Burnet R. Maybank
Burnet R. Maybank | |
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| United States Senator from South Carolina | |
| In office November 5, 1941 – September 1, 1954 | |
| Preceded by | Roger C. Peace |
| Succeeded by | Charles E. Daniel |
| Chairman of the Committee on Banking and Currency | |
| In office January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1953 | |
| Preceded by | Charles W. Tobey |
| Succeeded by | Homer Capehart |
| Co-Chairman of the Joint Committee on Defense Production | |
| In office September 8, 1950 – January 3, 1953 Alongside Brent Spence | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Homer Capehart |
| 99th Governor of South Carolina | |
| In office January 17, 1939 – November 4, 1941 | |
| Lieutenant | Joseph Emile Harley |
| Preceded by | Olin D. Johnston |
| Succeeded by | Joseph Emile Harley |
| 54th Mayor of Charleston | |
| In office December 14, 1931 – December 27, 1938 | |
| Preceded by | Thomas Porcher Stoney |
| Succeeded by | Henry Whilden Lockwood |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Burnet Rhett Maybank March 7, 1899 Charleston, South Carolina, U.S. |
| Died | September 1, 1954 (aged 55) Flat Rock, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Children | Burnet Rhett Maybank Jr. among others |
| Alma mater | College of Charleston |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Branch/service | United States Navy |
| Battles/wars | World War I |
Burnet Rhett Maybank (March 7, 1899 – September 1, 1954) was a three-term US senator, the 99th governor of South Carolina, and mayor of Charleston, South Carolina. He was the first governor from Charleston since the American Civil War (1861-1865) and one of twenty people in United States history to have been elected mayor, governor, and United States senator. During his tenure in the Senate, Maybank was a powerful ally of President Franklin D. Roosevelt. His unexpected death on September 1, 1954, from a heart attack, led to Strom Thurmond being elected senator.