Joseph Emile Harley


Joseph Emile Harley 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

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.