Carroll A. Campbell Jr.

Carroll A. Campbell Jr.
Campbell, c. 1987
112th Governor of South Carolina
In office
January 14, 1987 – January 11, 1995
LieutenantNick Theodore
Preceded byRichard Riley
Succeeded byDavid Beasley
Chair of the National Governors Association
In office
August 17, 1993 – July 19, 1994
Preceded byRoy Romer
Succeeded byHoward Dean
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from South Carolina's 4th district
In office
January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1987
Preceded byJames Mann
Succeeded byLiz J. Patterson
Member of the South Carolina Senate
from the 2nd district
In office
January 11, 1977 – November 6, 1978
Preceded byRichard Riley
Succeeded byJeff Richardson
Member of the
South Carolina House of Representatives
from Greenville County
In office
December 1970 – December 1974
Preceded byThomas Wesley Greene
Succeeded byNone (district eliminated)
Personal details
BornCarroll Ashmore Campbell Jr.
(1940-07-24)July 24, 1940
DiedDecember 7, 2005(2005-12-07) (aged 65)
PartyRepublican
Spouse
(m. 1959)
Children2
EducationUniversity of South Carolina, Columbia
American University (MA)

Carroll Ashmore Campbell Jr. (July 24, 1940 – December 7, 2005), was an American Republican politician who served as the 112th governor of South Carolina from 1987 to 1995. Prior to this, he served as a member of the South Carolina Senate representing the 2nd district from 1977 to 1978 and as a congressman representing South Carolina's 4th district from 1979 to 1987.