Herbert Fielding | |
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Member of the South Carolina State Senate | |
In office 1985–1992 | |
Member of the South Carolina House of Representatives | |
In office 1983–1984 | |
In office 1971–1973 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Herbert Ulysses Gaillard Fielding July 6, 1923 Charleston, South Carolina |
Died | August 10, 2015 Charleston, South Carolina | (aged 92)
Spouse | Thelma Erenne Stent |
Children | Julius P. L. II, Herbert Stent, and Frederick Augustus |
Alma mater | West Virginia State College |
Occupation | Funeral director |
Herbert Ulysses Gaillard Fielding (July 6, 1923 – August 10, 2015) was an American politician who became the first African-American elected as a Democrat to the South Carolina General Assembly.[1]