George Bell Timmerman Jr.
George Bell Timmerman Jr. | |
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105th Governor of South Carolina | |
In office January 18, 1955 – January 20, 1959 | |
Lieutenant | Fritz Hollings |
Preceded by | James F. Byrnes |
Succeeded by | Fritz Hollings |
76th Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina | |
In office January 21, 1947 – January 18, 1955 | |
Governor | Strom Thurmond James F. Byrnes |
Preceded by | Ransome Judson Williams |
Succeeded by | Fritz Hollings |
Personal details | |
Born | George Bell Timmerman Jr. August 11, 1912 University of South Carolina, Columbia (LLB) |
Military service | |
Allegiance | United States |
Branch/service | United States Navy |
Years of service | 1942–1945 |
Battles/wars | World War II |
George Bell Timmerman Jr. (August 11, 1912 – November 29, 1994) was an American politician and
Life and career
Timmerman was born in
Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina
Returning to South Carolina after the war, Timmerman ran as a Democrat for Lieutenant Governor in 1946 on the same ticket as fellow veteran Strom Thurmond. He was elected for a term beginning in 1947 and reelected in 1950 for another four-year term.
Gubernatorial tenure
While Governor he opposed the Supreme Court's ruling in
In the
He was the favorite presidential candidate of the South Carolina delegation at the
Judicial appointment and retirement
After leaving the governorship in 1959, Timmerman was appointed as a judge to the state's Eleventh Judicial Circuit in 1967 and served until 1984.[1] While a judge, Timmerman declared the 1974 South Carolina law on capital punishment to be unconstitutional.[3] This ruling was affirmed in the 1976 U.S. Supreme Court decision Gregg v. Georgia.
He died on November 29, 1994, in Batesburg-Leesville, South Carolina.[1]
References
- ^ New York Times.
- ^ "Timmerman, George Bell, Jr. | South Carolina Encyclopedia".
- ^ "Collection: George Bell Timmerman, Jr. Papers | ArchivesSpace Public Interface". archives.library.sc.edu. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
External links
- SCIway Biography of George Bell Timmerman
- USC Biography of George Bell Timmerman Jr.
- George Bell Timmerman, Jr. Papers at South Carolina Political Collection at the University of South Carolina
- Governor George Bell Timmerman, Jr. Collection at the South Carolina Department of Archives & History (RG 548000)
- George Bell Timmerman Jr. at Find a Grave