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Also Known As James Francis Byrnes
Born May 2, 1879 • Charleston • South Carolina
Died April 9, 1972 (aged 92) • Columbia • South Carolina
Title / Office governor (1951-1955), South Carolina • supreme court (1941-1942), United States • United States Senate (1931-1941), United States
Political Affiliation Democratic Party
Role In New Deal • World War II

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