Michael R. Daniel

Michael R. Daniel
84th Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina
In office
January 12, 1983 – January 14, 1987
GovernorRichard Riley
Preceded byNancy Stevenson
Succeeded byNick Theodore
Personal details
Born (1940-04-13) April 13, 1940 (age 84)
Gaffney, South Carolina, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
OccupationAttorney

Michael Roland Daniel (born April 13, 1940)[1] served as the 84th Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina. He served from 1983 to 1987 concurrently with his fellow Democrat, Governor Richard Riley.

Biography

Daniel was educated at the University of South Carolina, where he was a member of the Euphradian Society and graduated in 1962 with a B.A. in Journalism.[2] He graduated from the USC School of Law in 1965.[3]

To win the Democratic runoff election for lieutenant governor, Daniel defeated State Senator Tom Turnipseed, a lawyer from Columbia, who had renounced his opposition to school integration.[4]

Daniel lost the race for governor in 1986 to Republican Carroll Campbell.

References

  1. ^ Legislative manual - General Assembly of South Carolina pp 13–14
  2. ^ Baskin, Fran, ed. (1962). Garnet and Black (PDF). Columbia, SC: University of South Carolina. p. 216.
  3. ^ Bull, Walter (1964). Garnet and Black (PDF). Columbia, SC: University of South Carolina. p. 288.
  4. ^ "Laments on the Demise of Tom Turnipseed". beck.library.emory.edu. Archived from the original on July 15, 2010. Retrieved March 14, 2012.
Party political offices
Preceded by Democratic nominee for Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina
1982 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Democratic nominee for Governor of South Carolina
1986 		Succeeded by
Political offices
Preceded by
Nancy Stevenson
 Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina
1983–1987 		Succeeded by
Nick Theodore