Background
Fraser, Charles Elbert was born on June 13, 1929 in Hinesville, Georgia, United States. Son of Joseph Bacon and Pearl (Collins) Fraser.
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Charles Elbert Fraser
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Charles Elbert Fraser, American real estate developer, resort, park and urban planner. Bar: Georgia bar 1953. Recipient Certificate of Excellence in Private Community Planning American Institute of Architects, 1968, Citation for Excellence in Large Scale Recreational Communities, University Long Island.
Education
Student, Presbyterian College, 1948. Honorary Doctor of Laws, Presbyterian College, 1985. Bachelor of Business Administration, University Georgia, 1950.
Juris Doctor, Yale University, 1953.
Career
President, Sea Pines Plantation Company, Hilton Head Island, South Carolina., 1957-1983;
president, Parks American Inc. and Community Design Institute, Hilton Head Island, since 1983. United States commissioner general for 1982 World's Fair, 1980-1982. Member space station advanced.com.
Office Technology Assessment.
Achievements
Membership
Chairman Beaufort County Board Directors, 1962-1963. Member President's Citizens Advisory Committee on Environmental Quality, 1968-1969, President's Citizens Advisory Committee on Natural Beauty and Outdoor Recreation, 1964-1968. Past member South Carolina Parks, Recreation and Tourism Commission, 1967-1974.
Chairman National Recreation and Parks Association, 1974-1976. Trustee National Recreation Foundation, since 1968, Southern Center International Studies. Board visitors Presbyterian College, 1971.
Served to Second lieutenant United States Air Force, 1954-1956. Member American Society Landscape Architects (honorary), American Institute of Architects (honorary), Chief Executives Organization. Clubs: Metropolitan (New York City).
Plantation (Hilton Head Island). Chatham (Savannah, Georgia). South Carolina Golf (chairman), South Carolina Yacht.
Connections
Married Mary Wyman Stone, November 30, 1963. Children: Mary Wyman Stone, Laura Lawton.
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Nationality
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Religion
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Political Party
presbyterian (elder). Clubs: Metropolitan (New York City); Plantation (Hilton Head Island); Chatham (Savannah, Georgia); South Carolina Golf (chairman), South Carolina Yacht.
Education
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1948
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1985
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1950
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1953
Career
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1957 - 1983
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1957 - 1983
Awards
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Recipient Certificate of Excellence in Private Community Planning American Institute of Architects, 1968, Citation for Excellence in Large Scale Recreational Communities, University Long Island.Recipient Certificate of Excellence in Private Community Planning American Institute of Architects, 1968, Citation for Excellence in Large Scale Recreational Communities, University Long Island.