JENRETTE, John Wilson, Jr., a Representative from South Carolina; born in Conway, Horry County, S.C., May 19, 1936; graduated from Loris High School, Loris, S.C., 1954; B.A., Wofford College, Wofford, S.C., 1958; LL.B., University of South Carolina Law School, Columbia, S.C., 1962; admitted to the South Carolina bar, 1962; served as North Myrtle Beach city judge, 1962-1965; city attorney, 1965-1969; member of the South Carolina house of representatives, 1964-1972; unsuccessful candidate for election to the Ninety-third Congress in 1972; delegate, Democratic National Conventions, 1974, 1980; elected as a Democrat to the Ninety-fourth and to the two succeeding Congresses, until his resignation on December 10, 1980, (November 5, 1975-December 10, 1980); convicted on October 7, 1980, of bribery and conspiracy; sentenced to federal prison and was fined; president of an advertising and public relations firm in Florence and Myrtle Beach, S.C.; died on March 17, 2023, in Conway, S.C.
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[ Top ]Clark, John F. Capitol Steps and Missteps: The Wild, Improbable Ride of Congressman John Jenrette. North Charleston, South Carolina: Self-Published, CreateSpace, 2017.
Jenrette, Rita. My Capitol Secrets. New York: Bantam Books, 1981.
