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Ellison Durant Smith August 1, 1864-November 17, 1944

Ellison Durant Smith August 1, 1864-November 17, 1944 is a South Carolina historical marker in Lynchburg, Lee County, dedicated 1964.

Lee County · dedicated 1964 · Intersection of Church St. (S.C. Hwy. 341) & Potts St. (U.S. Hwy. 76), Lynchburg, Lynchburg

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Known nationally as "Cotton Ed" and active in 1905 in forming the Southern Cotton Association, Ellison DuRant Smith was elected to the U.S. Senate in 1908 and served until his death in 1944, having been Committee Chairman of Agriculture and of Interstate Commerce. His home, Tanglewood, is 3 miles east on Highway 341

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Marker data: South Carolina Historical Marker Program, SC Department of Archives and History
Sponsored by Lee County Historical Commission

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