Peter Manigault ’50

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Peter died June 14, 2004, at his Charleston, S.C., home.

A graduate of Episcopal High School in Virginia, Peter earned high honors in history at Princeton and studied at Penn's Wharton School. He enlisted in the Navy during World War II and served as an officer in the Korean War, receiving decorations for meritorious service from the Republic of Korea.

He began his journalism career as a reporter. Following in his father's footsteps, he became president and publisher of the Evening Post Publishing Co. in 1959 and board chairman in 1984. Under his leadership the company expanded to include four daily newspapers, 11 weeklies and 10 television stations, in addition to its flagship paper, Charleston's Post and Courier.

Through the purchase of the Buenos Aires Herald during the Peron era, Peter became known for his work to protect press freedom.

Peter played a key role in Charleston's remarkable historic preservation. An amateur ornithologist and sportsman, he was considered one of America's leading conservationists. He personally donated thousands of acres in his native South Carolina to a conservation easement and placed his beloved Wyoming ranch under a similar easement.

We share the loss of this exceptional man with his wife, Patricia; his children, Pierre and Gabrielle; and three grandchildren.

The Class of 1950

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