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James Francis Byrnes
Associate Justice, Supreme Court of the United States · 1941
James Francis Byrnes , Associate Justice, Supreme Court of the United States. James Francis Byrnes was an American judge and politician from South Carolina. A member of the Democratic Party, he served in the U.S. Congress and on the U.S. Supreme Court, as well as in the executive branch, most prominently as the 49th U.S. Secretary of State under President Harry S. Truman. Byrnes was also the 104th governor of South Carolina.
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Career
Official court reporter, South Carolina Circuit Court, Second Judicial Circuit, 1900-1908; Editor, Aiken [South Carolina] Journal and Review, 1903-1907; Solicitor, Second Judicial Circuit, South Carolina, 1908-1910; U.S. representative from South Carolina, 1911-1925; Private practice, Spartanburg, South Carolina, 1925-1931; U.S. senator from South Carolina, 1931-1941; Director, U.S. Office of Economic Stabilization, 1942-1943; Chairman, U.S. War Mobilization Board, 1943-1945; Secretary of State, 1945-1947; Private practice, Washington, D.C., 1947-1950; Governor, South Carolina, 1951-1955
Biography
James Francis Byrnes was an American judge and politician from South Carolina. A member of the Democratic Party, he served in the U.S. Congress and on the U.S. Supreme Court, as well as in the executive branch, most prominently as the 49th U.S. Secretary of State under President Harry S. Truman. Byrnes was also the 104th governor of South Carolina.
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