Background
Lake,, Robert Campbell was born on December 27, 1925 in Whitmire, South Carolina, United States. Son of Robert Campbell and Susan Gaston (Howze) Lake.
Lake,, Robert Campbell was born on December 27, 1925 in Whitmire, South Carolina, United States. Son of Robert Campbell and Susan Gaston (Howze) Lake.
Bachelor of Laws, University South Carolina, 1949. Doctor of Philosophy (honorary), Newberry College, 1981.
Private practice, Whitmire, 1949—1952, since 1955, Newberry, South Carolina, 1952—1955. Partner Lake and Lake, since 1989. Member South Carolina Senate, 1948—1984, Senator, South Carolina, 1968—1984, chairman, ethics committee, 1980—1984.
Chairman, advisory board 1st Federal Savings & Loan Association Newberry, South Carolina, since 1979. With United States Army, 1944-1945.
Board directors United Fund. President Junior Chamber of C., 1953, County Development Board, 1965—1967. Member Southern Regional Education Board, 1972—1988, member, executive committee.
Trustee Winthrop College, 1977—1984, Health Science Foundation Medical University South Carolina, since 1986. Member, trustee advisory board Limestone College, Gaffney, South Carolina, 1987. Elder & moderator Presbyterian Church.
Member Junior College Study Committee, 1966—1967. Chairman, building committee Whitmire Presbyterian Church, 1966. Delegate General Assembly Presbyterian Church, 1987.
Member of American Association For Justice, American Bar Association, Blue Key, Farm Bureau, South Carolina Trial Lawyers Association, South Carolina Bar Association, Shriners (potentate 1972), Moose, Elk, Union Club.
Married Carolyn Young Gray, July 5, 1955. Children: Robert Campbell III, Samuel Young, Linda(deceased).