McNair, Robert Evander

McNair, Robert Evander

December 14, 1923–November 17, 2007

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Josephine McNair holds the Bible while her husband Robert E. McNair takes the oath of office before Chief Justice Claude A. Taylor. McNair, who held the office of Lieutenant Governor under Gov. Donald Russell, rose to the office of Governor upon Russell's resignation. McNair then appointed Russell to fill the United States Senate seat held by Olin D. Johnston, who recently died in office. The mace of the House of Representatives and the sword of the Senate are both hanging from the podium.
Inauguration of Gov. McNair

Josephine McNair holds the Bible while her husband Robert E. McNair takes the oath of office before Chief Justice Claude A. Taylor. McNair, who held the office of Lieutenant Governor under Gov. Donald Russell, rose to the office of Governor upon Russell’s resignation. McNair then appointed Russell to fill the United States Senate seat held by Olin D. Johnston, who recently died in office. The mace of the House of Representatives and the sword of the Senate are both hanging from the podium.

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  • Title McNair, Robert Evander
  • Coverage December 14, 1923–November 17, 2007
  • Author
  • Keywords Attorney, legislator, governor, enlisted in the U.S. Navy, attained the rank of lieutenant (jg), and served twenty-two months in the Pacific theater, awarded the Bronze Star Medal for his actions in rescuing thirty-five personnel from a destroyed Liberty Boat, chairman of the House Committee on Labor, became chairman of the powerful House Judiciary Committee, McNair administration coincided with major civil rights initiatives and significant public protests and demonstrations in the last half of the 1960s, established the McNair Law Firm in Columbia, Department of Parks, Recreation, and Tourism was created in 1967,
  • Website Name South Carolina Encyclopedia
  • Publisher University of South Carolina, Institute for Southern Studies
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  • Access Date April 30, 2025
  • Original Published Date
  • Date of Last Update April 28, 2025

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