George Warren (November 25, 1887August 31, 1961) was an American attorney and politician who served in the

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and as the 1st circuit solicitor for the 14th judicial district of South Carolina between 1916 and 1920.

Education and personal life

George Warren was born November 25, 1887, in Brunson, South Carolina in Hampton County, the son of attorney Jeff Warren and Clara Eloise Riley. He attended Morrison's Academy in Estill, South Carolina for his primary education and then graduated from Clemson College in 1908. He studied law under his uncle, attorney Major Frank Warren and was admitted to the bar in 1909. In 1911 he married Rita Louise Lightsey and they had two children before she passed away in 1918.

Career

Warren served in the South Carolina House of Representatives between 1912 and 1916. During that time, he helped pass legislation to create the 14th judicial district. In 1916, instead of running for re-election, he successfully ran for the new open Circuit solicitor seat. He served one term and retired to run for the U.S. Senate in 1920. Although his U.S. Senate campaign failed, he remained active in politics. He was a presidential elector in 1928, president of the South Carolina Democratic Party State Convention in 1940, and the 194849 president of the

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. He returned to the

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and served in the

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from 1938 until his retirement in 1950.

Death

Warren died on August 31, 1961.

References

1887 births 1961 deaths 20th-century American politicians Clemson University alumni Democratic Party members of the South Carolina House of Representatives Democratic Party South Carolina state senators People from Hampton County, South Carolina South Carolina state solicitors {{SouthCarolina-politician-stub