Figg, Robert McC.

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Attorney, politician, and educator; b. Robert McCormick Figg, Jr., Radford, Va., 1901; A.B., College of Charleston, 1920; Columbia University School of Law, 1920-1922; admitted to South Carolina Bar, 1922; m. Sallie Alexander Tobias, 1927; South Carolina House of Representatives, 1933-1934; solicitor, Ninth Judicial District of South Carolina, 1935-1947; legal counsel, Charleston County Board of Education, 1935-1959, State Ports Authority, 1942-1972, and Charleston County Council, 1949-1959.

Other positions held include political advisor and speech writer for Strom Thurmond's presidential bid, 1948; dean and professor of law, University of South Carolina School of Law, 1959-1970; president, South Carolina Bar Association, 1971; d. 1991, Columbia, S.C.

From the description of Robert McC. Figg papers, 1880-1991; (bulk, 1933-1991). (University of South Carolina). WorldCat record id: 43574610
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creatorOf Figg, Robert McC. Undistorting a distorted national economy : [typescript] ; 1989 Dec. 7 / Robert McC. Figg, Jr. University of South Carolina, System Library Service, University Libraries
referencedIn Kluger, Richard. Brown vs. Board of Education collection, 1950-1975 (inclusive). Yale University Library
referencedIn Solomon, Walter H., 1913-1992. Business records, 1932-1944 (bulk 1932-1999). College of Charleston, Marlene and Nathan Addlestone Library
creatorOf Figg, Robert McC. Robert McC. Figg papers, 1880-1991; (bulk, 1933-1991). University of South Carolina, System Library Service, University Libraries
creatorOf Figg, Robert McC. Freedom from establishment : manuscript, 1985 Dec. 5 / Robert McC. Figg. University of South Carolina, System Library Service, University Libraries
creatorOf Thurmond, Strom, 1902-2003. Strom Thurmond Gubernatorial series, 1923-1955, (bulk 1946-1951) Clemson University Libraries, Robert Muldrow Cooper Library
creatorOf Thurmond, Strom, 1902-2003. Strom Thurmond Gubernatorial series, 1923-1955, (bulk 1946-1951) Clemson University Libraries, Robert Muldrow Cooper Library
referencedIn Berlin, Shera Lee Ellison, 1929-. Oral history interview with Shera Lee Ellison Berlin, 1997. College of Charleston, Marlene and Nathan Addlestone Library
creatorOf Brown, Walter J. Walter J. Brown papers, 1879-1995, 1915-1995. Clemson University Libraries, Robert Muldrow Cooper Library
referencedIn Rosen, Robert N., 1947-. Robert N. Rosen legal papers, 1941-1994 (bulk 1981-1990). College of Charleston, Marlene and Nathan Addlestone Library
creatorOf Thurmond, Strom, 1902-2003. Strom Thurmond photographs series, 1902-2002, bulk 1923-2002. Clemson University Libraries, Robert Muldrow Cooper Library
creatorOf Figg, Robert McC. Benefit of Clergy : typescript, 1978 Nov. 2 / by Robert McC. Figg. University of South Carolina, System Library Service, University Libraries
referencedIn Kluger, Richard. Brown vs. Board of Education collection, 1950-1975 (inclusive). Yale University Library
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