Robert B. Scarborough

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Robert Bethea Scarborough (born October 29, 1861 in Chesterfield , Chesterfield County , South Carolina , †  November 23, 1927 in Conway , South Carolina) was an American politician . Between 1901 and 1905 he represented the state of South Carolina in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Robert Scarborough attended the public schools in his home country as well as the Mullins Academy . After that he worked as a teacher for some time. After a subsequent law degree and his admission as a lawyer in 1884, he began to practice in Conway in his new profession. Between 1885 and 1893 he was a prosecutor in Horry County . At the same time he was from 1885 to 1890 at the county council ( County Board ).

Politically, Scarborough joined the Democratic Party . He was a member and serving president of the South Carolina Senate in 1897 and 1898 . In 1899 Robert Scarborough became lieutenant governor of his state. In 1900 he was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the sixth constituency of South Carolina , where he succeeded James Norton on March 4, 1901 . After re-election in 1902, he was able to complete two terms in Congress until March 3, 1905 .

In 1904 Scarborough turned down a renewed candidacy for the House of Representatives. In the following years he worked again as a lawyer. He also got into the banking industry. Scarborough also became chairman of the board of directors of South Carolina State Hospital . He died on November 23, 1927.

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SURNAME Scarborough, Robert B.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Scarborough, Robert Bethea (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH October 29, 1861
PLACE OF BIRTH Chesterfield , South Carolina
DATE OF DEATH November 23, 1927
Place of death Conway , South Carolina