Nick Theodore

Nick Theodore
85th Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina
In office
January 14, 1987 – January 11, 1995
GovernorCarroll Campbell
Preceded byMichael Daniel
Succeeded byBob Peeler
Member of the South Carolina Senate
from the 6th district
In office
January 8, 1985 – January 14, 1987
Preceded byProportional representation
Succeeded bySam Stilwell
Member of the South Carolina Senate
from the 2nd district
In office
January 13, 1981 – January 8, 1985
Preceded byCharles Garrett
Succeeded byNell Smith
Member of the South Carolina Senate
from the 3rd district
In office
January 10, 1967 – January 14, 1969
Preceded byConstituency established
Succeeded byCharles Garrett
Member of the South Carolina House of Representatives
from the 21st district
In office
January 14, 1975 – January 11, 1977
Preceded byConstituency established
Succeeded byPhilip Bradley
Personal details
Born (1928-09-16) September 16, 1928 (age 96)
Greenville, South Carolina, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseEmilie Demosthenes
Children3
EducationUniversity of Georgia
Furman University (BS)

Nick Andrew Theodore (born September 16, 1928) is a former American politician from South Carolina. He was the first Greek-American elected to the South Carolina State Legislature. He served as a state representative from 1963 to 1966 and 1970 to 1978, a South Carolina state senator from 1967 to 1968 and from 1981 to 1986, and the 85th lieutenant governor of South Carolina from 1987 to 1995.[1] He is a member of the Democratic Party,[2] and is the most recent Democrat elected as South Carolina’s Lieutenant Governor.

  1. ^ "Collection: Nick Andrew Theodore Papers | ArchivesSpace Public Interface". archives.library.sc.edu. Retrieved 2020-04-15.
  2. ^ Bailey, N. Louise, Morgan, Mary L., and Taylor, Carolyn R., Biographical Directory of the South Carolina State Senate: 1776-1985, v. III (1986). pp. 1589-91, University of South Carolina Press, ISBN 0-87249-489-6.