Background
BOMAR, Horace Leland was born on July 15, 1874 in Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States. Son of John Earle and Louisa Nancy (Bomar) Bomar.
trustee School for Blind and Deaf
BOMAR, Horace Leland was born on July 15, 1874 in Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States. Son of John Earle and Louisa Nancy (Bomar) Bomar.
Local Schools; Wofford College, Bachelor of Arts, 1894.
C.; 6 children. Appointed First Referee in bankruptcy of Spartanburg Company under Bankruptcy Act, 1898- 1903. Elected to South Carolina Legislature, 1903-1904. Assisted in founding Spartan Academy, Chairman of Board of Trustees, 10 years.
Was Trustee and Secretary Board of Trustees, Converse College, Spartanburg, South Carolina, for 12 years, resigned 1928. Trustee, Limestone College, Gaffney, South Carolina, ExChm. Trustee Kennedy Public Library, Spartanburg, since 1900.
Trustee, or Commissioner of South Carolina School for Blind and Deaf. One of first to discover hydroelectric possibilities on Green River, North Carolina, assisted in organization of Blue Ridge Power Company and Manufacturers Power Company. V. President Green River Corporation with large holdings of water power properties on Green River, North Carolina Admitted to practice law by Supreme Court of South Carolina, 1895, admitted to Supreme Court of United States, 1917.
During World War acted on Legal Advisory Bds., Spartanburg Company under appointment of the Governor. of South Carolina, pursuant to act of Congress, 1917.
First Baptist Church.
Member: Chi Psi; State and American Bar Associations Club: Kiwanis.
Spouse Mallie Brown, July 3, 1907, Spartanburg, S.