Occupation: Retired Army Officer

Biography:HUTSON, Heyward Groverman [R]--(Dist. No. 94, Charleston-Dorchester Cos.)--Retired Army Officer; residing at 215 Golf Rd., Summerville; b. Jan. 24, 1936 in Summerville; s. Heyward Groverman Hutson and Annie Christabel Limehouse; g. U.S. Mil. Academy, West Point, B.S., 1958; Syracuse Univ., M.A., 1971; Armed Forces Staff Coll., 1973; U.S. Army War Coll., 1979; Sept. 9, 1961 m. Evelyn Carroll Harnett, 4 children, Ellyn Carroll, Madilyn Anne, Heyward Groverman, III and Robert Waddington; mem., Dorchester Co. Council, 1988-92; Dorchester Rep., Council of Govts., 1988-92; Pres., Summerville Preservation Society, 1988-; Pres., West Point Society of Charleston, 1991-93; Order of the Palmetto, 1996; VP, Confederation of S.C. Local Historical Societies, 2002-04; Lee Comm., 2006-; mil. serv.: USA, 1958-85, Col.; served two tours in Vietnam and two tours in Europe; also two tours in the Pentagon spanning nine years; Army Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT) expert, 1973-76; advised the Army Chief of Staff on strategic arms issues; Asst. for Policy Planning and Analysis in Inter-Amer. Affairs, Off. of the Secy. of Defense; awards include Bronze Star and Defense Superior Serv. medals; prev. serv. in House 1993-96; elected in Special Election Dec. 4, 2007 to fulfill unexpired term of Converse A. Chellis III [R], resigned.