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==Notable people== <!-- Add only people whose Wikipedia articles confirm their connection to this place--> *[[Orville Vernon Burton]], professor of history at [[Clemson University]], was raised in Ninety Six. His book, ''In My Father's House Are Many Mansions: Family and Community in Edgefield, South Carolina'' traces the social history of that region. *[[Cal Drummond]], Major League Baseball umpire born in Ninety Six *[[John W. Drummond]], South Carolina businessman and legislator *[[Benjamin Mays]], sixth president of [[Morehouse College]] and mentor to Morehouse student [[Martin Luther King Jr.]]; born in the vicinity of Ninety Six *[[Elliott Crayton McCants]] (1865β1953), author and educator<ref name="McCants-NYT">(March 26, 1904). [https://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F10F1FFA355F13718DDDAF0A94DB405B848CF1D3 About Authors], ''[[The New York Times]]''</ref> *[[Odean Pope]] (1938βpresent), jazz tenor saxophonist, born in Ninety Six but grew up in [[Philadelphia]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.odeanpope.com/resume1.htm |title=Odean Pope website |access-date=February 6, 2007 |archive-date=October 9, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071009095510/http://www.odeanpope.com/resume1.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[Francis Salvador]] (1747β1776), bought land in Ninety-Six District, and was the first Jew to be elected to public office in the colonies (1774, to SC's Provincial Congress); after joining the militia, in 1776 he was the first Jew killed in the [[American Revolution]] in a battle with Loyalists and Cherokee *[[Joseph W. Tolbert]] (1865β1946), [[South Carolina Republican Party]] leader and committeeman *[[Bill Voiselle]], pitcher for the [[New York Giants (NL)|New York Giants]], [[Boston Braves (baseball)|Boston Braves]], and [[Chicago Cubs]], wore his hometown as uniform number "96" when playing with Boston and Chicago.
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