About Michael R. Daniel
Born 1940. Michael R. Daniel is an American politician and lawyer.
Michael Roland Daniel (born April 13, 1940) served as the 84th lieutenant governor of South Carolina. He served from 1983 to 1987 concurrently with his fellow Democrat, Governor Richard Riley.
Biography Daniel was educated at the University of South Carolina, where he was a member of the Euphradian Society and graduated in 1962 with a B.A. in Journalism. He graduated from the USC School of Law in 1965.
To win the Democratic runoff election for lieutenant governor, Daniel defeated State Senator Tom Turnipseed, a lawyer from Columbia, who had renounced his opposition to school integration.
Daniel lost the race for governor in 1986 to Republican Carroll Campbell.
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Michael R. Daniel was born on 13 April 1940 in Gaffney.
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