Joseph H. Earle

Class of 1866

Hometown: Sumter, SC

Distinguished Alumnus Photo

  • US Senator from SC 1896-97.
  • Member SC House of Representatives from 1878-1882, and SC Senate from 1882-1890.  
  • Admitted to practice law in 1870, he was elected Circuit Judge  1894.
  • According to the January 1863 Board of Visitors minutes, Earle was appointed as a probationary pay pupil in the Arsenal Academy.  He enlisted in the Confederate Army in 1864 and attained the rank of sergeant serving in Charles Battery as part of Kemper's Artillery.