Doug Hinds (politician)
Doug Hinds | |
|---|---|
| Member of the South Carolina Senate for the 34th district | |
| In office 1989–1992 | |
| Mayor of Georgetown, South Carolina | |
| In office 1977–1986 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Douglas Lanford Hinds May 25, 1933 Kingstree, South Carolina, U.S. |
| Died | May 2, 2025 (aged 91) Georgetown, South Carolina, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Lynette Balliew |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | Furman University (BA) University of South Carolina School of Law (JD) |
| Profession | Attorney |
Douglas Lanford Hinds (May 25, 1933 – May 2, 2025) was an American politician who represented District 34 in the South Carolina Senate from 1989 to 1992 and earlier served as mayor of Georgetown, South Carolina from 1977 to 1986.[1][2] Over four decades in public life he was noted for his conservation advocacy on Winyah Bay, his low-country legal practice and leadership that in 1992 earned him the state’s highest civilian honour, the Order of the Palmetto.[3]
Early life and education
Hinds was born in Kingstree, Williamsburg County, the eldest of three children of Joseph James Hinds and Lillian Lyda Hinds.[1] He attended Furman University, where he graduated with a bachelor's degree in 1955. He received his Juris Doctor from the University of South Carolina School of Law in 1963 and was admitted to the South Carolina Bar the same year.[4]
Career
Running as a coastal-conservation Democrat, Hinds won a 1989 special election to fill the District 34 seat and was re-elected in 1990.[4] His district work included brokering the agreement that led to federal designation of the North Inlet–Winyah Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve, approved by the NOAA in 1992.[5]
Previously, Hinds was elected mayor of Georgetown in 1977, a post he held for three two-year terms.[2]
Death
Hinds died in Georgetown on May 2, 2025, at the age of 91.[6]
Awards and honors
Governor Carroll Campbell presented Hinds with the Order of the Palmetto on June 4, 1992, for “meritorious service in conservation and coastal management.”[3]
References
- ^ a b "Douglas L. Hinds, 91, Georgetown". The State. Columbia, SC. May 3, 2025. Retrieved May 25, 2025.
- ^ a b "Proposed Base Flood Elevations; Georgetown, South Carolina" (PDF). Federal Register. Federal Emergency Management Agency. May 20, 1983. Retrieved May 25, 2025.
- ^ a b "Order of the Palmetto: Alphabetical List of Recipients". South Carolina Department of Archives and History. 2021. Retrieved May 25, 2025.
- ^ a b "Senator Douglas Lanford Hinds". South Carolina Legislature Online. Retrieved May 25, 2025.
- ^ "Final Environmental Impact Statement and Draft Management Plan, North Inlet–Winyah Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve" (PDF). NOAA. 1992. Retrieved May 25, 2025.
- ^ "Former State Senator and Georgetown Mayor Doug Hinds has died". gabnewsonline.com. May 4, 2025. Retrieved May 31, 2025.