Burnet Rhett Maybank Jr. (May 2, 1924 – October 25, 2016) was an American lawyer and politician in the state of South Carolina. He was the son of

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and Senator Burnet Maybank. Maybank was educated at The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina from 1941 to 1942, and served in World War II with the United States Army Air Corps, participating in 31 combat missions over Western Europe. He later attended the University of South Carolina, graduating with a LL.B. in 1950. He was also admitted to the South Carolina bar that same year and practiced law in

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, and

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. Maybank served as a Democrat in the South Carolina House of Representatives from 1953 to 1958. He later served as

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under governor Fritz Hollings from 1959 to 1963. Later, Maybank switched to the

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. He served on the Charleston County Council until his retirement. Maybank died on October 25, 2016, at the age of 92.Former Lt. Gov. Burnet Maybank dies at 92
/ref> He married Marion Mitchell on January 22, 1949, and has two children, Marion and Burnet Rhett III.

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