Gender | Male |
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Weekday | Sunday |
Date | Jan. 1, 1922 |
Time | 2:30 p.m. |
Daylight Saving | No |
City | Charleston, South Carolina, United States |
Geo-location | 32ºN46'35.65", |
Timezone | America/New_York |
City | Charleston, South Carolina, United States |
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Timezone | America/New_York |
Time (America/New_York) | Jan. 01, 1922, 02:30:00 PM |
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Time (UTC) | Jan. 01, 1922, 07:30:00 PM |
Time (LMT) | Jan. 01, 1922, 02:10:17 PM |
Time (Julian) | 2423056.3125 |
LMT Correction | -5.3286 Hrs |
Ayanmsha | True Chitra - 22º45'6.18" |
American politician, who served as a U.S. Senator from South Carolina from 1966 to 2005. Fritz Hollings graduated from the Citadel in 1942 and enlisted in the US Army as an officer in World War II, where he served in the North African and European campaigns. He was awarded the Bronze Star and seven of the ribbons. Leaving the Army in 1945, he enrolled in the University of South Carolina School of Law and earned his Bachelor of Laws in 1947. That year he was admitted to the bar and began practising law in Charleston, South Carolina. In 1948 he was elected to the state's House of Representatives, and re-elected in 1953. In 1955, he became Lieutenant Governor and in 1958 was elected Governor. He lost his bid for the US Senate in 1962 but four years later, he was elected (1966) to complete the unexpired term of Olin Johnson. That year (1966), he earned his doctor of laws degree from the Citadel. In 1984, he made an unsuccessful bid for the Democratic nomination for US President. He was married to Rita Liddy "Peatsy" Hollings from 21 August 1971 until her death in October 2012. He had four children with his first wife, Martha Patricia Salley Hollings, whom he married on 30 March 1946. He was a Lutheran. In addition, Fritz and Patricia had two sons who died. Hollings died on 6 April 2019 at the age of 97 at his home in Isle of Palms, South Carolina, following a period of declining health. At the time of his death, he was the oldest living former U.S. Senator. Link to Wikipedia biography
S.No. | Event Type | Event Date | Event Description |
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1 |
New Career |
Jan. 1, 1947 |
Work : New Career 1947 (admitted to the bar/joins law practice) |
2 |
New Career |
Jan. 1, 1948 |
Work : New Career 1948 (first political job) |
3 |
Begin Major Project |
Jan. 1, 1955 |
Work : Begin Major Project 1955 (lietuenant governor) |
4 |
Begin Major Project |
Jan. 1, 1958 |
Work : Begin Major Project 1958 (elected Governor) |
5 |
Lose Social Status |
Jan. 1, 1962 |
Work : Lose social status 1962 (lost bid for US Senate) |
6 |
New Job |
Jan. 1, 1966 |
Work : New Job 1966 (elected to the US Senate) |
7 |
Lose Social Status |
Jan. 1, 1984 |
Work : Lose social status 1984 (lost bid to garner nomination for Democratic presidential candidate) |
S.No. | Event Type | Event Date | Event Description |
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1 |
Unspecified |
April 1, 2009 |
Death, Cause unspecified 6 April 2009 (Age 97) . |
Joined Organization
Jan. 1, 1942
Social : Joined group 1942 (enlisted in US Army)