Olin D. Johnston
| Olin DeWitt Talmadge Johnston | |
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United States Senator from South Carolina |
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In office January 3, 1945 – April 18, 1965 |
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| Preceded by | Wilton E. Hall |
| Succeeded by | Donald S. Russell |
| 98th Governor of South Carolina | |
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In office January 19, 1943 – January 2, 1945 |
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| Lieutenant | Ransome J. Williams |
| Preceded by | Richard M. Jefferies |
| Succeeded by | Ransome J. Williams |
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In office January 15, 1935 – January 17, 1939 |
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| Lieutenant | Joseph E. Harley |
| Preceded by | Ibra C. Blackwood |
| Succeeded by | Burnet R. Maybank |
| Member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from Spartanburg County | |
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In office January 11, 1927 – January 13, 1931 |
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| Member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from Anderson County | |
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In office January 9, 1923 – January 13, 1925 |
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| Personal details | |
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November 18, 1896 Near Honea Path, South Carolina |
| Died | April 18, 1965 (aged 68) Columbia, South Carolina |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Gladys Atkinson (m.1924-1965)(his death) |
| Children | Elizabeth Johnston Patterson, Sallie Leigh Johnston and Olin Johnston Jr. |
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Wofford College (BA) University of South Carolina (M.A., LL.B.) |
| Religion | Southern Baptist |
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| Allegiance | United States of America |
| Service/branch | United States Army National Guard |
| Years of service | 1917 – 1919 |
| Rank | sergeant |
| Unit | 117th Engineer Unit |
| Battles/wars | World War I |
Olin DeWitt Talmadge Johnston (November 18, 1896 – April 18, 1965) was a Democratic Party politician from the US state of South Carolina. He served as the 98th Governor of South Carolina, 1935–1939 and 1943–1945, and represented the state in the United States Senate from 1945 until his death from pneumonia in Columbia, South Carolina in 1965.
Johnston was born near Honea Path, South Carolina in Anderson County. His family maintained a farm and worked in the Chiquola Manufacturing Company's textile mill. Johnston's youth was divided between schooling, work on the farm, and work in the mill. He could attend school only while the family was on the farm, usually in the summer. Johnston eventually enrolled in the Textile Industrial Institute, now Spartanburg Methodist College, in Spartanburg and here Johnston earned his high school diploma in thirteen months, graduating in 1915. He entered Wofford College in the fall of 1915, where he worked his way through school by holding a variety of jobs, but his studies were interrupted by service in the United States Army during World War I.
Johnston enlisted in the Army National Guard in 1917 and served with the 117th Engineer unit, which was attached to the 42nd Division, the Rainbow Division, in France. He served eighteen months overseas and attained the rank of sergeant. Following his discharge in June 1919, he returned to Wofford where he received his Bachelor's degree in 1921. In the fall of 1921, Johnston entered the University of South Carolina where he earned both an M.A. in Political Science in 1923 and an LL.B. in 1924. That same year established the law firm of Faucette and Johnston in Spartanburg, and in December, married Gladys Atkinson of Spartanburg. She would serve throughout his career as his most trusted counselor.
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