SC Governors – David Muldrow Beasley, 1995-1999

Biographical Overview

• Born: February 26, 1957 in Lamar, South Carolina
  
• Died:
• Religion:
• Political Party: Republican
  

Education

• Lamar High School - graduated 1975
  
• Clemson University - majored in Microbiology, 1976-1978
  
• University of South Carolina - Juris Doctorate
  

Occupation

• Lawyer
• Banker

Major Events and Accomplishments, 1995–1999

• 1998 – Governor Beasley ran for a second term but was defeated by James H. Hodges

Other Government Positions

• South Carolina House of Representatives, 1979-1992
  –  Chairman, House Education and Public Works Commission, 1989-1990
  –  Chairman, SC Mining Council, 1985-1986
  –  Majority Leader, 1987-1988
  –  Chairman, Joint Legislative Commission on Education, 1987
  –  Vice Chairman, Joint Legislative Commission on Children, 1987
  –  Speaker Pro Tempore, January 10, 1991-1992
  

Other Accomplishments, Honors, Distinctions

• Beasley was only 20 years old and in his junior year at Clemson when he ran for the South Carolina House of Representatives.
  
• Beasley served as the youngest Speaker pro tempore and Majority Leader in the nation during his years in the South Carolina House of Representatives, 1979-1992
  
• Board of Trustees, University of South Carolina, 1990-91
  
• Board of Trustees, Francis Marion College, 1988-91
  

Web Resources

• Listing of records available at SC Archives and History Center

Election Results