James F. Byrnes | |
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104th Governor of South Carolina | |
In office January 16, 1951 – January 18, 1955 | |
Lieutenant | George Timmerman |
Preceded by | Strom Thurmond |
Succeeded by | George Timmerman |
49th United States Secretary of State | |
In office July 3, 1945 – January 21, 1947 | |
President | Harry S. Truman |
Preceded by | Edward Stettinius Jr. |
Succeeded by | George Marshall |
Director of the Office of War Mobilization | |
In office May 27, 1943 – July 3, 1945 | |
President | Franklin D. Roosevelt |
Preceded by | Position established |
Succeeded by | John Snyder |
Director of the Office of Economic Stabilization | |
In office October 3, 1942 – May 27, 1943 | |
President | Franklin D. Roosevelt |
Preceded by | Position established |
Succeeded by | Fred M. Vinson |
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States | |
In office June 25, 1941 – October 3, 1942[1] | |
Nominated by | Franklin D. Roosevelt |
Preceded by | James McReynolds |
Succeeded by | Wiley Rutledge |
United States Senator from South Carolina | |
In office March 4, 1931 – July 8, 1941 | |
Preceded by | Coleman Blease |
Succeeded by | Alva M. Lumpkin |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from South Carolina's 2nd district | |
In office March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1925 | |
Preceded by | James Patterson |
Succeeded by | Butler Hare |
Personal details | |
Born | James Francis Byrnes May 2, 1882 Charleston, South Carolina, U.S. |
Died | April 9, 1972 Columbia, South Carolina, U.S. | (aged 89)
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse(s) |
Maude Busch (m. 1906) |
James Francis Byrnes (US: /ˈbɜːrnz/; May 2, 1882 – April 9, 1972) was an American judge and politician. He was a member of the Democratic Party. Byrnes once stood for Congress, doing so on a platform aimed at enhancing living standards in South Carolina. Amongst other measures, his platform called for improved conditions for textile mill workers, higher farm prices, and better public education.[2] He was also the 104th Governor of South Carolina from 1951 through 1955. From 1945 through 1947, he was the United States Secretary of State during the Harry S. Truman presidency.