John M. Spratt, Jr.

A Representative from South Carolina. Born in Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, N. C. , November 1, 1942. Graduated from York High School, York, S. C. , 1960. A. B. , Davidson College, Davidson, N. C. , 1964. M. A. , Marshall Scholar, Corpus Christi College, Oxford University, Oxford, England, 1966. LL. B. , Yale Law School, New Haven, Conn. , 1969. United States Army, 1969-1971. Lawyer, private practice. Banker. Business owner. Delegate, South Carolina state Democratic convention, 1972-1980. Delegate, Democratic National Convention, 1964. Elected as a Democrat to the Ninety-eighth and to the thirteen succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1983-January 3, 2011). Unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Twelfth Congress in 2010. Chair, Committee on the Budget (One Hundred Tenth and One Hundred Eleventh Congresses). Died on December 14, 2024, in York, S. C. Interment at Rock Hill Cemetery, York, S. C.  .