The Bees
- Thomas Bee (1739–1812), South Carolina State Representative 1778-1779 1786-1788, Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina 1779-1780, Delegate to the Continental Congress from South Carolina 1780-1781, South Carolina State Senator 1788-1790, Judge of U.S. District Court of South Carolina 1790-1812. Grandfather of Hamilton Prioleau Bee.
- Hamilton Prioleau Bee (1822–1897), Texas State Representative 1849-1859. Grandson of Thomas Bee.
- Carlos Bee (1867–1932), delegate to the Democratic National Convention 1904 1908, Texas State Senator 1915-1919, U.S. Representative from Texas 1919-1921. Son of Hamilton Prioleau Bee.
- Hamilton Prioleau Bee (1822–1897), Texas State Representative 1849-1859. Grandson of Thomas Bee.
NOTE: Thomas Bee was also father of Texas Republic politician Barnard E. Bee, Sr.. Hamilton Prioleau Bee was also nephew of U.S. Representative James Hamilton, Jr..
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Famous quotes containing the word bees:
“Imagine spending four billion years stocking the oceans with seafood, filling the ground with fossil fuels, and drilling the bees in honey production—only to produce a race of bed-wetters!”
—Barbara Ehrenreich (b. 1941)
“In a valley late bees with whining gold
Thread summer to the loose ends of sleep....”
—Allen Tate (1899–1979)