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Politicians in Real Estate and Development 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
  Robert Phillips Corker, Jr. (b. 1952) — also known as Bob Corker — of Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tenn. Born in Orangeburg, Orangeburg County, S.C., August 24, 1952. Son of Robert Phillips Corker and Jean H. Corker. Republican. Real estate developer; Tennessee Commissioner of Finance and Administration, 1995-96; mayor of Chattanooga, Tenn., 2001-05; U.S. Senator from Tennessee, 2007-; defeated in primary, 1994. Presbyterian. Member, Sigma Chi. Still living as of 2009.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Internet Movie Database profile
  Albert Waller Gilchrist (1858-1926) — also known as Albert W. Gilchrist — of Punta Gorda, Charlotte County, Fla. Born in Greenwood, Greenwood County, S.C., January 15, 1858. Son of William E. Gilchrist and Rhoda Elizabeth (Waller) Gilchrist. Democrat. Civil engineer; real estate dealer; orange grower; member of Florida state house of representatives, 1893-96, 1903-06; Speaker of the Florida State House of Representatives, 1905; served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; Governor of Florida, 1909-13; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Florida, 1912 (speaker); candidate in primary for U.S. Senator from Florida, 1916. Member, Freemasons. Died, from a tumor of the thigh, in the Hospital for the Ruptured and Crippled, Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., May 15, 1926 (age 68 years, 120 days). Interment at Indian Springs Cemetery, Punta Gorda, Fla.
  Gilchrist County, Fla. is named for him.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article
  Arthur Ravenel, Jr. (b. 1927) — of Charleston, Charleston County, S.C. Born in Charleston, Charleston County, S.C., March 29, 1927. Republican. Realtor; general contractor; member of South Carolina state house of representatives, 1953-58; member of South Carolina state senate, 1980-86; U.S. Representative from South Carolina 1st District, 1987-95; candidate in primary for Governor of South Carolina, 1994. Still living as of 2009.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — votes in Congress from the Washington Post — NNDB dossier
  Frank E. Timmerman (b. 1900) — of Edgefield, Edgefield County, S.C. Born in Aiken County, S.C., October 19, 1900. Automobile dealer; wholesale oil distributor; real estate business; farmer; member of South Carolina state senate from Edgefield County, 1957-61. Baptist. Member, Farm Bureau. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Grandson of W. H. Timmerman.
  Maxcine Young (b. 1907) — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Laurens, Laurens County, S.C., June 1, 1907. Democrat. Real estate sales; member of Michigan state house of representatives, 1960-66 (Wayne County 2nd District 1960-64, 23rd District 1965-66); defeated in primary, 1966, 1968. Female. African ancestry. Member, League of Women Voters; NAACP. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.

 

 


 
   
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