Preceded by Walter Hugh Clark Succeeded by Lindsey Graham Role U.S. representative | Name Butler Derrick Profession Attorney | |
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Preceded by William Jennings Bryan Dorn Full Name Butler Carson Derrick, Jr. Born September 30, 1936
Springfield, Massachusetts ( 1936-09-30 ) Alma mater University of South Carolina (B.A.)
University of Georgia School of Law (LL.B.) Died May 5, 2014, Easley, South Carolina, United States Education University of South Carolina, University of Georgia, University of Georgia School of Law | ||
Congressman clyburn honoring the late congressman butler derrick on the floor of the house
Butler Carson Derrick, Jr. (September 30, 1936 – May 5, 2014) was an American politician and a U.S. Representative from South Carolina.
Born in Springfield, Massachusetts, he attended the public schools in Mayesville and Florence, South Carolina. He graduated from the University of South Carolina in 1958 and earned an LL.B. from the University of Georgia Law School in 1965. He was admitted to the South Carolina bar in 1965 and commenced practice in Edgefield; he served in the South Carolina House of Representatives from 1969 to 1974, and was a delegate to the South Carolina State Democratic conventions in 1972 and 1974.
Derrick was a delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1974. That same year, he was elected to the House from South Carolina's 3rd congressional district, succeeding longtime congressman William Jennings Bryan Dorn. He was reelected nine times, only facing serious opposition in 1988.
After retirement from Congress, he was a partner of Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP in Washington, DC.
Derrick died of cancer at his home in Easley on May 5, 2014.