Daniel I. Ross Jr.

Daniel I. Ross Jr.
Chairman of the South Carolina Republican Party
In office
1977–1979
Preceded byJesse L. Cooksey
Succeeded byDr. George G. Graham
Personal details
Born
Daniel Iradell Ross Jr.

December 31, 1923
Blackville, South Carolina
DiedApril 15, 2008
Political partyRepublican
Spouses
  • Goldie Jeanniene Prater Ross
    ​
    ​
    (m. 1955; died 1991)​
  • Helen Halford Barnes
    ​
    ​
    (m. 1992)​
Alma materUniversity of South Carolina (Geology, 1943); University of Texas

Daniel I. Ross Jr. (December 31, 1923 – April 15, 2008) was the chairman of the South Carolina Republican Party from 1977 to 1979.[1]

Ross is credited with starting the First in the South Primary in South Carolina.[2]

  1. ^ Hartsook, Herbert J. (October 4, 2001). "Interview with Daniel I. Ross, Jr" (PDF). South Carolina Political Collections Oral History Project. University of South Carolina. Retrieved 14 March 2012.
  2. ^ McKissick, Drew. "Former State Chairman Dan Ross Passes". Drew McKissick. Archived from the original on December 26, 2011. Retrieved March 14, 2012.