Existing comment:
In the back is a statue of James Francis Byrnes (1879-1972). The marker says "Charlestonian by birth, this great statesman served his country as Congressman (1911-25), Senator (1931-41), Supreme Court justice (1941-43), head of WWII Office of Economic Development (1942-43), director of War Mobilization where he was generally regarded as special assistant to the President (1943-45), Secretary of State (1945-47), and finally Governor of South Carolina (1951-55)." |