Taylor Hudnall Stukes

Taylor Hudnall Stukes was an associate justice and chief justice on the South Carolina Supreme Court.

Taylor Hudnall Stukes
Chief Justice of South Carolina
In office 1956 – February 20, 1961
Preceded by	David Gordon Baker
Succeeded by	Claude A. Taylor
Associate Justice of South Carolina
In office 1940–1956
Preceded by	Milledge Lipscomb Bonham
Succeeded by	Joseph Rodney Moss
Personal details
Born	June 1, 1893 Manning, South Carolina
Died	February 20, 1961 (1961-02-21) (aged 67) Charleston, South Carolina
Spouse	Georgie Sauls Manning
Alma mater	Davidson College, Washington and Lee (1915), George Washington University (LL.B., 1919)

Life

He was born in Manning, South Carolina attended Davidson College; Washington and Lee University (LL.B., cum laude, 1919); and Erskine College (LL.D., 1969). He served as a lieutenant in World War I and practiced law in Manning, South Carolina. He served in the state House of Representatives from 1923 to 1926 and in the state Senate from 1927 to 1940. He was elected associate justice of the South Carolina Supreme Court on February 29, 1940,^[1] and chief justice in 1956 upon the resignation of Chief Justice D. Gordon Baker.^[2] He died on February 20, 1961, as a result of complications from heart surgery.^[3]

References

1. Dinkins, John G. (1960–61). "Chief Justice Taylor Hudnall Stukes". South Carolina Law Quarterly. 13: 479.
2. "Memory Hold the Door". University of South Carolina. Retrieved November 23, 2014.
3. "Chief Justice T.H. Stukes Dies In Charleston Hospital" (PDF). Charlotte Observer. Charlotte, North Carolina. February 21, 1961. Retrieved November 23, 2014.