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He attended Duke University and was involved in local politics in his hometown, serving as the mayor from 1975 to 1978.
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Herb Kirsh
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Born in New York City, Kirsh moved with his family in 1937 to Clover, South Carolina. He represented the South Carolina House of Representatives" 47th electoral district as a Democrat from 1978 to 2010, when he was defeated for re-election by Tommy Pope. The Herbert Kirsh Wildlife Conservation Area is named after him.
From December 2013 into January 2014, Kirsh suffered a series of falls, resulting in his being hospitalized and put on life support.
Doctors found blood clots in his legs and his health declined. His family decided to remove him from life support on January 28, 2014.
He was 84 years old.
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He was a member of the United States Naval Reserve and the owner of the Kirsh Department Store in Clover, a business started by his father. Until his defeat in 2010, he was the longest-serving state representative in South Carolina and the longest-serving Jewish member of the South Carolina General Assembly in state history.
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Democratic party