G. D. Shands

Garvin Dugas Shands (December 5, 1844 - July 1, 1917) was an American lawyer, professor, and Democratic politician.Garvin Dugas Shands was born on December 5, 1844, in Burnt Factory, Spartanburg District, South Carolina, and was raised in the family home there.[1] When the American Civil War began in 1861, Shands enlisted at the age of 17 in Manigault's Battalion in the Confederate Army.[3] Shands was among Hampton's and Joseph E. Johnston's troops during the surrender in April 1865 in Bennett Place in Durham, North Carolina.[3][1] They had five children together: Hubert Anthony Shands (1872-1955; an English professor and author[8]), Mabel I., Audley W., Harley R., and Cecil.
Lieutenant Governor of MississippiWilliam Henry SimsM. M. EvansMississippi House of RepresentativesTate CountyNew Orleans, LouisianaDemocraticWofford CollegeAmerican Civil WarConfederate Army6th South Carolina Cavalry RegimentWade HamptonJoseph E. JohnstonBennett PlaceDurham, North CarolinaPanola County, Mississippiteacherread lawTate County, MississippiUniversity of KentuckyBachelor of LawsSenatobia, MississippiDemocratVanderbilt UniversityMillsaps CollegeUniversity of Mississippi School of LawL. L. D.Tulane UniversityCarnegie Foundation for the Advancement of TeachingHubert Anthony ShandsLieutenant governors of MississippiStewartPattonDicksonBrandonWinstonPowersHarrisonCarterManshipRussellCasteelMurphreeSniderWrightLumpkinGartinJohnsonSullivanWinterBriggsMusgroveBryantReevesHosemann