Joseph Emile Harley

Joseph Emile Harley
Joseph Emile Harley
100th Governor of South Carolina
	In office; November 4, 1941 – February 27, 1942
Lieutenant	Vacant
Preceded by	Burnet R. Maybank
Succeeded by	Richard Manning Jefferies
74th Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina
	In office; January 15, 1935 – November 4, 1941
Governor	Olin D. Johnston; Burnet R. Maybank
Preceded by	James Sheppard
Succeeded by	Ransome Judson Williams
Mayor of Barnwell, South Carolina
	In office; 1912–1922
Member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from Barnwell County
	In office; January 11, 1927 – January 13, 1931
	In office; January 10, 1905 – January 12, 1909
Personal details
Born	September 14, 1880; Williston, South Carolina, United States
Died	February 27, 1942 (aged 61)
Resting place	Baptist Cemetery, Barnwell, South Carolina
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Agnes Richardson
Alma mater	University of South Carolina
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Army
Rank	Sergeant
Unit	1st South Carolina Volunteers
Battles/wars	Spanish–American War

Joseph Emile Harley (September 14, 1880 – February 27, 1942) was the 100th Governor of South Carolina from 1941 to 1942 and a member of the "Barnwell Ring."

Early life and education

Harley was born September 14, 1880, in Williston, South Carolina.

Harley received an LLB from the University of South Carolina in 1902.

He married Agnes Richardson.

Occupations

Harley served as a colonel in the South Carolina National Guard and as sergeant of Company L, 1st SC Volunteers in the Spanish–American War.

He also worked as a lawyer.

Democratic Party activities

Member of the Democratic National Conventions at Denver in 1908
Member of the Democratic National Conventions at San Francisco in 1920
Member of the Democratic National Conventions at Houston in 1928
Member of the Democratic National Conventions at Chicago in 1932

Elected positions

South Carolina House of Representatives, 1905–1909, 1927–1931
Mayor of Barnwell, South Carolina, 1912–1922
The 74th Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina, 1934–1941

Governor

Harley became Governor of South Carolina on November 4, 1941, upon the resignation of Governor Burnet Maybank, who was elected to serve in the US Senate.

On February 27, 1942, Governor Harley died in office after having served only four months. He died of terminal throat cancer. The Governor could only communicate by writing in the last months of his life. He is buried in Baptist Cemetery, Barnwell, South Carolina.

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Political offices
Preceded by James Sheppard	Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina 1935–1941	Succeeded by Ransome Judson Williams
Preceded by Burnet R. Maybank	Governor of South Carolina 1941–1942	Succeeded by Richard Manning Jefferies

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