US Senator. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as South Carolina's Senator from September 1954 until December 1954. Born in Elberton, Georgia he moved with his family to Anderson, South Carolina in 1898. After attending public schools, he was a student at The Citadel in Charleston, South Carolina from 1916 to 1917 and during World War I he served as a lieutenant in the US Army Infantry from 1917 until 1919. He and R. Hugh Daniel co-founded Daniel International Construction Corporation based in Greenville, South Carolina, which at one time was the largest construction company in the world. On September 6, 1954 he was appointed to the US Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Burnet R. Maybank on September 1, 1954 until his resignation on December 23, 1954. He was not a candidate for election to fill the vacancy and upon leaving the US Senate, he resumed management of his business interests. He died in Greenville, South Carolina at the age of 68. He was a life trustee of Clemson College and member of the board of South Carolina Foundation of Independent Colleges.
US Senator. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as South Carolina's Senator from September 1954 until December 1954. Born in Elberton, Georgia he moved with his family to Anderson, South Carolina in 1898. After attending public schools, he was a student at The Citadel in Charleston, South Carolina from 1916 to 1917 and during World War I he served as a lieutenant in the US Army Infantry from 1917 until 1919. He and R. Hugh Daniel co-founded Daniel International Construction Corporation based in Greenville, South Carolina, which at one time was the largest construction company in the world. On September 6, 1954 he was appointed to the US Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Burnet R. Maybank on September 1, 1954 until his resignation on December 23, 1954. He was not a candidate for election to fill the vacancy and upon leaving the US Senate, he resumed management of his business interests. He died in Greenville, South Carolina at the age of 68. He was a life trustee of Clemson College and member of the board of South Carolina Foundation of Independent Colleges.
Bio by: William Bjornstad
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