W. Brantley Harvey Jr. Explained

W. Brantley Harvey Jr.
Office1:82nd Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina
Term Start1:January 21, 1975
Term End1:January 10, 1979
Governor1:James B. Edwards
Predecessor1:Earle Morris Jr.
Successor1:Nancy Stevenson
Office2:Member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from Beaufort County
Term2:1958–1975
Predecessor2:J. Wilton Graves
Birth Name:William Brantley Harvey Jr.
Birth Date:14 August 1930
Birth Place:Walterboro, South Carolina
Death Place:Beaufort, South Carolina
Alma Mater:The Citadel
University of South Carolina
Occupation:lawyer
Party:Democratic
Spouse:Helen
Children:5
Relations:W. Brantley Harvey Sr. (father)

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: William Brantley Harvey Sr. : Memory Hold The Door | University of South Carolina School of Law. law.sc.edu. 2014-11-03.
  2. Book: Beaufort: A History. Helsley, A.J.. Rowland, L.S.. 2005. History Press. 9781596290273. 182. 2014-10-30.
  3. Web site: W. Brantley Harvey Jr. | Harvey & Battey, P.A. | Beaufort South Carolina. harveyandbattey.com. 2014-10-30.
  4. The Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory. Martindale-Hubbell Directories. New York. 1996. 14. LexisNexis. 0191-0221. 2014-10-30.
  5. Web site: Former SC lieutenant governor and longtime Beaufort attorney Brantley Harvey dies . Fastenau . Stephen . 2018-12-13 . islandpacket . en . 2018-12-15.
  6. Book: The National Conference of Lieutenant Governors ... Biographical Sketches and Portraits. 1976. Council of State Governments. 1046-1841. 2014-10-30.