Figg, Robert McC.
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Attorney, politician, and educator; b. Robert McCormick Figg, Jr., Radford, Va., 1901; A.B., College of Charleston, 1920; Columbia University School of Law, 1920-1922; admitted to South Carolina Bar, 1922; m. Sallie Alexander Tobias, 1927; South Carolina House of Representatives, 1933-1934; solicitor, Ninth Judicial District of South Carolina, 1935-1947; legal counsel, Charleston County Board of Education, 1935-1959, State Ports Authority, 1942-1972, and Charleston County Council, 1949-1959.
Other positions held include political advisor and speech writer for Strom Thurmond's presidential bid, 1948; dean and professor of law, University of South Carolina School of Law, 1959-1970; president, South Carolina Bar Association, 1971; d. 1991, Columbia, S.C.
From the description of Robert McC. Figg papers, 1880-1991; (bulk, 1933-1991). (University of South Carolina). WorldCat record id: 43574610
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associatedWith | Berlin, Shera Lee Ellison, 1929- |
associatedWith | Brown, Walter J. |
associatedWith | Clarendon County School District (S.C.) |
associatedWith | Democratic Party (U.S.) |
associatedWith | Figg, Sallie Alexander Tobias, 1901-1986. |
associatedWith | Forum Club (Columbia, S.C.) |
associatedWith | Forum Club (Columbia, S.C.) |
associatedWith | Forum Club (Columbia, S.C.) |
associatedWith | Kluger, Richard. |
associatedWith | Kluger, Richard. |
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