James Mann | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromSouth Carolina's4th district | |
| In office January 3, 1969 – January 3, 1979 | |
| Preceded by | Robert T. Ashmore |
| Succeeded by | Carroll A. Campbell Jr. |
| Member of the South Carolina House of Representatives fromGreenville County | |
| In office January 11, 1949 – January 13, 1953 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | James Robert Mann (1920-04-27)April 27, 1920 |
| Died | December 20, 2010(2010-12-20) (aged 90) Greenville, South Carolina, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Virginia Thomason Brunson (m. 1945) |
| Profession | lawyer |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States of America |
| Branch/service | United States Army; United States Army Reserve |
| Years of service | 1941 – 1946 |
| Rank |  Colonel |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
James Robert Mann (April 27, 1920 – December 20, 2010) was aWorld War II soldier, lawyer andDemocraticUnited States Representative fromSouth Carolina.[1]
Mann was born inGreenville, to Alfred Clio Mann (1889–1956) and Nina Mae (Griffin) Mann. He graduated from Greenville High School in 1937. He then went toCharleston to receive his bachelor's degree atThe Citadel in 1941. With the outbreak ofWorld War II, Mann enlisted in theU.S. Army and served on active duty until 1946, when he became areservist with the rank ofcolonel. After the war, Mann enrolled at theUniversity of South Carolina School of Law where he was editor of theSouth Carolina Law Review and graduatedmagna cum laude in 1947 as a member of theEuphradian Society.[2] He was admitted to the state bar the same year and established a private practice in Greenville.
In 1948, Mann was elected to theSouth Carolina House of Representatives and he served for two terms untilGovernorJames F. Byrnes appointed him as thecircuit solicitor for the13th judicial circuit of South Carolina to succeedRobert T. Ashmore in 1953. He was re-elected twice to that post and served until 1962. Afterwards, he became the secretary for the Greenville County Planning Commission and a trustee of the Greenville Hospital System. In 1968, Mann won election to theU.S. House of Representatives as aDemocrat to represent the4th congressional district. In 1971, Mann was the sole member in the state's congressional delegation to vote for theEqual Employment Opportunity Act.[3] While in the House, Mann was a member of theJudiciary Committee that voted to recommend theimpeachment ofPresident Nixon, ultimately drafting portions of Articles I and II of the final report. His other committee assignments included the Select Committee on Crime, the Committee for theDistrict of Columbia, and the Select Committee on Narcotics Abuse and Control.[4] Mann did not seek re-election in 1978 and left Congress to resume his law practice in Greenville.
Mann was a recipient of theOrder of the Palmetto, South Carolina's highest civilian award.
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