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R. C. Edwards

AKA Robert Cook Edwards

Born: 25-Mar-1914
Birthplace: Fountain Inn, SC
Died: 4-Dec-2008
Location of death: Seneca, SC [1]
Cause of death: unspecified

Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Educator

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: President of Clemson University, 1958-79

Military service: US Army (WWII)

[1] Cottingham House (hospice), Seneca, SC.

Father: John T. Edwards
Mother: Effie Cook
Wife: Louise Odom (m. 30-May-1935, d. 2008, one son, one daughter)
Son: Robert Cook, Jr. (b. 1936)
Daughter: Nancy Louise (b. 1940)

    University: BS Textile Engineering, Clemson University (1933)
    Administrator: VP Development, Clemson University (1956-58)
    Administrator: President, Clemson University (1958-79)

    Abbeville Mills Corporation
    J. P. Stevens Company





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