Burnet R. Maybank Jr.

Burnet Rhett Maybank, Jr.
78th Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina
In office
January 20, 1959  January 15, 1963
Governor Fritz Hollings
Preceded by Fritz Hollings
Succeeded by Robert Evander McNair
Personal details
Born May 2, 1924
Charleston, South Carolina
Political party Democratic
Spouse(s) Marion Mitchell Maybank
Relations Burnet R. Maybank (father)
Children Marion, Burnet Maybank III
Alma mater The Citadel
University of South Carolina
Occupation lawyer

Burnet Rhett Maybank Jr. (born May 2, 1924) was an American lawyer and politician in the state of South Carolina. He is the son of former 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 Forces. 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]

He married Marion Mitchell on January 22, 1949 and has two children, Marion and Burnet Rhett III.[2] He resides in Charleston.

References

  1. Lawrence Kestenbaum. "The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Mayall to Maynadier". politicalgraveyard.com. Retrieved 2014-10-30.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Inc Marquis Who's Who (1971). Who's who in the South and Southwest: 1971-1972 12. Marquis Who's Who, Inc. ISBN 9780837908120. Retrieved 2014-10-30.
  3. "Search the Lowcountry Digital Library | Lowcountry Digital Library". lowcountrydigital.library.cofc.edu. Retrieved 2014-10-30.