W. Brantley Harvey Jr.
W. Brantley Harvey Jr. | |
|---|---|
| 82nd Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina | |
| In office January 21, 1975 – January 10, 1979 | |
| Governor | James B. Edwards |
| Preceded by | Earle Morris Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Nancy Stevenson |
| Member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from Beaufort County | |
| In office 1958–1975 | |
| Preceded by | J. Wilton Graves |
| Personal details | |
| Born | William Brantley Harvey Jr. August 14, 1930 Walterboro, South Carolina |
| Died | December 12, 2018 (aged 88) Beaufort, South Carolina |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Helen |
| Relations | W. Brantley Harvey Sr. (father) |
| Children | 5 |
| Alma mater | The Citadel University of South Carolina |
| Occupation | lawyer |
William Brantley Harvey Jr. (August 14, 1930 – December 12, 2018) was an American lawyer and politician in the state of South Carolina.
He was the son of W. Brantley Harvey Sr. (1893–1981),[1] a lawyer in Beaufort, South Carolina, and former member of the South Carolina House of Representatives and the South Carolina State Senate.[2] Harvey attended The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina, and afterward served in the United States Army. He received a law degree from the University of South Carolina, and was admitted to the bar in 1955. He then joined his father's law firm, Harvey & Battey.[3] He was elected to the South Carolina House of Representatives as a Democrat in 1958, and served until 1975, when he was installed as Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina. He served in that position until 1979. Harvey later served on the South Carolina Commission of Parks, Recreation and Tourism, as well as the South Carolina Department of Transportation.[4]
Harvey died on December 12, 2018, at the age of 88.[5] He was married to Helen and has two sons and three daughters.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "William Brantley Harvey Sr. : Memory Hold The Door | University of South Carolina School of Law". law.sc.edu. Retrieved 2014-11-03.
- ^ Helsley, A.J.; Rowland, L.S. (2005). Beaufort: A History. History Press. p. 182. ISBN 9781596290273. Retrieved 2014-10-30.
- ^ "W. Brantley Harvey Jr. | Harvey & Battey, P.A. | Beaufort South Carolina". harveyandbattey.com. Retrieved 2014-10-30.
- ^ "The Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory". Martindale-Hubbell Directories. 14. New York: LexisNexis. 1996. ISSN 0191-0221. Retrieved 2014-10-30.
- ^ Fastenau, Stephen (2018-12-13). "Former SC lieutenant governor and longtime Beaufort attorney Brantley Harvey dies". islandpacket. Retrieved 2018-12-15.
- ^ The National Conference of Lieutenant Governors ... Biographical Sketches and Portraits. Council of State Governments. 1976. ISSN 1046-1841. Retrieved 2014-10-30.
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| National | |
- 1930 births
- 2018 deaths
- The Citadel alumni
- University of South Carolina alumni
- Lieutenant governors of South Carolina
- Democratic Party members of the South Carolina House of Representatives
- People from Walterboro, South Carolina
- People from Beaufort, South Carolina
- Military personnel from South Carolina
- 20th-century American lawyers
- 20th-century members of the South Carolina General Assembly