Lester P. Branham Jr.

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Preceded byHarry R. Askins
Succeeded byRoger K. Kirby
Born(1933-12-14)December 14, 1933
Camden, South Carolina, United States
DiedOctober 22, 2023 (aged 89)
Lester P. Branham, Jr.
Member of the South Carolina House of Representatives
from the 61st district
2002-2014
Preceded byHarry R. Askins
Succeeded byRoger K. Kirby
Personal details
Born(1933-12-14)December 14, 1933
Camden, South Carolina, United States
DiedOctober 22, 2023 (aged 89)
PartyDemocratic
Children2
Alma materWake Forest University
ProfessionRetired Minister

Lester Province Branham Jr. (December 14, 1933 – October 22, 2023) was a minister and an American politician.

Branham was the member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from the 61st District, serving in the House from 2002 to 2014,[1] and was a member of the House Education and Public Works Committee.[2] Branham was a member of the Democratic party. His father, L. P. 'Doc' Branham Sr., was a member of the State Legislature in the 1950s, and also served on the South Carolina Public Service Commission.[3]

Community service

Branham served on the Board of Trustees of Florence County School District Three, Midwestern Theological Seminary in Missouri, and Furman University. He served as board chair of Baptist Hospital and Palmetto Health Care System in Columbia.[4][5]

Death

References

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