John W. Jenrette Jr.

A Representative from South Carolina. Born in Conway, Horry County, S. C. , May 19, 1936. Graduated from Loris High School, Loris, S. C. , 1954. B. A. , Wofford College, Wofford, S. C. , 1958. LL. B. , University of South Carolina Law School, Columbia, S. C. , 1962. Admitted to the South Carolina bar, 1962. Served as North Myrtle Beach city judge, 1962-1965. City attorney, 1965-1969. Member of the South Carolina house of representatives, 1964-1972. Unsuccessful candidate for election to the Ninety-third Congress in 1972. Delegate, Democratic National Conventions, 1974, 1980. Elected as a Democrat to the Ninety-fourth and to the two succeeding Congresses, until his resignation on December 10, 1980, (November 5, 1975-December 10, 1980). Convicted on October 7, 1980, of bribery and conspiracy. Sentenced to federal prison and was fined. President of an advertising and public relations firm in Florence and Myrtle Beach, S. C. Died on March 17, 2023, in Conway, S. C.