In 1947, Wofford defended the 31 white men charged with the Lynching of Willie Earle in Greenville, South Carolina.[3] The trial was highly publicized, and resulted in all of the defendants being acquitted of murder despite many of them having signed confessions.[4]
Wofford was appointed on April 5, 1956, as a Democrat to the US Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Strom Thurmond and served from April 5, 1956, to November 6, 1956; he was not a candidate for election to fill the vacancy, and engaged in the practice of law. He was a member of the South Carolina Senate from 1966 to 1972, and changed party affiliation to Republican. He resided in Greenville, and died there in 1978; interment was in Woodlawn Memorial Park.
^Hubbell, Martindale (1961). Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory, Volume 3. Martindale-Hubbell.
^West, Rebecca (7 June 1947). "A Lynching Trial in Greenville". The New Yorker. Retrieved 2020-05-19.
^Gravely, William B. (2019-03-05). They Stole Him Out of Jail: Willie Earle, South Carolina's Last Lynching Victim. Univ of South Carolina Press. ISBN978-1-61117-938-5.
thomas, wofford, thomas, albert, wofford, september, 1908, february, 1978, united, states, senator, from, south, carolina, born, madden, station, laurens, county, south, carolina, attended, public, schools, graduated, from, university, south, carolina, columbi. Thomas Albert Wofford September 27 1908 February 25 1978 was a United States senator from South Carolina Born in Madden Station Laurens County South Carolina he attended the public schools and graduated from the University of South Carolina at Columbia in 1928 and from Harvard University Law School in 1931 2 He was admitted to the bar in the latter year and commenced the practice of law in Greenville He was assistant solicitor of the thirteenth judicial circuit from 1935 to 1936 and was assistant United States district attorney from 1937 to 1944 Thomas A WoffordUnited States Senatorfrom South CarolinaIn office April 5 1956 November 6 1956Appointed byGeorge Bell Timmerman Jr Preceded byStrom ThurmondSucceeded byStrom ThurmondMember of the South Carolina Senate from the 3rd districtIn office January 10 1967 December 28 1972Preceded byPatrick B Morrah Jr Succeeded bymulti member districtPersonal detailsBornThomas Albert Wofford 1908 09 27 September 27 1908Laurens County South Carolina U S DiedFebruary 25 1978 1978 02 25 aged 69 Greenville South Carolina U S Political partyDemocratic until 1966 Republican 1966 death SpouseCaro Wyche 1 Children5 1 EducationUniversity of South Carolina BA Harvard University LLB In 1947 Wofford defended the 31 white men charged with the Lynching of Willie Earle in Greenville South Carolina 3 The trial was highly publicized and resulted in all of the defendants being acquitted of murder despite many of them having signed confessions 4 He was a member of the board of trustees of Winthrop College from 1944 to 1956 Wofford also was a delegate to the 1948 Democratic National Convention from South Carolina Wofford was appointed on April 5 1956 as a Democrat to the US Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Strom Thurmond and served from April 5 1956 to November 6 1956 he was not a candidate for election to fill the vacancy and engaged in the practice of law He was a member of the South Carolina Senate from 1966 to 1972 and changed party affiliation to Republican He resided in Greenville and died there in 1978 interment was in Woodlawn Memorial Park References edit a b Caro Wyche Wofford 1918 2007 Hubbell Martindale 1961 Martindale Hubbell Law Directory Volume 3 Martindale Hubbell West Rebecca 7 June 1947 A Lynching Trial in Greenville The New Yorker Retrieved 2020 05 19 Gravely William B 2019 03 05 They Stole Him Out of Jail Willie Earle South Carolina s Last Lynching Victim Univ of South Carolina Press ISBN 978 1 61117 938 5 United States Congress Thomas A Wofford id W000666 Biographical Directory of the United States Congress U S SenatePreceded byStrom Thurmond U S senator Class 2 from South CarolinaApril 5 1956 November 6 1956 Served alongside Olin Johnston Succeeded byStrom Thurmond Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Thomas A Wofford amp oldid 1197359891, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
