T. Ed Garrison Jr. Explained

Honorific-Prefix:The Honorable
Thomas Edmond Garrison Jr.
Order:South Carolina Senate
Order2:South Carolina House of Representatives
Term Start:1967
Term Start2:1959
Term End:1988
Term End2:1966
Birth Date:21 January 1922
Birth Place:Anderson County, South Carolina, United States
Death Place:Anderson County, South Carolina
Restingplace:Welcome Baptist Church
Birthname:Thomas Edmond Garrison Jr.
Alma Mater:Clemson University
Occupation:Farmer
Allegiance:US
Branch:United States Army Air Forces
Unit:69th Medium Bombardment Squadron of the 13th Air Force
Battles:World War II

Thomas Edmond Garrison Jr. (January 21, 1922  - June 16, 2013) was an American farmer and politician who served in the South Carolina House of Representatives 1959–1966 and then the South Carolina Senate 1967–1988.

Early life

Garrison was born January 21, 1922, in Anderson County, South Carolina; son of Thomas Edmond Garrison and Nettie McPhail Garrison. He graduated from Boys High in Anderson, going on to graduate from Clemson University in 1942 with a degree in Vocational Agriculture. After college Garrison served in the United States Army Air Forces during World War II.[1]

Political career

Garrison was elected to the South Carolina House of Representatives in 1958 and served 1959–1966. He went on to serve in the South Carolina Senate 1967–1988. He died in Anderson County, South Carolina, on June 16, 2013.[2] [3]

Notes and References

  1. (June 18, 2013). T. Ed Garrison, Obituary. greenvilleonline.com. Retrieved June 19, 2013
  2. (June 17, 2013). Sen. T. Ed Garrison. The Anderson Observer. Retrieved June 19, 2013.
  3. (June 17, 2013). Longtime SC Senator T. Ed Garrison dies. wltx.com. Retrieved June 19, 2013.