Bob Peeler Explained

Bob Peeler
Birth Date:4 January 1952
Birth Place:Gaffney, South Carolina
Order:86th
Lieutenant Governor
Term Start:January 11, 1995
Term End:January 15, 2003
Predecessor:Nick Theodore
Successor:André Bauer
Party:Republican
Occupation:Businessman
Spouse:Donna Hoefer Peeler
Children:Caroline, Robert and Hunter

Robert Lee "Bob" Peeler (born January 4, 1952) served as the 86th Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina from January 1995 to January 2003. He was the first Republican Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina since Richard Howell Gleaves served during the Reconstruction era.[1]

Biography

He currently serves on the Clemson University Board of Trustees. Peeler, a 1991 graduate of the school, was elected to the board in 2003.[2] Peeler is currently a manager of Community and Municipal Relations for Waste Management Inc. in Lexington, South Carolina.[3] [4] His family runs a milk industry in Gaffney, South Carolina, and his older brother, Harvey S. Peeler Jr., is a state senator.

In 2002, Peeler had an unsuccessful run for governor, having been beaten in the primary race runoff by Mark Sanford.[5] [6]

Peeler was educated at Limestone College.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Foner, Eric. Freedom's Lawmakers: A Directory of Black Officeholders During Reconstruction. 3 March 2017. 1996. Louisiana State University Press. 9780807120828. 87.
  2. Web site: Clemson World Online. Summer 2003. Clemson University. December 25, 2010.
  3. Web site: Clemson University Board of Trustees. Clemson University. December 25, 2010.
  4. Web site: Waste Management and YEScarolina Award Midlands Middle School Entrepreneurs. June 28, 2010. Midlands.biz. December 25, 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110714091247/http://www.midlandsbiz.com/articles/5681/. July 14, 2011.
  5. Web site: South Carolina election results. Townhall.com. December 25, 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110717080718/http://election.townhall.com/election-2010/state/sc/senate/. July 17, 2011.
  6. Web site: Campaign Tip Sheet. NationalJournal.com. December 25, 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20080521010434/http://election.nationaljournal.com/2006/governor/sc.htm. May 21, 2008.