Governor James B. Edwards Spouse(s) Helen Party Democratic Party Political party Democratic Role Lawyer | Succeeded by Nancy Stevenson Name W. Harvey, Preceded by Earle Morris, Jr. Children five | |
Born August 14, 1930 (age 93)
Walterboro, South Carolina ( 1930-08-14 ) Residence Beaufort, South Carolina, United States Education University of South Carolina, The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina | ||
William Brantley Harvey, Jr. (born August 14, 1930) is an American lawyer and politician in the state of South Carolina. He was the son of W. Brantley Harvey, Sr. (1893–1981), a lawyer in Beaufort, South Carolina and former member of the South Carolina State Senate. Harvey attended The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina, and afterward served in the United States Army. He received a law degree from the University of South Carolina, and was admitted to the bar in 1955. He then joined his father's law firm, Harvey & Battey. He was elected to the South Carolina House of Representatives as a Democrat in 1958, and served until 1975, when he was installed as Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina. He served in that position until 1983. Harvey later served on the South Carolina Commission of Parks, Recreation and Tourism, as well as the South Carolina Department of Transportation. He was married to Helen and has two sons and three daughters.