Biography
A Representative from South Carolina. Born in Hemingway, Williamsburg County, S. C. , August 8, 1946. Graduated from Dillon High School, Dillon, S. C. , 1964. Attended the University of South Carolina, Columbia, S. C. , 1964-1965. B. A. , American University, Washington, D. C. , 1994. Clothing business owner and real estate broker. Delegate, White House Conference on Small Business, 1979-1980. Member of the South Carolina state house of representatives, 1980-1982. Elected as a Democrat to the Ninety-eighth and to the four succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1983-January 3, 1993). Was not a candidate for renomination to the One Hundred Third Congress in 1992. Private advocate. Is a resident of Florence, S. C.