William W. Sale

William W. Sale
45th Mayor of Charleston
In office
December 17, 1877 – 1879
Preceded byGeorge I. Cunningham
Succeeded byWilliam Ashmead Courtenay
Personal details
BornSeptember 1819
Charleston, South Carolina
Political partyDemocrat
SpouseEmma Sale
ChildrenCharles Sale; Edith B. Sale Knight (1873–1907); George H. Sale (1880–1957)
Professionbank teller

William W. Sale was the forty-fifth mayor of Charleston, South Carolina, serving one term from 1877 to 1879. He was born in September 1819 in South Carolina and married Edith Cleapor in about 1871. Before being elected, Sale worked as a teller at the First National Bank in Charleston.[1] Sale was endorsed by the Charleston News & Courier,[2] and he was elected on December 11, 1877 by a margin of 5,288 to 1,924 in an election against D.F. Fleming.[3] Sale was inducted on December 17, 1877.[4] As mayor, Sale lived on Chinquapin Street (now part of Courtenay Street).[5][6] After leaving office, he was the master of the Charleston Alms House.[7][8] In 1900, he was living in Summerville, South Carolina.

  1. ^ Sholes' Directory of the City of Charleston for 1877-78. A.E. Sholes. 1877. p. 400.
  2. ^ "The Election To-Day". News & Courier. Charleston, South Carolina. December 11, 1877. p. 2. Retrieved January 20, 2014.
  3. ^ "The Victorious Democracy". News & Courier. December 12, 1877. p. 1. Retrieved January 20, 2014.
  4. ^ "The City Government". News & Courier. Charleston, South Carolina. December 18, 1877. p. 4. Retrieved January 20, 2014.
  5. ^ Sholes' Directory of the City of Charleston. A.E. Sholes. November 15, 1878. p. 445.
  6. ^ Sholes' Directory of the City of Charleston. A.E. Sholes. November 15, 1879. p. 422.
  7. ^ "Ex-Mayor Sale of Charleston has been elected Master of the Almshouse and Mrs. Sale Matron". Orangeburg Times. January 30, 1880. p. 2. Retrieved January 20, 2014.
  8. ^ "1880 United States Census". FamilySearch. Retrieved January 20, 2014.