Thomas S. Gettys

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Thomas S. Gettys (1971)

Thomas Smithwick Gettys (born June 19, 1912 in Rock Hill , South Carolina , †  June 8, 2003 ibid) was an American politician . Between 1964 and 1974 he represented the state of South Carolina in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Thomas Gettys attended the public schools in his home country and then Clemson College and, until 1933, Erskine College . He then continued his education at Duke University and Winthrop College . Between 1935 and 1941 Gettys was active in the school service as a teacher and in the administrative area. From 1942 to 1951 he was a member of the staff of Congressman James P. Richards . This time was interrupted by his military service in the US Navy during World War II.

Between 1951 and 1954, Getty's post office owner was in his hometown of Rock Hill. At the same time he worked there as a lawyer. From 1953 to 1960 he was the curator of Rock Hill Public Schools. Politically, he was a member of the Democratic Party . After the resignation of Congressman Robert W. Hemphill on May 1, 1964, Gettys was elected in the fifth constituency of South Carolina as his successor to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC . There he took up his new mandate on November 3, 1964. After four re-elections, he could remain in Congress until his resignation on December 31, 1974 . This time was marked by the events surrounding the civil rights movement and the Vietnam War . In 1974, the Watergate Affair rocked political America. The steps taken by Congress to impeach President Richard Nixon did not take effect , however, since Nixon resigned in August 1974.

1974 Gettys renounced another candidacy. He resigned from office on December 31 of this year, four days before the end of the legislative period on January 3, 1975. He then withdrew from politics. Thomas Gettys died on June 8, 2003 in his native Rock Hill.

Web links

  • Thomas S. Gettys in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
personal data
SURNAME Gettys, Thomas S.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Gettys, Thomas Smithwick (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH June 19, 1912
PLACE OF BIRTH Rock Hill , South Carolina
DATE OF DEATH June 8, 2003
Place of death Rockhill , South Carolina