Olin D. Johnston
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Olin DeWitt Talmadge Johnston (November 18, 1896 â April 18, 1965), usually referred to as Olin D. Johnston, was a Democrat from South Carolina infamous for refusing to grant clemency as governor to 14 year-old George Stinney, an African-American teenager accused of murdering two white girls in a case where his constitutional rights were violated and where there was no evidence to support the prosecution.[1]
| Olin Johnston | |
|---|---|
| Former U.S. Senator from South Carolina From: January 3, 1945 - April 18, 1965 | |
| Predecessor | Wilton E. Hall |
| Successor | Donald S. Russell |
| Former Governor of South Carolina From: January 19, 1943 â January 2, 1945 | |
| Lieutenant | Ransome Judson Williams |
| Predecessor | Richard M. Jeffries |
| Successor | Ransome Judson Williams |
| Former Governor of South Carolina From: January 15, 1935 â January 17, 1939 | |
| Lieutenant | Joseph E. Harley |
| Predecessor | Ibra C. Blackwood |
| Successor | Burnet R. Maybank |
| Information | |
| Party | Democrat |
| Spouse(s) | Gladys Atkinson |
Backed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, Johnston challenged incumbent fellow segregationist Ellison D. "Cotton Ed" Smith in the 1938 Senate elections as a left-wing New Dealer,[1] losing in the Democrat primary.[2]
See also
- Elizabeth J. Patterson, his daughter and Representative from South Carolina's 4th district
References
- â 1.0 1.1 Segregation Forever. Equal Justice Initiative. Retrieved April 17, 2021.
- â SC US Senate - D Primary. Our Campaigns. Retrieved April 17, 2021.
External links
- Profile at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress