Sanford, Terry

University president, politician.

Terry Sanford of Scotland, Cumberland, Wake, and Durham counties, N.C., was a politician, educator, administrator, lawyer, and soldier. He served as state senator, 1953-1954; governor of North Carolina, 1961-1965; president of Duke University, 1969-1985; and U.S. senator, 1986-1992.

United States Senator from N.C., 1986-1992; Governor of North Carolina, 1961-1965; and President of Duke University, 1969-1985.

Terry Sanford (1917-1998) served as North Carolina State Senator from 1953 to 1954 and as United States Senator from 1986 to 1992. In 1961 he was elected Governor of North Carolina and held the office through 1965. In December 1969 Sanford was elected President of Duke University. He assumed the office in April 1970 and held the position through June 1985. His involvement at Duke continued as President Emeritus, from 1985 to 1998, and as Professor of Public Policy, from 1992 to 1998.

Politician, educator, administrator, lawyer, soldier. Served as state (N.C.) senator, 1953-1954; governor of North Carolina, 1961-1965; president of Duke University, 1969-1985; and U.S. senator, 18=986-1992. Sanford died in April of 1998.

Governor and U.S. senator, of North Carolina; d. 1998.

James Terry Sanford was born August 20, 1917 in Laurinburg, N.C., the son of Cecil L. and Elizabeth Martin Sanford. He received the A.B. degree (1939) and the JD degree (1946) from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. After serving in the military and FBI and while practicing law in Fayetteville, N.C., Sanford embarked on a political career. He served as North Carolina State Senator from 1953 to 1954 and as United States Senator from 1986 to 1992. In 1961 he was elected Governor of North Carolina and held the office through 1965.

In December 1969 Sanford was elected President of Duke University. He assumed the office in April 1970 and held the position through June 1985. His involvement at Duke continued as President Emeritus, from 1985 to 1998, and as Professor of Public Policy, from 1992 to 1998. Terry Sanford died on April 18, 1998 and is buried in the Crypt in the Chapel at Duke University.

Sanford married Margaret Rose Knight in 1942; they had two children, Elizabeth Knight and Terry, Jr.

Terry Sanford was born 20 August 1917 in Laurinburg, N. C., the second son of Cecil L. and Elizabeth Martin Sanford. He received the A.B. degree in 1939 and the J.D. degree in 1946 from the University of North Carolina. He served as an FBI agent, 1941-1942, with the United States Army in Europe during World War II, and as assistant director of the Institute of Government, UNC-Chapel Hill, 1946-1948. Sanford practiced as an attorney in Fayetteville, N.C., from 1948 until he was elected governor of North Carolina in 1960, serving as president of the Young Democratic Clubs of North Carolina, 1949-1950, and North Carolina state senator, 1953-1954. He practiced law again after leaving office in 1965, and, in 1969, became president of Duke University, a position he held until 1985. Sanford was United States senator from North Carolina, 1986-1992.

Sanford married Margaret Rose Knight in 1942; their two children are Elizabeth Knight and Terry Jr.

Sanford served on the following U. S. Senate committees: Select Committee on Ethics (Chair); Special Committee on Aging; Budget; Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs including the Subcommittee on International Finance and Monetary Policy and Subcommittee on Securities; and Foreign Relations including Subcommittee on Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs (Chair), Subcommittee on African Affairs, and Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere and Peace Corps Affairs.