Olin D. Johnston

Biography

Born 1896-11-18 · Died 1965-04-18

American politician (1896-1965)

Political party

• Democratic Party
• Democratic Party
• Democratic Party

Political ideology

• segregationism
• segregationism
• segregationism

Occupations

• politician
• lawyer

Terms in office & positions

• member of the South Carolina House of Representatives
• Governor of South Carolina — 1943-01-19 – 1945-01-02
• Governor of South Carolina — 1935-01-15 – 1939-01-17
• United States senator — 1945-01-03 – 1947-01-03
• United States senator — 1947-01-03 – 1949-01-03
• United States senator — 1949-01-03 – 1951-01-03
• United States senator — 1951-01-03 – 1953-01-03
• United States senator — 1953-01-03 – 1955-01-03
• United States senator — 1955-01-03 – 1957-01-03
• United States senator — 1957-01-03 – 1959-01-03
• United States senator — 1959-01-03 – 1961-01-03
• United States senator — 1961-01-03 – 1963-01-03
• United States senator — 1963-01-03 – 1965-01-03
• United States senator — 1965-01-03 – 1965-04-18

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