Ernest Hollings
Ernest Frederick Fritz Hollings served as a Democratic United States Senator from South Carolina from 1966 to 2005, as well as the 106th Governor of South Carolina and the 77th Lieutenant Governor . He servedyears and 55 days in the Senate, which makes him the 8thlongestserving Senator in history. He served alongside Republican Strom Thurmond forof those years, making them the longestserving Senate duo in history, and him the most senior junior senator ever.
Hollings was born in Charleston, South Carolina, the son of Wilhelmine Dorothea and Adolph Gevert Hollings, Sr. He was raised at 338 President St. in the Hampton Park Terrace neighborhood from the age of ten through enrolling in college. He graduated from The Citadel in 1942, receiving a Bachelor of Arts degree. He received an LL.B. from the University of South Carolina in 1947 after onlymonths of study, and joined a law practice in Charleston. Hollings is a brother of the Pi Kappa Phi fraternity. He was married to Rita Liddy Peatsy Hollings from 1971 until her death in October, 2012. He had four children with his first wife, Patricia Salley Hollings. He is a Lutheran. In addition, Fritz and Patricia had two sons who died.
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