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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—South CarolinaFloyd Davidson SPENCE
(1928-2001)
SPENCE, Floyd Davidson, a
Representative from South Carolina; born in Columbia, Richland
County, S.C., April 9, 1928; graduated from Lexington High School,
Lexington, S.C.; B.A., University of South Carolina, Columbia,
S.C., 1952; LL.B., University of South Carolina, Columbia, S.C.,
1956; United States Naval Reserve, 1947-1988; admitted to the South
Carolina state bar, 1956; member of the South Carolina state house
of representatives, 1956-1962; member of the South Carolina state
senate, 1966-1970, and served as minority leader 1966-1970;
delegate, South Carolina State Republican conventions; delegate,
Republican National Conventions, 1964-1984; elected as a Republican
to the Ninety-second and to the fifteen succeeding Congresses
(January 3, 1971-August 16, 2001); chairman, Committee on National
Security (One Hundred Fourth and One Hundred Fifth Congresses);
chairman, Committee on Armed Services (One Hundred Sixth Congress);
died on August 16, 2001, in Jackson, Miss.; interment in St.
Peter’s Lutheran Church Cemetery, Lexington, S.C.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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