James Mann (South Carolina politician)

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = James Mann

| image name = Congressman James Mann.jpg

| image_size = 180px

| birth_name = James Robert Mann

| birth_date = {{birth date|1920|4|27|mf=y}}

| birth_place = Greenville, South Carolina, U.S.

| death_date = {{death date and age|2010|12|20|1920|4|27|mf=y}}

| death_place = Greenville, South Carolina, U.S.

| state = South Carolina

| district = 4th

| term = January 3, 1969 – January 3, 1979

| preceded = Robert T. Ashmore

| succeeded = Carroll A. Campbell Jr.

| office2 = Member of the
South Carolina House of Representatives
from Greenville County

| term2 = January 11, 1949 – January 13, 1953

| party = Democratic

| spouse = Virginia Thomason Brunson (m. 1945)

| profession = lawyer

| allegiance = {{flagicon|USA}} United States of America

| battles = World War II

| rank = 30px Colonel

| branch = United States Army;
United States Army Reserve

| serviceyears = 1941 – 1946

}}

James Robert Mann (April 27, 1920 – December 20, 2010) was a World War II soldier, lawyer and Democratic United States Representative from South Carolina.http://www.abcnews4.com/Global/story.asp?S=13719551{{dead link|date=November 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

Early life and career

Mann was born in Greenville, to Alfred Clio Mann (1889–1956) and Nina Mae (Griffin) Mann. He graduated from Greenville High School in 1937. He then went to Charleston to receive his bachelor's degree at The Citadel in 1941. With the outbreak of World War II, Mann enlisted in the U.S. Army and served on active duty until 1946, when he became a reservist with the rank of colonel. After the war, Mann enrolled at the University of South Carolina School of Law where he was editor of the South Carolina Law Review and graduated magna cum laude in 1947 as a member of the Euphradian Society.{{cite book|editor-last=Barrett|editor-first=Victor Elmore|title=Garnet and Black|year=1947|publisher=University of South Carolina|location=Columbia, SC|page=173|url=http://library.sc.edu/digital/collections/garnetAndBlack/gb1947.pdf}} He was admitted to the state bar the same year and established a private practice in Greenville.

Political career

In 1948, Mann was elected to the South Carolina House of Representatives and he served for two terms until Governor James F. Byrnes appointed him as the circuit solicitor for the 13th judicial circuit of South Carolina to succeed Robert T. Ashmore in 1953. He was re-elected twice to that post and served until 1962. Afterwards, he became the secretary for the Greenville County Planning Commission and a trustee of the Greenville Hospital System. In 1968, Mann won election to the U.S. House of Representatives as a Democrat to represent the 4th congressional district. In 1971, Mann was the sole member in the state's congressional delegation to vote for the Equal Employment Opportunity Act.{{Cite web |title=TO PASS H.R. 1746. -- House Vote #176 -- Sep 16, 1971 |url=https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/92-1971/h176 |access-date=2024-05-08 |website=GovTrack.us |language=en}} While in the House, Mann was a member of the Judiciary Committee that voted to recommend the impeachment of President Nixon, ultimately drafting portions of Articles I and II of the final report. His other committee assignments included the Select Committee on Crime, the Committee for the District of Columbia, and the Select Committee on Narcotics Abuse and Control.{{Cite web|url=https://archives.library.sc.edu/repositories/6/resources/184|title=Collection: James R. Mann Papers {{!}} ArchivesSpace Public Interface|website=archives.library.sc.edu|access-date=2020-04-15}} Mann did not seek re-election in 1978 and left Congress to resume his law practice in Greenville.

Accomplishments

Mann was a recipient of the Order of the Palmetto, South Carolina's highest civilian award.

Notes

References

[https://archives.library.sc.edu/repositories/6/resources/184 James R. Mann Papers] at South Carolina Political Collections at the University of South Carolina

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before = Robert T. Ashmore|

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Category:1920 births

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Category:United States Army personnel of World War II

Category:Military personnel from South Carolina