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John James Hemphill -LRB- August 25 , 1849 -- May 11 , 1912 -RRB- was a U.S. Representative from South Carolina , cousin of William Huggins Brawley , nephew of John Hemphill and great-uncle of Robert Witherspoon Hemphill .. South Carolina. South Carolina. U.S. Representative. United States House of Representatives. William Huggins Brawley. William Huggins Brawley. John Hemphill. John Hemphill ( Senator ). Robert Witherspoon Hemphill. Robert Witherspoon Hemphill. Born in Chester , South Carolina , Hemphill attended the public schools and was graduated from the University of South Carolina at Columbia in 1869 .. South Carolina. South Carolina. University of South Carolina. University of South Carolina. University of South Carolina at Columbia. University of South Carolina at Columbia. He studied law .. He was admitted to the bar in 1870 and practiced in Chester , South Carolina .. South Carolina. South Carolina. He was an unsuccessful candidate for the State legislature in 1874 .. He served as member of the State house of representatives 1876-1882 .. Hemphill was elected as a Democrat to the Forty-eighth and to the four succeeding Congresses -LRB- March 4 , 1883 -- March 3 , 1893 -RRB- .. Democrat. Democratic Party ( United States ). He served as chairman of the Committee on District of Columbia -LRB- Fiftieth and Fifty-second Congresses -RRB- .. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1892 to the Fifty-third Congress .. He resumed the practice of law in Washington , D.C. , while retaining his residence in South Carolina .. South Carolina. South Carolina. He was an unsuccessful candidate for election as United States Senator from South Carolina in 1902 .. South Carolina. South Carolina. United States Senator. United States Senator. He died in Washington , D.C. , May 11 , 1912 .. He was interred in Oak Hill Cemetery .