Napier, John L. (John Light), 1947-

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1947 born in Blenheim, South Carolina; 1965 graduated Bennettsville High School; 1969 received a Bachelor of Arts in political science from Davidson College, North Carolina; 1972 obtained a doctor of law from the University of South Carolina Law School and admitted to the South Carolina Bar; participated in the Army ROTC program and commissioned as 2nd Lt. in the U.S. Army Air Defense Artillery Branch, served active duty at Fort Bliss in El Paso, Texas, and honorably discharged as 1st. Lt. in 1977; 1972-1973 legislative assistant to U.S. Senator Strom Thurmond and minority counsel for U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Administrative Practices and Procedures; 1973-1976 minority counsel and staff member of U.S. Veterans' Affairs Committee; 1976-1978 Senator Thurmond's chief legislative assistant and minority counsel to U.S. Senate Special Committee on Antitrust and Monopoly; 1977 chief minority counsel to U.S. Senate Special Committee on Official Conduct and supervised research which led to creation of the U.S. Senate Code of Ethics; 1978 private law practice with Goldberg, Cottingham and Easterling Law Firm in Bennettsville, South Carolina; 1981-1982 United States Congressman for South Carolina, Sixth District; served in U.S. House of Representatives Committees on Agriculture and Veterans' Affairs and as assistant regional whip.

From the description of John Light Napier papers, 1970, 1973, 1978-1983, (bulk 1981-1982) (Clemson University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 84911403

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associatedWith Duberstein, Max L. person
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associatedWith Thurmond, Strom, 1902-2003. person
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South Carolina
United States
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Abscam Bribery Scandal, 1980
Beach erosion
Coastal zone management
Educational law and legislation
Political corruption
Rural electrification
Taxation
Tobacco
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Birth 1947-05-16

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