James Francis Byrnes

Biography of James Francis Byrnes

Family Name (Surname): Byrnes
First Name: James
Middle Name: Francis
Date of Birth: May , 2 , 1882
Place of Birth (POB): Charleston , South Carolina (US-SC, SC, 45, S.C., S. Car.)
Date of Death: April , 9 , 1972
Place of Death (POD): Columbia , South Carolina (US-SC, SC, 45, S.C., S. Car.)
Gender Identity: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White

Court Name: Supreme Court of the United States
Court Type: United States Supreme Court (USSC)
Appointment under the Presidency of: Franklin D. Roosevelt ( Democratic )
Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 06/12/1941
Seat vacated by: McReynolds , James Clark
Senate voice vote?: Yes
Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 06/12/1941
Commission Date: 06/25/1941
Date of Termination: 10/03/1942
Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Resignation

Official court reporter, South Carolina Circuit Court, Second Judicial Circuit, 1900-1908
Editor, Aiken [South Carolina] Journal and Review, 1903-1907
Solicitor, Second Judicial Circuit, South Carolina, 1908-1910
U.S. representative from South Carolina, 1911-1925
Private practice, Spartanburg, South Carolina, 1925-1931
U.S. senator from South Carolina, 1931-1941
Director, U.S. Office of Economic Stabilization, 1942-1943
Chairman, U.S. War Mobilization Board, 1943-1945
Secretary of State, 1945-1947
Private practice, Washington, D.C., 1947-1950
Governor, South Carolina, 1951-1955

Bankruptcy and Magistrate service

Allotment as Circuit Justice:
Seventh Circuit, October 14, 1941-October 3, 1942