Burnet R. Maybank

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Burnet R. Maybank
United States Senator from South Carolina
In office November 5, 1941 – September 1, 1954
Preceded by	Roger C. Peace
Succeeded by	Charles E. Daniel
Chairman of the Committee on Banking and Currency
In office January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1953
Preceded by	Charles W. Tobey
Succeeded by	Homer Capehart
Co-Chairman of the Joint Committee on Defense Production
In office September 8, 1950 – January 3, 1953 Alongside Brent Spence
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Homer Capehart
99th Governor of South Carolina
In office January 17, 1939 – November 4, 1941
Lieutenant	Joseph Emile Harley
Preceded by	Olin D. Johnston
Succeeded by	Joseph Emile Harley
54th Mayor of Charleston
In office December 14, 1931 – December 27, 1938
Preceded by	Thomas Porcher Stoney
Succeeded by	Henry Whilden Lockwood
Personal details
Born	Burnet Rhett Maybank (1899-03-07)March 7, 1899 Charleston, South Carolina
Died	September 1, 1954(1954-09-01) (aged 55) Flat Rock, North Carolina
Nationality	American
Political party	Democratic
Children	Burnet Rhett Maybank Jr. among others
Alma mater	College of Charleston
Profession	Businessman, politician
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Navy
Battles/wars	World War I

Burnet Rhett Maybank (March 7, 1899 – September 1, 1954) was a three-term US senator, the 99th governor of South Carolina, and mayor of Charleston, South Carolina. He was the first governor from Charleston since the American Civil War (1861-1865) and one of twenty people in United States history to have been elected mayor, governor, and United States senator. During his tenure in the Senate, Maybank was a powerful ally of President Franklin D. Roosevelt. His unexpected death on September 1, 1954, from a heart attack, led to Strom Thurmond being elected senator.