Terry Haskins

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Full Name	Terry Haskins
Date Of Birth	Jan 31, 1955(1955-01-31)
Age	69
Birthplace	Pontiac
Country	United States
Birth City	Michigan
Horoscope	Capricorn

Terry Haskins Biography

Terry Haskins is one of the most popular and richest Attorney who was born on January 31, 1955 in Pontiac, Michigan, United States. Terry Edward Haskins (January 31 1955 – October 24 in 2000) was an South Carolina Republican politician who was temporary Speaker of the South Carolina House of Representatives from 1995 until his demise five years later.

The day Haskins got elected as speaker pro-tem back in 1995 He discovered an area of lumpy tissue under his right arm. It was immediately diagnosed as Melanoma. In July 2000 the cancer was spreading to his brain and the patient lost his hearing and majority of the movement in his right arm. In October, when he died it was estimated that he would be crippled. In January 2005 there was a Greenville bridge was named after him.

In October 1999, Haskins became co-chairman of the South Carolina campaign organization of U.S. Senator John McCain of Arizona. After the national furor over the campaign visit of McCain’s intraparty opponent, George W. Bush, the governor of Texas, to Bob Jones University in February 2000, Haskins withdrew from the campaign because of what he called McCain’s “religious baiting”. Haskins and McCain remained personal friends.

The year 1983 was the time he was at age 28 the youngest person in the history of Greenville City Council, in the District 1 he was a member during the time that of mayor Bill Workman. in 1986 Haskins became a moderate Republican in the legislature of South Carolina in the district that was home to Bob Jones University and held the seat up to the time of his passing. Then, in 1990, Haskins was defeated in his bid for his seat in the United States House of Representatives from the 4th congressional district in South Carolina to Democrat Liz J. Patterson who had earlier defeated Republicans Bill Workman in 1986 and Knox H. White in 1988. He is currently the mayor of Greenville.

Terry Haskins Net Worth

Terry Haskins is one of the richest Attorney from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Terry Haskins 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

The year was 1972 when he enrolled in the fundamentalist Bob Jones University in Greenville, South Carolina, from which he graduated in the year 1976. He earned the degree of Bachelor of Arts in Speech and in 1978, a master of Arts in public speaking. The speech he delivered at graduation outlined his plans to be President of the United States. While still a undergraduate studying at BJU, Haskins became chairman of the Greenville Young Republicans.

Haskins completed his studies in his school, the University of South Carolina School of Law in the capital city of Columbia and then returned to Greenville to start his legal career.

In 1995, Haskins was elected speaker pro-tempore of the House. By 1999, he was influential in settling the two most divisive political issues of the period, including the compromise by which the legislature was able to remove the Confederate battle flag from flying over the state capitol. Through careful political strategy, he was also able to end video poker in South Carolina, an issue that had led to the defeat in 1998 of one-term Republican Governor David Beasley.

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Terry Ranked on the list of most popular Attorney. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Terry Haskins celebrates birthday on January 31 of every year.