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, U.S.
Died	September 1, 1954(1954-09-01) (aged 55) Flat Rock, North Carolina, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Children	Burnet Rhett Maybank Jr. among others
Alma mater	College of Charleston
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.