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James Burrows Edwards
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In office
January 21, 1975 ? January 10, 1979
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Lieutenant
| W. Brantley Harvey Jr.
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Preceded by
| John C. West
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Succeeded by
| Richard Riley
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In office
January 23, 1981 ? November 5, 1982
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President
| Ronald Reagan
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Preceded by
| Charles Duncan, Jr.
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Succeeded by
| Donald P. Hodel
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In office
January 9, 1973 – December 6, 1974
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Born
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1927-06-24
)
June 24, 1927
Hawthorne, Florida
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Died
| December 26, 2014
(2014-12-26)
(aged 87)
Mount Pleasant, South Carolina
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Nationality
| American
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Political party
| Republican
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Alma mater
| College of Charleston
(
B.A.
)
University of Louisville
(
D.M.D.
)
University of Pennsylvania
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Profession
| Oral Surgeon
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Branch/service
| United States Maritime Service
United States Navy
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Battles/wars
| World War II
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James Burrows Edwards
(June 24, 1927 – December 26, 2014) was an
American
politician. He served as the 110th
Governor of South Carolina
from January 1975 through January 1979. He served as the third
United States Secretary of Energy
under
Ronald Reagan
's cabinet from January 1981 through January 1982.
Edwards was born in
Hawthorne
,
Florida
. Edwards died at his home in
Mount Pleasant, South Carolina
on December 26, 2014 at the age of 87 from complications from a
stroke
.
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