Burnet R. Maybank Jr.

Burnet R. Maybank Jr.
78th Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina
In office
January 20, 1959 – January 15, 1963
GovernorFritz Hollings
Preceded byFritz Hollings
Succeeded byRobert Evander McNair
Member of the South Carolina House of Representatives
In office
1953–1958
Personal details
Born
Burnet Rhett Maybank Jr.

(1924-05-02)May 2, 1924
Charleston, South Carolina
DiedOctober 25, 2016(2016-10-25) (aged 92)
Charleston, South Carolina
Political partyDemocratic
Republican
SpouseMarion Mitchell Maybank
RelationsBurnet R. Maybank (father)
ChildrenMarion, Burnet Maybank III
Residence(s)Charleston, South Carolina
Alma materThe Citadel
University of South Carolina
Occupationlawyer

Burnet Rhett Maybank Jr. (May 2, 1924 – October 25, 2016) was an American lawyer and politician in the state of South Carolina. He was the son of Governor of South Carolina and Senator Burnet Maybank. Maybank was educated at The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina from 1941 to 1942, and served in World War II with the United States Army Air Corps, participating in 31 combat missions over Western Europe. He later attended the University of South Carolina, graduating with a LL.B. in 1950.[1] He was also admitted to the South Carolina bar that same year and practiced law in Greenville, South Carolina, and Charleston, South Carolina.[2] Maybank served as a Democrat in the South Carolina House of Representatives from 1953 to 1958. He later served as Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina under governor Fritz Hollings from 1959 to 1963.[3]

Later, Maybank switched to the Republican Party. He served on the Charleston County Council until his retirement. Maybank died on October 25, 2016, at the age of 92.[4] He married Marion Mitchell on January 22, 1949, and has two children, Marion and Burnet Rhett III.[2]

  1. ^ Lawrence Kestenbaum. "The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Mayall to Maynadier". politicalgraveyard.com. Retrieved 2014-10-30.
  2. ^ a b Inc Marquis Who's Who (1971). Who's who in the South and Southwest: 1971-1972. Vol. 12. Marquis Who's Who, Inc. ISBN 9780837908120. Retrieved 2014-10-30.
  3. ^ "Search the Lowcountry Digital Library | Lowcountry Digital Library". lowcountrydigital.library.cofc.edu. Retrieved 2014-10-30.
  4. ^ Former Lt. Gov. Burnet Maybank dies at 92