group defends Southern history, flag;". Washington Times. p. C.8.
8. Sons of Confederate Veterans: Message From Lt. CIC Givens
9. "A House Divided". Intelligence Report (105). Southern Poverty Law Center. Spring 2002.
10. "Flag supporters claim influence in state races". Herald. Rock Hill, SC. November 12, 2000. p. 8.B.
11. Price, Gilbert (September 23–29, 2009). "Ohio delegation splits on Joe Wilson censure". Call & Post. 93 (38). Cleveland. p. 1A.
12. Garry, Stephanie (October 7, 2007). "In defense of his Confederate pride". Tampa Bay Times.

External links

• Sons of Confederate Veterans Politicians at PoliticalGraveyard.com