SC Governors – Carroll Ashmore Campbell, Jr., 1987-1995

Biographical Overview

• Born: July 24, 1940 in Greenville, South Carolina
  
• Died: December 7, 2005 in West Columbia, South Carolina
  
• Buried: All Saints Episcopal Church in Pawleys Island, South Carolina
  
• Religion: Episcopal
• Political Party: Republican
  

Education

• McCallie School - Chattanooga, TN
• University of South Carolina

Occupations

• Real estate broker
• Businessman
• South Carolina Campaign Chairman for Ronald Reagan - 1980, 1984
  

Major Events and Accomplishments, 1st Term, 1987–1991

• September 11, 1987 – Pope John Paul II visited Columbia
  
• January 27, 1988 – Jean H. Toal became the first woman ever to be elected to the South Carolina Supreme Court
  
• June 7, 1988 – The General Assembly passed the Beachfront Management Act to control coastal development
  
• September 21-22, 1989 – Hurricane Hugo hit South Carolina
  
• May 30, 1990 – President of the University of South Carolina James B. Holderman resigned amidst charges that he misspent USC funds
  
• July 18, 1990 – Operation Lost Trust began to unfold with the US Attorney for South Carolina's announcement that several South Carolina legislators were under investigation for receiving bribes or using drugs
  
• August 24, 1990 – South Carolina reserve and National Guard units were activated in support of Operation Desert Shield
  

Major Events and Accomplishments, 2nd Term, 1991–1995

• 1991 – Governor Campbell appointed a citizen's panel to make recommendations on state government reform
  
• 1991 – South Carolina's last major independent bank, the South Carolina National Bank, merged with Wachovia Bank of Winston-Salem, NC
  
• December 21, 1992 – Former Governor Richard Riley was appointed US Secretary of Education
  
• 1994 – Governor Campbell signed the South Carolina School-to-Work Transition Act
  

Other Government Positions

• SC House of Representatives, 1970-1974
  
• Executive Assistant to Governor Edwards, 1975
  
• SC Senate, 1976-1978
  
• US House of Representatives, 1979-1987
  

Other Accomplishments, Honors, Distinctions

• Campbell managed the campaign of the first Republican to be elected mayor of Greenville
  
• Campbell attended night classes in political science while a US Representative
  

Web Resources

• Biographical information - US Congress
  
• Listing of records available at SC Archives and History Center
  

Election Results