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Robert E. McNair

Robert McNair
An undated portrait of South Carolina Governor Robert E. McNair.jpg
108th Governor of South Carolina
In office
April 22, 1965 – January 19, 1971
Lieutenant John C. West
Preceded by Donald S. Russell
Succeeded by John C. West
79th Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina
In office
January 15, 1963 – April 22, 1965
Governor Donald S. Russell
Preceded by Burnet R. Maybank Jr.
Succeeded by John C. West
Member of the South Carolina House of Representatives
from the Allendale County district
In office
January 9, 1951 – January 8, 1963
Preceded by Audrey Williams
Succeeded by George Kearse
Personal details
Born (1923-12-14)December 14, 1923
Cades, South Carolina, U.S.
Died November 17, 2007(2007-11-17) (aged 83)
Columbia, South Carolina, U.S.
Political party Democratic
Spouse(s) Josephine Robinson
Education University of South Carolina, Columbia (BA, JD)
Military service
Allegiance  United States
Service/branch  United States Navy
Battles/wars World War II
Awards Bronze Star

Robert Evander McNair Sr. (December 14, 1923 – November 17, 2007), was the 108th governor of South Carolina, a Democrat, who served from 1965 to 1971.

McNair was born in Cades, a town in Williamsburg County, South Carolina. In 1944, he married Josephine Robinson of Allendale, South Carolina. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II, having been awarded a Bronze Star. After the war, he completed his bachelor's degree in 1947 at the University of South Carolina, where he was a member of the Euphradian Society. He received a law degree at the same school in 1948. While attending USC, McNair served as the first Governor of the South Carolina Student Legislature and was initiated into the Kappa Sigma Fraternity. He practiced law in Moncks Corner and Allendale, South Carolina, from which he was elected in 1950 to the South Carolina House of Representatives. He was elected lieutenant governor in 1962, then succeeded Donald S. Russell in 1965 when Russell resigned with the understanding that McNair would appoint him to a then-vacant United States Senate seat.

McNair won the 1966 general election over State Representative Joseph O. Rogers, Jr., of Manning, the first Republican gubernatorial nominee in South Carolina in the 20th century.


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