“H” is for Hollings, Ernest Frederick (1922-2019). Governor, U.S. senator. A native of Charleston, “Fritz” Hollings was a Citadel graduate and World War II veteran. In 1948 he was elected to the S.C. House of Representatives where he led in the passing of a three-percent sales tax to finance school needs. Elected lieutenant governor in 1954, he worked to promote industrial development. In 1958, Hollings was elected governor. His legacy included the state’s technical education system, an educational television network, and an expanded and effective State Development Board. In 1966 Hollings won a special election to the U.S. Senate. In the senate he became an acknowledged authority on the budget, telecommunications, the environment, defense, trade, and space. In 1998 Ernest Frederick Hollings was reelected to a sixth and final term as U.S. senator.
“H” is for Hollings, Ernest Frederick (1922-2019)
