died in Columbia, South Carolina on the night of January 19, 1942, a day after he underwent surgery. References Notes Bibliography Simkins, Francis Butler (1944). Pitchfork Ben Tillman, South Carolinian (first paperback ed.). Louisiana State University Press. OCLC 1877696 External links SCIway Biography of Coleman Livingston Blease NGA Biography of Coleman Livingston Blease Moore, William V. "Blease, Coleman Livingston." South Carolina Encyclopedia. 1868 births 1942 deaths People from Newberry County, South Carolina Democratic Party United States senators from South Carolina Democratic Party governors of South Carolina Democratic Party members of the South Carolina House of Representatives Democratic Party South Carolina state senators Mayors of places in South Carolina American white supremacists South Carolina lawyers History of racism in South Carolina Newberry College alumni University of South Carolina alumni Georgetown University Law Center alumni University of South Carolina trustees