Robert Sheheen


Robert Joseph Sheheen is an American lawyer and politician, born in Camden, South Carolina. He was a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from 1977 to 2000; he served as speaker from 1986 to 1994. Sheheen received a bachelor's degree from Duke University in 1965 and a law degree from the University of South Carolina in 1968. He has received honorary degrees from The Citadel and Winthrop University. He was Speaker of the House during the Operation Lost Trust scandal.