Andrew Bethea
American politician (1879–1945)
Andrew Jackson Bethea II | |
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68th Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina | |
In office January 19, 1915 – January 21, 1919 | |
Governor | Richard Irvine Manning III |
Preceded by | Charles Aurelius Smith |
Succeeded by | Junius T. Liles |
Personal details | |
Born | (1879-08-17)August 17, 1879 Dillon County, South Carolina, US |
Died | December 28, 1945(1945-12-28) (aged 66) Orangeburg, South Carolina, US |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Nellie 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
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.