Daniel E. Winstead
{{Short description|American politician (1945–2024)}}
{{Infobox officeholder
|name = Daniel E. Winstead
|birth_name = Daniel Edward Winstead
|birth_date = {{birth date|1945|11|01}}
|birth_place = Ridgeland, South Carolina, U.S.
|death_date = {{death date and age|2024|04|28|1945|11|01}}
|death_place =
|office = Member of the South Carolina House of Representatives
|term_start = 1979
|term_end = 1990
|party = Republican
|alma_mater = Carson–Newman College
|spouse = {{marriage|Iris Mole Winstead|1967|}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.briceherndonfuneralhome.com/obituary/Danny-Winstead|title=Danny Winstead|work=Brice W. Herndon and Sons Funeral Home|access-date=May 4, 2024}}
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Daniel Edward Winstead (November 1, 1945 – April 28, 2024), also known as Danny Winstead, was an American politician. He served as a Republican member of the South Carolina House of Representatives.
Life and career
Winstead was born in Ridgeland, South Carolina.{{Cite web|url=https://www.echovita.com/us/obituaries/sc/north-charleston/danny-winstead-17989966|title=Danny Winstead|work=Echovita|access-date=May 4, 2024}} He attended Wade Hampton High School and Carson–Newman College.{{Citation|title=Legislative Manual - General Assembly of South Carolina|date=1990|publisher=General Assembly of South Carolina}}
Winstead served in the South Carolina House of Representatives from 1979 to 1990. He lost his seat as a result of Operation Lost Trust, after pleading guilty to accepting bribes and obstruction of justice.{{Cite web|url=https://www.goupstate.com/story/news/1990/08/31/lawmakers-5-make-pleas-released-on-bonds/29527807007/|title=LAWMAKERS 5 make pleas, released on bonds|work=Spartanburg Herald-Journal|date=August 31, 1990|access-date=May 4, 2024}}
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Category:People from Ridgeland, South Carolina
Category:Republican Party members of the South Carolina House of Representatives
Category:Carson–Newman University alumni
Category:20th-century members of the South Carolina General Assembly
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