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Andrew Bethea

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Andrew Jackson Bethea II
68th Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina
In office
January 19, 1915 – January 21, 1919
GovernorRichard Irvine Manning III
Preceded byCharles Aurelius Smith
Succeeded byJunius T. Liles
Personal details
Born(1879-08-17)August 17, 1879
Dillon County, South Carolina, US
DiedDecember 28, 1945(1945-12-28) (aged 66)
Orangeburg, South Carolina, US
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseNellie DeTreville
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Andrew Jackson Bethea II (August 17, 1879 – December 28, 1945) was an American businessman and politician who served as the 68th lieutenant governor of South Carolina.[1]

Biography

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Bethea was born in Dillon County, South Carolina and later moved to Columbia to work as an attorney, serving in South Carolina's seventh judicial circuit.[2] He married Nellie DeTreville Bethea. He was killed in an automobile accident in Orangeburg in 1945.

References

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  1. ^ "Lieutenant Governors of South Carolina 1730–2021" (PDF). scstatehouse.gov. South Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved May 14, 2023.
  2. ^ "Official Congressional Directory". 70th Congress, 1st Session. 67 (1): 113. 1921. Retrieved May 14, 2023.