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Bill Cotty (politician)
William Frank Cotty (August 9, 1946 – July 23, 2016) was an American lawyer and politician.
Born in Buffalo, New York, Cotty graduated from Erskine College in 1969 and then received his law degree from University of South Carolina School of Law in 1974. He served in the South Carolina Army National Guard. He lived in Columbia, South Carolina and practiced law. He served on the board of trustees of the Richland School District and was the chairman of the board. Cotty served in the South Carolina House of Representatives from 1995 to 2007 and was a Republican.
Cotty died from lung cancer at his home in Columbia, South Carolina.[1][2][3]
References edit
- ^ "South Carolina Legislature Online - Member Biography". www.scstatehouse.gov. Retrieved 2016-07-28.
- ^ 'Bill Cotty, politician who help bring the Confederate flag off the S.C. Statehouse Dome, dies at 69,' Washington Post, Seanna Adcox, July 26, 2016
- ^ "William Cotty's Obituary on The State". The State. Retrieved 2016-07-28.