Elliott Crayton McCants

Elliott Crayton McCants (September 2, 1865 – October 23, 1953), was an American writer and educator from South Carolina.

Elliott Crayton McCants
E. Crayton McCants circa 1904
Born(1865-09-02)September 2, 1865
Ninety Six, South Carolina
DiedOctober 23, 1953(1953-10-23) (aged 88)
Occupation(s)Author, educator

McCants was born outside Ninety Six, South Carolina in 1865,[1] and graduated from The Citadel in 1886.[2]

McCants published his first short story in the New York Evening Post in 1898, and subsequently published many stories in other popular magazines of the day, as well as writing a column for local newspapers. His writings also include the Reconstruction Era novel In the Red Hills (1904),[3][4] One of the Grayjackets and Other Stories (a short story collection) (1908),[5] Histories, Stories, and Legends of South Carolina (1927), White Oak Farm (1928), and Ninety Six (1930). Much of his writing was set in South Carolina.[6]

He retired from teaching in the late 1940s, having long served as the superintendent of schools for Anderson, South Carolina.[7]

In 1996, he was inducted into the South Carolina Academy of Authors.[8]

References
  1. (26 March 1904). About Authors, The New York Times
  2. Epps, Edwin C. Literary South Carolina, p. 70 (2004)
  3. (13 June 1904). News of the Book World, Minneapolis Journal
  4. (7 May 1904). A Tale of Carolina (book review), The New York Times
  5. Library of Southern Literature, Volume 15, p. 272 (1919)
  6. McCants, Clyde (3 November 1994). Elliott Crayton McCants left a written legacy, The Herald-Independent (Winnsboro, South Carolina) (note that this article is written by McCants' grandson from personal recollections)
  7. (28 October 1953). Elliott Crayton McCants, News and Courier
  8. The South Carolina Academy of Authors - Our Literary Hall of Fame with Year of Induction, http://scacademyofauthors.org/scaa.inductees.html Archived 2013-11-16 at the Wayback Machine, Retrieved 29 August 2013
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