Hollings, Ernest F. (Ernest Frederick), 1922-2019
Person
Dates
- Existence: January 1, 1922 - April 6, 2019
Gender
- Males
Occupations
- Legislators
- Governors -- Date: January 20. 1959 - January 15, 1963
- Lieutenant governors -- Date: January 18, 1955 - January 20, 1959
- Lawyers
Places
- Charleston (S.C.) (Place of Birth)
- Isle of Palms (S.C.) (Place of Death)
Languages Used
- Language: English. Script: Latin
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Ernest F. Hollings Papers
Collection
Identifier: SCU-SCPC-EFH
Overview
Hollings served in WWII, represented Charleston in the S.C. House, 1949-1954, and served as Lt. Governor and Governor, 1955-1963, and U.S. Senator, 1966-2005. In the House, he supported anti-lynching legislation, a sales tax for education, an increase in teacher salaries, and unemployment compensation reform. He went after industrial interests as Lt. Governor and built on this success as Governor. He worked to improve the state's educational system at all levels, develop industry, and...
Dates:
1943-2009