First elected speaker of the house in 1937. he was reelected to that post in 1939 and every 2 years thereafter until 1945. In 1945 and 1947. he chose not to offer himself as a candidate for speaker. but ran again in 1951 for the post and was elected. He served as speaker continuously until 1973. when he was honored by his colleagues with his election as speaker emeritus. He was considered a shrewd parliamentarian and known affectionately as "Mr. Speaker." He will always be remembered as one of our States greatest speakers of the house. The son of Russian Jewish immigrants. Sol was born in 1896. After graduating from the Blackville public schools and the University of South Carolina Law School.
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