Full Name:
William 'Bill' S. Branton, Jr.
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Fronie Rebecca (deceased); 4 Children: William III, Ginger, Shelley, Britt
Birth Date:
11/05/1939
Birth Place:
Summerville, SC
Home City:
Summerville, SC
OCS, Palmetto Military Academy, 1963
BS, University of South Carolina, 1962
AA, North Greenville Junior College, 1960
Senator, South Carolina State Senate, 1984-1988, 1997-2004
Candidate, South Carolina State Senate, District 38, 2004
Candidate, South Carolina Governor, 2002
Representative, South Carolina State House, 1979-1984
County School Boad, 1969-1970
No caucus information on file.
Experience, Realtor
Owner, WS Branton Lumber Company, present
Colonel, South Carolina Army National Guard, 1956, 1992
Experience, Kiwanis Club
Experience, Marion Maurauder Society
Experience, National Guard Association of South Carolina
Experience, Retired Officers' Association
Experience, South Carolina Homebuilders' Association
Experience, Summerville Chamber of Commerce
Vice President, Sumter Guards
YMCA, 1974, 1978
Board of Directors, South Carolina Association of Counties, 1973-1974