Sanford, Terry

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Dates:
Birth 1965
Death 1990
Birth 1917-08-20
Death 1998-04-18
English

Biographical notes:

University president, politician.

From the description of Reminiscences of Terry Sanford : oral history, 1976. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122597486

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.

From the description of Terry Sanford papers, 1946-1993. WorldCat record id: 38228417

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

From the description of Terry Sanford papers, 1926-1996 and undated, (bulk 1986-1992). (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 34039964

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.

From the description of Terry Sanford records and papers 1945-1998. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 55635810

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.

From the description of Campaign materials, 1986. (Pfeiffer University). WorldCat record id: 42383912

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

From the description of Appointments notebook, 1961-1965. (North Carolina Division of Archives & Hist). WorldCat record id: 70955963

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.

From the guide to the Records and Papers of Terry Sanford, 1945-1998, (University Archives, Duke University)

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.

From the guide to the Terry Sanford Papers, 1946-1993, (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.)

1917 Born in Laurinburg, NC 1939 A.B., University of North Carolina 1940 1941 Assistant Director, Institute of Government, University of North Carolina 1942 Married Margaret Rose Knight 1942 1945 Parachute Infantry, US Army 1946 J.D., University of North Carolina 1946 1948 Assistant Director, University of North Carolina Institute of Government 1948 1960 Private law practice in Fayetteville 1949 1950 President, North Carolina Young Democrats Club 1950 1953 Secretary-Treasurer, North Carolina Port Authority 1953 1954 North Carolina Senator 1956 1960 Delegate to National Democratic Convention 1961 1963 Chair, Southern Regional Educational Board 1961 1965 Governor of North Carolina 1964 Delegate, Democratic National Convention 1964 1967 Member, Carnegie Commission on Educational TV 1965 Partner, Sanford, Cannon, Adams, and McCullough 1965 1968 Director, Study of American States, Duke 1966 Publication: But What About the People? 1967 Publication: Storm Over the States 1968 Delegate, Democratic National Convention 1968 1969 Co-chair, Citizens' Committee for Governmental Reorganization; Chairman of Board, National Council of Independent Colleges and Universities; President, Urban America, Inc. 1969 1985 President, Duke University 1986 1992 U.S. Senator

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.

From the guide to the Terry Sanford Papers, 1926-1996, (Duke University. David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library)

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