James Butler Hare

Hare, James Butler
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from South Carolina's 3rd district
In office 1949-1951
Preceded by	William Jennings Bryan Dorn
Succeeded by	William Jennings Bryan Dorn

Born	September 4, 1918 Saluda, South Carolina
Died	July 16, 1966 Columbia, South Carolina
Profession	Attorney

[edit] Biography

He was born in Saluda, South Carolina on September 4, 1918. He was the son of Butler B. Hare, who had also represented this district from 1939 to 1947. He attended the public schools, graduated from Newberry College in 1939, and did postgraduate work at Erskine College in Due West, South Carolina. He enlisted in the United States Navy in August 1940 and was released to inactive duty in the Naval Reserve as a lieutenant commander in January, 1946 with thirty-two months in the Pacific Theater. He graduated from the law school of the University of South Carolina in 1947 and was admitted to the bar and commenced the practice of law in Saluda, South Carolina. He was a member of the board of trustees of the University of South Carolina. He was elected as a Democrat to the Eighty-first Congress (January 3, 1949 - January 3, 1951. He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1950. He was recalled to active duty in the United States Navy January 1, 1950, and served as a law specialist until released to inactive duty as a commander in May 1952. He resumed the practice of law in Saluda, S.C.. He died in Columbia, South Carolina on July 16, 1966. He is interred in Travis Park Cemetery, Saluda, South Carolina.

Persondata
NAME	Hare, James Butler
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION	US Congressman from 3rd district 1949-1951
DATE OF BIRTH	September 4, 1918
PLACE OF BIRTH	Saluda, South Carolina
DATE OF DEATH	July 16, 1966
PLACE OF DEATH	Columbia, South Carolina