Samuel Boan
Otis Samuel Boan, Jr. | |
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| Member of the South Carolina Senate from the 7th district | |
| In office 1995-1997 | |
| Preceded by | Theo Mitchell |
| Succeeded by | Ralph Anderson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 10, 1952 |
| Died | February 13, 2019 (aged 67) Greenville, SC |
| Party | Republican |
| Education | University of South Carolina |
O. Samuel 'Sammy' Boan (February 10, 1952 – February 13, 2019) was a financial manager and politician from South Carolina. He served in the South Carolina Senate.[1]
Early life
[edit | edit source]Boan, the son of O. Samuel Boan Sr., and Maxine Hendricks Boan, was born in Bennettsville and grew up in Cheraw, graduating from Cheraw High School.
Political career
[edit | edit source]Boan served in the South Carolina General Assembly from 1995 to 1997. He won the Republican primary special election against Lawrence Acker, a Black attorney. Boan was elected to fill the unexpired term of Senator Theo Mitchell, during an election with concerns expressed about race and representation.[2]
Subsequent career
[edit | edit source]Boan was a board member of American Services, Inc., a company co-founded by his late father. He retired in 2017 from the family business in the consumer finance industry.[3]
Personal life
[edit | edit source]Mitchell married Ellen Rushing, and they had two daughters. They attended St. Paul's Anglican Church in Greenville.
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