Charles E. Fraser

Charles E. Fraser
Born
Charles Elbert Fraser

(1929-06-13)June 13, 1929
DiedDecember 15, 2002(2002-12-15) (aged 73)
OccupationArchitect
Notable work
Children2
ParentJoseph Bacon Fraser (father)
RelativesJoseph Bacon Fraser Jr. (brother)

Charles Elbert Fraser (June 13, 1929  December 15, 2002) was an American real estate developer whose vision helped transform South Carolina's Hilton Head Island from a sparsely populated sea island into a world-class resort. He graduated from the University of Georgia and Yale Law School. Through his company, Sea Pines Company, he developed Sea Pines Plantation, Amelia Island Plantation, River Hills Plantation, and Kiawah Island Resort, among several other master planned communities. Fraser died in 2002 at the age of 73 in a boat explosion in the Turks and Caicos Islands while on a consulting project.