SC Governors – Robert Evander McNair, 1965-1971

Biographical Overview

• Born: December 14, 1923 in Cades, South Carolina
  
• Died: November 17, 2007 in Charleston, South Carolina
• Buried:
• Religion: Baptist
• Political Party: Democrat
  

Education

• University of South Carolina - A.B. 1947, LL.B. 1948

Occupations

• Lawyer
• United States Naval Reserve - 1942-1946
  

Major Events and Accomplishments, 1st Term, 1965–1967

• August 6, 1965 – The Federal Voting Rights Act passed, enabling blacks in South Carolina to register to vote
  

Major Events and Accomplishments, 2nd Term, 1967–1971

• March 1, 1967 – The General Assembly amended the state constitution to allow women to serve on juries
  
• June 20, 1967 – The General Assembly passed the "brown bag" law, permitting individuals to carry their own bottles of liquor into restaurants
  
• February 8, 1968 – Orangeburg Massacre - A protest at South Carolina College (now South Carolina State University) in Orangeburg resulted in the death of three black students
  
• March 14, 1968 – Membership in the State Bar became mandatory for all lawyers practicing in South Carolina
  
• 1970 – The 1970 census revealed that Columbia was the state's first city with a population over 100,000
  
• August-September 1970 – South Carolina public schools began their first statewide integrated school year
  
• November 3, 1970 – The first three black state representatives of the 20th Century were elected to the South Carolina General Assembly
  

Other Government Positions

• South Carolina House of Representatives, 1951-1962
  
• Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina, 1962-1965
  

Other Accomplishments, Honors, Distinctions

• 1971 – McNair became a senior partner at McNair, Konduros, and Corley after leaving office
  

Web Resources

• Monument - SC General Assembly
  
• Listing of records available at SC Archives and History Center
  

Election Results