About James B. Gaston
Lived 1893 – 1958 (aged 64–65). James B. Gaston was an American politician.
James Bostwick Gaston (October 25, 1893 – June 29, 1958) was an American businessman and politician from South Carolina. He was a president of the Greenville Spinners, and was known for being a Republican in South Carolina during the period of the Solid South.
Early life Gaston was born on October 25, 1893, in Gainesville, Georgia. He attended college at the University of Georgia, where he played baseball. He served as Greenville County Republican chairman. He would unsuccessfully run for the House in 1948, losing to Joseph R. Bryson.
Personal life He married his wife, Elizabeth Sligh Greneker, on December 24, 1923. He died on June 19, 1958, in Wilson, North Carolina, aged 64.
Electoral history
Progressive Democratic Osceola E. McKaine
Republican (Tolbert) B.L. Hendrix
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American politician (1893–1958)
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