Arthur Ravenel Jr. was an American businessman and a Republican politician from Charleston, South Carolina.
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Arthur Ravenel Jr. passed away on January 16, 2023, a the age of 95. His cause of death was not given. His son Thomas tweeted about his father’s passing on Monday, January 16 2023.
Arthur Ravenel Jr. was born on March 29, 1927, to Arthur Ravenel, Sr. and Mary Allen Boykin. He served in the US Marine Corps from 1945 to 1946.
In 1950, he graduated from the College of Charleston with a bachelor of science degree. He worked as a realtor and general contractor.
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From 1953 to 1959, he was a Democratic member of the South Carolina House of Representatives.
Arthur Ravenel Jr. switched to the Republican Party in the early 1960s and ran for office several times.
Arthur Ravenel Jr. ran unsuccessfully for the South Carolina State Senate three times (1962, 1974, and 1976), the United States House of Representatives (in a 1971 special election), and the mayorship of Charleston (also 1971).
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