Researching Rod Shealy
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 3 people with the Shealy surname? In that year Shealy was ranked number 3576 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Rod means "Form of RODNEY. from the island clearing" and is of German origin.
Records of Rod Shealy on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Rod Shealy and the Shealy Genealogy
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| Did you know that there are currently 13 people with the Shealy surname in the UK? Shealy is now ranked number 4029 for popularity in the UK. |
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Some Famous People called Rod Shealy
Rod Shealy
Rod Shealy Sr. (December 22, 1953 – August 18, 2010) was a Republican political consultant and publisher from Lexington County, South Carolina. He worked on numerous campaigns as a political strategist, including those of André Bauer, Jim DeMint, Jake Knotts, Lindsey Graham, and George W. Bush. Shealy worked with Lee Atwater in the early 1970s and gained notoriety for negative campaigning.
Shealy owned a small chain of South Carolina newspapers including The Beaufort County News, The Lake Murray News, The Cayce-West Columbia News, The Northeast News, North Charleston News, Goose Creek, The Hanahan, and The New Irmo News. He also owned Gatsbees World Fair, an old fashioned soda shop.
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