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'''James Burrows Edwards, Sr.''' (June 24, 1927 – December 26, 2014), was the first [[Republican Party|Republican]] [[Governor]] of his adopted state of [[South Carolina]] since [[Reconstruction]] Governor Daniel Henry Chamberlain (1835-1907). Edwards served a single term from 1975 to 1979, preceded and succeeded by [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] governors. Two years after his governorship ended, [[U.S. President]] [[Ronald W. Reagan]] named him the [[United States Secretary of Energy]], a post which he filled for almost two years.

'''James Burrows Edwards, Sr.''' (June 24, 1927 – December 26, 2014), was the first [[Republican Party|Republican]] [[Governor]] of his adopted state of [[South Carolina]] since [[Reconstruction]] Governor Daniel Henry Chamberlain (1835-1907). Edwards served a single term from 1975 to 1979, preceded and succeeded by [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] governors. Two years after his governorship ended, [[U.S. President]] [[Ronald W. Reagan]] named him as the [[United States Secretary of Energy]], a post which he filled for almost two years.

==Background==

==Background==

Edwards was born in the small city of Hawthorne in Alachua County in north central [[Florida]], the son of Ordie Morton Edwards (1888-1978) and the former Bertie Rae Hieronymusmus

Edwards was born in the small city of Hawthorne in Alachua County in north central [[Florida]], the son of Ordie Morton Edwards (1888-1978) and the former Bertie Rae Hieronymusmus (1893-1981). During [[World War II]], he was an officer in the United States Maritime Service. After the war, he served in the [[United States Navy]] Reserve.

(1893-1981). During [[World War II]], he was an officer in the United States Maritime Service. After the war, he served in the [[United States Navy]] Reserve.

In 1959, he received his bachelor's degree from the College of Charleston. In 1955, he received a Doctor of Dental Medicine from the [[University of Louisville]] in [[Louisville]], [[Kentucky]]. He did post graduate work at the [[University of Pennsylvania]] in [[Philadelphia]]. He established his first [[dental]] practice in 1960, with specialty in oral surgery.<ref name=findagrave>James Burrows “Jim” Edwards (1927-2014) - Find A Grave Memorial, accessed September 22, 2021.</ref>  

In 1959, he received his bachelor's degree from the College of Charleston. In 1955, he received a Doctor of Dental Medicine from the [[University of Louisville]] in [[Louisville]], [[Kentucky]]. He did post graduate work at the [[University of Pennsylvania]] in [[Philadelphia]]. He established his first [[dental]] practice in 1960, with specialty in oral surgery.<ref name=findagrave>James Burrows “Jim” Edwards (1927-2014) - Find A Grave Memorial, accessed September 22, 2021.</ref>  

In 1951, he married the former Ann Darlington, who was the assistant chief nurse at the Louisville Regional Blood Center. The couple had two children, James, Jr., and Catharine Darlington Edwards. As First Lady, Mrs. Edwards worked to acquire historic property, including the Caldwell-Boylston House, a part of the Governor's Mansion complex. In response to the lack of information about the State's governors, first families, and Governor's Mansion, Mrs. Edwards co-authored "The Governor's Mansion of the Palmetto State,'' published in 1978. The Medical University of South Carolina established the Ann Darlington Edwards Endowed Chair of Nursing in her honor in 1999.<ref name=annde>2015-2016 Bill 1072: Ann Darlington Edwards - South Carolina Legislature Online (scstatehouse.gov), accessed September 22, 2021.</ref>  

In 1951, he married the former Ann Darlington, who was the assistant chief nurse at the Louisville Regional Blood Center. The couple had two children, James, Jr., and Catharine Darlington Edwards. As First Lady, Mrs. Edwards worked to acquire historic property, including the Caldwell-Boylston House, a part of the Governor's Mansion complex. In response to the lack of information about the State's governors, first families, and Governor's Mansion, Mrs. Edwards co-authored "The Governor's Mansion of the Palmetto State,'' published in 1978. The Medical University of South Carolina established the Ann Darlington Edwards Endowed Chair of Nursing in her honor in 1999.<ref name=annde>2015-2016 Bill 1072: Ann Darlington Edwards - South Carolina Legislature Online (scstatehouse.gov), accessed September 22, 2021.</ref>