Preston Harvey Callison Sr. (January 22, 1923 – November 25, 2022) was an American attorney and politician who represented his native

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, as a

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in the

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. His tenure extended for two nonconsecutive terms from 1965 to 1966 and 1969 to 1970.

Life and career

Callison was born in

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on January 22, 1923, as the son of Tolliver Cleveland Callison and Margaret Reel Callison. He graduated from Lexington High School, before attending the University of South Carolina. It was there he met Helen Elizabeth Leppard; they married on July 9, 1949 and had five children. He served in the

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during World War II, before returning to the University of South Carolina Law School, earning a degree by 1947. Callison died in

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on November 25, 2022, at the age of 99.

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1923 births 2022 deaths 20th-century American politicians Democratic Party members of the South Carolina House of Representatives People from Lexington, South Carolina {{SouthCarolina-politician-stub