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James
Francis
Byrnes
Jr
Born in Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, United States
Ancestors 
Brother of
Leonore (Byrnes) Fuller
Husband of
Maude Perkins (Busch) Byrnes
— married
1906 [location unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 89
in Columbia, Richland, South Carolina, United States
Profile last modified
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| Preceded by Associate Justice James Clark McReynolds Preceded by 48th Secretary Edward Stettinius, Jr. Preceded by 103rd Governor Strom Thurmond Preceded by Coleman Livingston Blease |
James F. Byrnes Associate Justice of the US Supreme Court  49th United States Secretary of State  104th Governor of South Carolina  US Senator (Class 2) from South Carolina[1]  |
Succeeded by Associate Justice Wiley Blount Rutledge Succeeded by 50th Secretary George Marshall Succeeded by 105th Governor George Bell Timmerman Jr. Succeeded by Alva M. Lumpkin |
Biography
James Byrnes Jr is Notable.
James Francis Byrnes was an American judge and politician from South Carolina. As a member of the Democratic Party, he served in 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, making him one of the very few politicians to have served in the highest levels of all three branches of the American federal government while also being active in state government.
Sources
- ↑ Resigned, vacant July 8, 1941 – July 22, 1941 when successor appointed.
- Find A Grave: Memorial #1586
- James F. Byrnes on Wikipedia
- Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
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