Word: palmettos
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...South Carolina which each Governor has been required to take since 1881: When the present Governor, Ibra C. Blackwood, took the oath of office Jan. 20, 1931, he swore among other things that he would not engage in dueling during his term of office. Moreover all governors of the Palmetto State take the the oath that they have not engaged in any affair in the court of honor since 1881. This pledge is the result of the famous Cash Shannon duel of 1880 which caused State-wide opposition to the lost...