Burnet R. Maybank Jr. Explained

Office1:78th Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina
Term Start1:January 20, 1959
Term End1:January 15, 1963
Governor1:Fritz Hollings
Predecessor1:Fritz Hollings
Successor1:Robert Evander McNair
Office2:Member of the South Carolina House of Representatives
Term2:1953–1958
Birth Name:Burnet Rhett Maybank Jr.
Birth Date:2 May 1924
Birth Place:Charleston, South Carolina
Death Place:Charleston, South Carolina
Residence:Charleston, South Carolina
Alma Mater:The Citadel
University of South Carolina
Occupation:lawyer
Party:Democratic
Republican
Spouse:Marion Mitchell Maybank
Children:Marion, Burnet Maybank III
Relations:Burnet R. Maybank (father)

Burnet Rhett Maybank Jr. (May 2, 1924 – October 25, 2016) was an American lawyer and politician in the state of South Carolina. He was the son of Governor of South Carolina and Senator Burnet Maybank. Maybank was educated at The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina from 1941 to 1942, and served in World War II with the United States Army Air Corps, participating in 31 combat missions over Western Europe. He later attended the University of South Carolina, graduating with a LL.B. in 1950.[1] He was also admitted to the South Carolina bar that same year and practiced law in Greenville, South Carolina, and Charleston, South Carolina.[2] Maybank served as a Democrat in the South Carolina House of Representatives from 1953 to 1958. He later served as Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina under governor Fritz Hollings from 1959 to 1963.[3]

Later, Maybank switched to the Republican Party. He served on the Charleston County Council until his retirement. Maybank died on October 25, 2016, at the age of 92.[4] He married Marion Mitchell on January 22, 1949, and has two children, Marion and Burnet Rhett III.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Mayall to Maynadier. Lawrence Kestenbaum. politicalgraveyard.com. 2014-10-30.
  2. Book: Who's who in the South and Southwest: 1971-1972. Inc Marquis Who's Who. 1971. 12. Marquis Who's Who, Inc. 9780837908120. 2014-10-30.
  3. Web site: Search the Lowcountry Digital Library | Lowcountry Digital Library. lowcountrydigital.library.cofc.edu. 2014-10-30.
  4. http://www.postandcourier.com/news/obituaries/former-lt-gov-burnet-maybank-jr-dies-at-age/article_b75a51b2-9b07-11e6-baa3-ffca41116498.html Former Lt. Gov. Burnet Maybank dies at 92