John C. Land, III

John C. Land III has been working to improve the lives of South Carolinians for decades, compiling a record of public service as both lawyer and lawmaker. A lifelong resident of Manning, John returned to his hometown after receiving his juris doctorate from the University of South Carolina School of Law in 1968, launching a law practice that has continued to this day. Always interested in politics and state government, John became secretary of the South Carolina Democratic Party that same year, and six years later was elected to the state House of Representatives. In 1977, he won his first...