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Former S C Governor James Edwards dies at 87
Former South Carolina governor James B. Edwards aged 87 died Friday. A Republican pioneer who helped build the party in the state, he later served as energy secretary under President Reagan and led the Medical University of South Carolina for 17 years. Edwards, an oral surgeon, also chaired Charleston County GOP and backed Barry Goldwater. He won the 1974 governor race defeating Bryan Dorn amid a Democratic split.
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