Thomas S. Gettys
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Thomas Smithwick Gettys was a U.S. Representative
from South Carolina
.
Born in Rock Hill, South Carolina
, Gettys was educated in the Rock Hill public schools.
He attended Clemson College.
Erskine College, A.B., 1933.
Graduate work at Duke University
and Winthrop College.
He was in the United States Navy
from 1942 to 1946.
He was a teacher.
School administrator, Central School from 1935 to 1941.
He served as staff for United States Representative James P. Richards from 1942 to 1951.
Postmaster, Rock Hill, South Carolina
from 1951 to 1954.
He was a lawyer in private practice.
Past member and chairman of the board of trustees of Rock Hill School District Three from 1953 to 1960.
Gettys was elected as a Democrat
to the Eighty-eighth and to the Eighty-ninth Congress by special election to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of United States Representative Robert W. Hemphill, and reelected to the four succeeding Congresses (November 3, 1964-December 31, 1974).
He resigned on December 31, 1974.
He was not a candidate for reelection to the Ninety-fourth Congress in 1974.
He died on June 8, 2003, in Rock Hill, South Carolina
.
He was interred in Neely's Creek Associate Reformed Church Cemetery, Rock Hill, South Carolina
.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from South Carolina
South Carolina
South Carolina is a state in the Deep South of the United States that borders Georgia to the south, North Carolina to the north, and the Atlantic Ocean to the east. Originally part of the Province of Carolina, the Province of South Carolina was one of the 13 colonies that declared independence...
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Born in Rock Hill, South Carolina
Rock Hill, South Carolina
Rock Hill is the largest city in York County, South Carolina and the fourth-largest city in the state. It is also the third-largest city of the Charlotte metropolitan area, behind Charlotte and Concord, North Carolina. The population was 71,459 as of . Rock Hill has undergone rapid growth between...
, Gettys was educated in the Rock Hill public schools.
He attended Clemson College.
Erskine College, A.B., 1933.
Graduate work at Duke University
Duke University
Duke University is a private research university located in Durham, North Carolina, United States. Founded by Methodists and Quakers in the present day town of Trinity in 1838, the school moved to Durham in 1892. In 1924, tobacco industrialist James B...
and Winthrop College.
He was in the United States Navy
United States Navy
The United States Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States. The U.S. Navy is the largest in the world; its battle fleet tonnage is greater than that of the next 13 largest navies combined. The U.S...
from 1942 to 1946.
He was a teacher.
School administrator, Central School from 1935 to 1941.
He served as staff for United States Representative James P. Richards from 1942 to 1951.
Postmaster, Rock Hill, South Carolina
Rock Hill, South Carolina
Rock Hill is the largest city in York County, South Carolina and the fourth-largest city in the state. It is also the third-largest city of the Charlotte metropolitan area, behind Charlotte and Concord, North Carolina. The population was 71,459 as of . Rock Hill has undergone rapid growth between...
from 1951 to 1954.
He was a lawyer in private practice.
Past member and chairman of the board of trustees of Rock Hill School District Three from 1953 to 1960.
Gettys was elected as a Democrat
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
to the Eighty-eighth and to the Eighty-ninth Congress by special election to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of United States Representative Robert W. Hemphill, and reelected to the four succeeding Congresses (November 3, 1964-December 31, 1974).
He resigned on December 31, 1974.
He was not a candidate for reelection to the Ninety-fourth Congress in 1974.
He died on June 8, 2003, in Rock Hill, South Carolina
Rock Hill, South Carolina
Rock Hill is the largest city in York County, South Carolina and the fourth-largest city in the state. It is also the third-largest city of the Charlotte metropolitan area, behind Charlotte and Concord, North Carolina. The population was 71,459 as of . Rock Hill has undergone rapid growth between...
.
He was interred in Neely's Creek Associate Reformed Church Cemetery, Rock Hill, South Carolina
Rock Hill, South Carolina
Rock Hill is the largest city in York County, South Carolina and the fourth-largest city in the state. It is also the third-largest city of the Charlotte metropolitan area, behind Charlotte and Concord, North Carolina. The population was 71,459 as of . Rock Hill has undergone rapid growth between...
.