“H” is for Hollings, Ernest Frederick [b. 1922]. Governor. U.S. senator. “Fritz” Hollings graduated from The Citadel and served in the U.S. Army during World War II. After the war he obtained a law degree and practiced in Charleston. He represented Charleston in the SC House of Representatives from 1948 to 1954. He was elected lieutenant governor in 1954 and governor in 1958. His legacy included the establishment of the state’s technical education system and educational television network. He won a special election for the U. S. Senate in 1966. Re-elected six times, in the senate he was an acknowledged authority on the budget, telecommunications, defense, the environment, and trade. In 1983 Hollings mounted a campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination. Ernest Frederick Hollings’ fresh voice and strong agenda won favor with the media, but failed to excite voters.
“H” is for Hollings, Ernest Frederick [b. 1922]
