George Dewey Oxner Explained

George Dewey Oxner
Office:Associate Justice of South Carolina
Termstart:1944
Termend:1962
Predecessor:Jesse F. Carter
Successor:James M. Brailsford, Jr.
Birth Date:1898
Death Date:1962
Spouse:Frances Ruckman

George Dewey Oxner was an associate justice of the South Carolina Supreme Court.

Oxner was a native of Kinards, South Carolina. He attended Newberry College, where he received an A.B. degree, and the University of South Carolina School of Law (LL.B., 1920).

He practiced law in Greenville before being elected to two terms in the South Carolina House of Representatives. He was elected, in 1932, as a trial court judge. In 1944, he was elevated to the South Carolina Supreme Court and served until his death in 1962.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Memory Hold the Door . University of South Carolina . November 23, 2014.