Background
Hollings, Ernest Frederick was born on January 1, 1922 in Charleston, South Carolina. Son of Adolph G. and Wilhlemine D. (Meyer) Hollings.
Hollings, Ernest Frederick was born on January 1, 1922 in Charleston, South Carolina. Son of Adolph G. and Wilhlemine D. (Meyer) Hollings.
Bachelor of Arts, The Citadel, 1942; honorary Doctor of Laws, The Citadel, 1960; Bachelor of Laws, University South Carolina., 1947; Doctor of Laws (honorary), University South Carolina., 1980.
Member, South Carolina. House of Representatives, 1948-1954;
speaker pro tem, South Carolina. House of Representatives, 1951-1954;
lieutenant governor of, South Carolina., 1955-1959;
governor, South Carolina., 1959-1963;
practiced in, Charleston, 1963-1966;
United States senator, State of South Carolina., since 1966;
ranking member commerce science and transportation committee, commerce justice state, judiciary and related agys. subcommittee, senior member budget committee.
Member Hoover Comm. on Intelligence Activities, 1954-1955, President's Advisory Comm. on Intergovtl. Rels., 1959-1963, on Federalism, since 1981. Chairman Legislation Council, 1955-1959, Regional Advisory Council on Nuclear Energy.
Member of advisory committee National River and Harbors Congress. Delegate Law of Sea Conference. Appropriations committee, senate Democratic policy committee, senate Democratic Technology & Communications committee.
South. Carolina House of Representatives 1948-1954, Speaker pro tern. 1951-1953; Hoover Commission, on Intelligence Activities 55, President"s Advisory Commission, on Intergovernmental Relations 63, on Federalism since 1981. Senate Committees on Appropriations, Commerce, Budget.
Democratic Policy Committee, Office of Technology Assessment, National Ocean Policy Study.
Married Rita Louise Liddy, Aug.21, 1971. Children by previous marriage— Michael Milhous, Helen Hayne, Patricia Salley, Ernest Frederick III.