Cecil Tant Sandifer Sr. (August 18, 1923 – December 14, 2022) was an American politician in the state of

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. He was in the

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as a member of the Democratic Party from 1972 to 1980, representing Oconee County. Sandifer served in the

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during

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. He was a funeral director in

Westminster, South Carolina Westminster is a city in Oconee County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 2,418 at the 2010 census. History Westminster was founded in 1874 upon completion of the Atlanta and Richmond Air-Line Railway and incorporated on March 1 ...

. Sandifer also served as mayor of Westminster, South Carolina. Sandifer died on December 14, 2022, at the age of 99.

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1923 births 2022 deaths American funeral directors Democratic Party members of the South Carolina House of Representatives Mayors of places in South Carolina Military personnel from South Carolina People from Bamberg, South Carolina People from Westminster, South Carolina 20th-century members of the South Carolina General Assembly {{SouthCarolina-politician-stub