Joseph Emile Harley

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Joseph Emile Harley (1880-1942) was an American lawyer and Democratic Party politician.

1 Early Life and Education
2 Occupations
3 Democratic Pearty Activities
4 Elected Positions
5 Governor

[edit] 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.

[edit] 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.

[edit] Democratic Pearty Activities

Member of the Democratic National Conventions at Denver in 1908
Member of the Democratic National Conventions at San Francisco in 1920
Member of the Democratic National Conventions at Houston in 1928
Member of the Democratic National Conventions at Chicago in 1932

[edit] Elected Positions

South Carolina House of Representatives, 1905-1906, 1927-1930
Mayor of Barnwell, South Carolina, 1912-1922
Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina, 1934-1941

[edit] Governor

Harley became Governor of SC 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 teminal throat cancer. The Governor could only communicate by writing in the last months of his life. He is buried in Baptist Cemetery, Barnwell, SC.