Former SC Sen. Arthur Ravenel Jr. dies at age 95

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – Former State Senator Arthur Ravenel Jr. died Monday at the age of 95, according to his family.

He represented Charleston, Georgetown, and Horry counties in the State House from 1953 to 1958 and served as a state senator from 1981 to 1986.

From 1987 to 1995, Ravenel served as a United States Representative for South Carolina’s first congressional district. He returned to Columbia in 1997, serving again as a state senator from 1997 until 2003.

He was the namesake of the Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge, which connects Mount Pleasant and the greater Charleston areas.

Ravenel’s son, Thomas Ravenel, posted a tweet Monday confirming the news.

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