Sanford, Terry, 1917-1998

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

Biographical notes:

Terry Sanford, born James Terry Sanford, August 20, 1917, in Laurinburg, N. C. He was 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.

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Subjects:

  • Advertising, political
  • Agriculture
  • Campaign literature, 1960
  • Political campaigns
  • Campus planning
  • College presidents
  • Universities and colleges
  • Educational fund raising
  • Education, Higher
  • Elections
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  • Governors
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  • Legislators
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Occupations:

  • Governors
  • Lawyers
  • Politicians
  • Senators

Places:

  • Durham, NC, US
  • Laurinburg, NC, US

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