Charles E. Fraser

Charles E. Fraser
Born
Charles Elbert Fraser

(1929-06-13)June 13, 1929
Hinesville, Georgia, US
DiedDecember 15, 2002(2002-12-15) (aged 73)
Providenciales, Turks and Caicos
OccupationArchitect
Notable work
Children2
ParentJoseph Bacon Fraser (father)
RelativesJoseph Bacon Fraser Jr. (brother)

Charles Elbert Fraser (June 13, 1929 – December 15, 2002) was an American real estate developer whose vision helped transform South Carolina's Hilton Head Island from a sparsely populated sea island into a world-class resort. He graduated from the University of Georgia and Yale Law School. Through his company, Sea Pines Company, he developed Sea Pines Plantation, Amelia Island Plantation,[1] River Hills Plantation,[2] and Kiawah Island Resort, among several other master planned communities. Fraser died in 2002 at the age of 73 in a boat explosion in the Turks and Caicos Islands while on a consulting project.[3]

  1. ^ "Amelia Island History". Amelia Island Plantation. Archived from the original on August 19, 2012. Retrieved September 14, 2012.
  2. ^ "River Hills Plantation". River Hills Plantation. Retrieved February 25, 2020.
  3. ^ MARTIN, DOUGLAS (December 19, 2002). "Charles E. Fraser, 73, Dies; Developer of Hilton Head". The New York Times. Retrieved September 14, 2012.