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Politicians in Insurance in South Carolina


  Carroll Ashmore Campbell, Jr. (1940-2005) — also known as Carroll A. Campbell, Jr. — of Fountain Inn, Greenville County, S.C. Born in Greenville, Greenville County, S.C., July 24, 1940. Son of Carroll Ashmore Campbell and Anne (Williams) Campbell. Republican. Real estate broker; member of South Carolina state house of representatives, 1970-74; defeated, 1969; delegate to Republican National Convention from South Carolina, 1972 (alternate), 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992; candidate for Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina, 1974; executive assistant to Gov. Jim Edwards, 1975; member of South Carolina state senate, 1976-78; U.S. Representative from South Carolina 4th District, 1979-87; Governor of South Carolina, 1987-95; candidate for Republican nomination for President, 1996; lobbyist; CEO, American Council of Life Insurers, 1995-2001; director, Norfolk Southern railroad. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Sertoma; Pi Kappa Phi. Died, of a heart attack while suffering from Alzheimer's disease, in Lexington Medical Hospital, West Columbia, Lexington County, S.C., December 7, 2005 (age 65 years, 136 days). Interment at All Saints Waccamaw Episcopal Church Cemetery, Murrells Inlet, S.C.
  Relatives: Married, September 5, 1959, to Iris Faye Rhodes.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Richard Irvine Manning (1859-1931) — also known as Richard I. Manning — of Sumter, Sumter County, S.C.; Columbia, Richland County, S.C. Born in Homesley Plantation, Sumter County, S.C., August 15, 1859. Son of Richard Irvine Manning and Elizabeth Allen (Sinkler) Manning. Democrat. Farmer; member of South Carolina state house of representatives, 1892-96; member of South Carolina state senate, 1898-1906; delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1912 (member, Committee on Rules and Order of Business), 1916; Governor of South Carolina, 1915-19; president, American Products Export and Import Corp.; Cotton Warehouse Co.; National Bank of Sumter; Bank of Mayesville; South Carolina Land & Settlement Assoc.; director, Sumter Telephone Co.; Telephone Manufacturing Co.; Magneto Manufacturing Co.; Palmetto Fire Insurance Co.; New York Life Insurance Co.; Union-Buffalo Mills Co.; Clifton Manufacturing Co.; chairman Peoples State Bank of South Carolina. Episcopalian. Member, Delta Kappa Epsilon; Freemasons; Knights of Pythias. Died in Columbia, Richland County, S.C., September 11, 1931 (age 72 years, 27 days). Interment at Trinity Cathedral Cemetery, Columbia, S.C.
  Relatives: Great-grandnephew of James Burchill Richardson; grandson of Richard Irvine Manning (1789-1836); nephew of John Laurence Manning; son of Richard Irvine Manning and Elizabeth Allen (Sinkler) Manning; married 1881 to Lelia Bernard Meredith. See Manning-Richardson family of South Carolina.
  See also National Governors Association biography
  George Lamb Buist Rivers (b. 1896) — also known as Buist Rivers — of Charleston, Charleston County, S.C. Born in Charleston, Charleston County, S.C., May 26, 1896. Son of Moultrie Rutledge Rivers and Eliza Ingraham (Buist) Rivers. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; member of South Carolina state house of representatives, 1924-28; member of South Carolina state senate, 1930; president, The Central Railroad of South Carolina; director and counsel, Citizens and Southern National Bank; director, Life and Accident Insurance Company; vice president and counsel of radio station WCSC. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association; Alpha Tau Omega; Freemasons; Kiwanis. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, November 20, 1930, to Ethel Pinckney Rutledge.
  James Madison Waddell, Jr. (1922-2003) — also known as James M. Waddell, Jr. — of Beaufort, Beaufort County, S.C. Born in Boydell, Ashley County, Ark., November 1, 1922. Son of James M. Waddell and Mabel (Gibson) Waddell. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; insurance business; member of South Carolina state house of representatives, 1955-58; delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1956 (alternate), 1964; member of South Carolina state senate from Beaufort County, 1961. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; American Legion. Died in Columbia, Richland County, S.C., January 15, 2003 (age 80 years, 75 days). Interment at Beaufort National Cemetery, Beaufort, S.C.
  Presumably named for: James Madison
  Relatives: Married to Natalie Lavis.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial

 

 


 
   
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