George Bell Timmerman Jr.

George Bell Timmerman Jr.
105th Governor of South Carolina
105th Governor of South Carolina Ambassador to
In office January 18, 1955 – January 20, 1959
Lieutenant	Fritz Hollings
Preceded by	James F. Byrnes
Succeeded by	Fritz Hollings
76th Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina
Ambassador to
In office January 21, 1947 – January 18, 1955
Governor	Strom Thurmond James F. Byrnes
Preceded by	Ransome Judson Williams
Succeeded by	Fritz Hollings
Personal details
Born	George Bell Timmerman Jr. (1912-08-11)August 11, 1912 Anderson County, South Carolina, U.S.
Died	November 29, 1994(1994-11-29) (aged 82) Batesburg-Leesville, South Carolina, U.S.
Resting place	Batesburg Cemetery, Batesburg, South Carolina
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Helen Dupre (m. 1935, div. 1980) Ingrid Zimmer
Education	The Citadel University of South Carolina, Columbia (LLB)
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Navy
Years of service	1942–1945
Battles/wars	World War II

George Bell Timmerman Jr. (August 11, 1912 – November 29, 1994) was an American politician and World War II veteran who served as the 105th governor of South Carolina from 1955 to 1959.^[1] A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served as the state's 76th lieutenant governor from 1947 to 1955.