I. S. Leevy Johnson, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

I. S. Leevy Johnson

Date of Birth: 16-May-1942

Place of Birth: Columbia, South Carolina, United States

Profession: politician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Taurus


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About I. S. Leevy Johnson

  • Isaac Samuel Leevy Johnson (born May 16, 1942) is an American politician in the state of South Carolina.
  • He served in the South Carolina House of Representatives from 1970 to 1980, representing Richland County, South Carolina.
  • An alumnus of the University of Minnesota, Benedict College, and the University of South Carolina School of Law (becoming its first African American graduate), he is a lawyer and owner of Leevy's Funeral Home.[2] In 1985, he became the first black president of the South Carolina Bar Association.He graduated from the University of Minnesota in 1962 with an associate of mortuary science degree.
  • He then matriculated at Benedict College receiving a bachelor's degree in Business in 1965 before graduating from the University of South Carolina School of Law in 1968.
  • In 1970, he became one of the first black men elected to the South Carolina general assembly.
  • After leaving the Legislature he became a member of the Board of Trustees at then South Carolina State College.
  • At this very first meeting, he was elected Chairman of the Board and would serve until.
  • In 1990, he was awarded the Order of the Palmetto.
  • and has received every major award (including being inducted into the American College of Trial Lawyers) accredited to an attorney in the United States of America.
  • He still practices law with his son George Craig Johnson and operates the family funeral home with his other son, Chris Leevy Johnson.

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