James B. Edwards

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.

James Burrows Edwards
110th Governor of South Carolina
In office January 21, 1975 – January 10, 1979
Lieutenant	W. Brantley Harvey Jr.
Preceded by	John C. West
Succeeded by	Richard Riley
3rd United States Secretary of Energy
In office January 23, 1981 – November 5, 1982
President	Ronald Reagan
Preceded by	Charles Duncan, Jr.
Succeeded by	Donald P. Hodel
Member of the South Carolina Senate from the 13th District
In office January 9, 1973 – December 6, 1974
Personal details
Born	(1927-06-24)June 24, 1927 Hawthorne, Florida
Died	December 26, 2014(2014-12-26) (aged 87) Mount Pleasant, South Carolina
Nationality	American
Political party	Republican
Alma mater	College of Charleston (B.A.) University of Louisville (D.M.D.) University of Pennsylvania
Profession	Oral Surgeon
Military service
Branch/service	United States Maritime Service United States Navy
Battles/wars	World War II

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.^[1]