Earle, John B
congressman. He was a representative in congress from South Carolina from 1803 to 1805.
EARLE, JOSEPH HAYNSWORTH, lawyer, legislator, jurist, United States senator, was born April 30, 1847, in Greenville, S. C. For six years he served as a member of the South Carolina state legislature; and for two years was a member of the state senate. During 1886-90 he served with distinction as attorneygeneral of South Carolina; and in 1890 he ran for governor against B. R. Tillman.
In 1894 he was elected circuit judge; and in 1896 was elected to the United States senate as a democrat. He took his seat March 4, 1897, for term expiring in 1903.