Olin D. Johnston

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Politician
gptkbp:advocated_for Education reform
Healthcare access
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:South_Carolina_Democratic_Party
gptkbp:awards Honorary degrees
gptkbp:birth_date 1896-01-15
1896-12-12
gptkbp:birth_place gptkb:South_Carolina
gptkbp:burial_place gptkb:Greenlawn_Memorial_Park
gptkbp:children gptkb:Olin_D._Johnston_Jr.
gptkb:3
gptkbp:contribution Infrastructure development in South Carolina
gptkbp:death_date 1965-01-18
gptkbp:defeated gptkb:James_F._Byrnes
gptkbp:education gptkb:Clemson_University
gptkbp:election_year gptkb:1944
1934
1946
1948
1950
gptkbp:governing_body gptkb:South_Carolina_State_Senate
gptkb:Senate
gptkbp:has_public_services Community development initiatives
gptkbp:historical_impact South Carolina's political landscape
gptkbp:historical_significance Civil rights movement advocate
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Olin D. Johnston
gptkbp:image Olin_ D_ Johnston.jpg
gptkbp:influence New Deal policies
gptkbp:influence_on Future Democratic leaders
gptkbp:influenced Economic policies in South Carolina
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Franklin_D._Roosevelt
gptkbp:is_opposed_by gptkb:Jim_Crow_laws
Segregation policies
gptkbp:is_recognized_for Leadership in state government
gptkbp:known_for Progressive policies
gptkbp:legacy Influence on South Carolina politics
Political activism in South Carolina
gptkbp:military_service gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:nickname Olin
gptkbp:notable_work gptkb:Public_Works_Administration
Advocacy for civil rights
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:lawyer
gptkb:Governor
gptkbp:office gptkb:Governor
gptkbp:party gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkbp:place_of_birth gptkb:South_Carolina
gptkbp:place_of_death gptkb:South_Carolina
gptkbp:political_career gptkb:Senate
1931-1951
gptkbp:political_party gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkbp:position gptkb:U._S._Senator
gptkbp:position_held U. S. Senator from South Carolina
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:James_F._Byrnes
gptkb:Ibra_Charles_Blackwood
gptkbp:promoted Rural electrification
gptkbp:promotes Social security expansion
gptkbp:residence gptkb:South_Carolina
gptkb:Columbia,_South_Carolina
gptkbp:served_as gptkb:U._S._Senator
gptkb:Governor
U. S. Senator from South Carolina
gptkbp:served_in gptkb:South_Carolina_State_Senate
gptkb:1965
gptkbp:service_years gptkb:World_War_I
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Elizabeth_Johnston
Ethel Johnston
gptkbp:successor gptkb:George_Bell_Timmerman_Jr.
gptkb:Burnet_R._Maybank
gptkb:R._Gregg_Cherry
gptkbp:supported Labor rights
Public works projects
gptkbp:term_end gptkb:1965
1935-01-01
1939
1951-01-03
1945-01-01
1939-01-01
gptkbp:term_start gptkb:1935
1935-01-01
1945
1945-01-03
1931-01-01
1943-01-01
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Strom_Thurmond
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5