Albert Eugene "Gene" Carmichael, Jr. (1927 - February 21, 2014) was an American politician and businessman. Born in

Lake View, South Carolina Lake View is a town in Dillon County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 807 at the 2010 census. Geography Lake View is located in southeastern Dillon County at (34.340706, -79.167805), southwest of the North Carolina border. It i ...

, Carmichael served in the

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during

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. He graduated from

The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina, commonly known simply as The Citadel, is a public senior military college in Charleston, South Carolina. Established in 1842, it is one of six senior military colleges in the United States. ...

. Carmichael was in several businesses including fertilizer, textiles, gas station, and restaurant. He served in the

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as a

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. Carmichael was sentenced in 1982 to ten years in prison for conspiracy to buy votes, obstruction of justice, and vote buying.

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1927 births 2014 deaths People from Dillon County, South Carolina The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina alumni Businesspeople from South Carolina Democratic Party South Carolina state senators American politicians convicted of fraud South Carolina politicians convicted of crimes 20th-century American businesspeople Prisoners and detainees of the United States federal government {{SouthCarolina-politician-stub