Harris Wofford

Harris Wofford
Wofford as a U.S. Senator
Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation for National and Community Service
In office 1995–2001
Appointed by	Bill Clinton
Preceded by	Eli J. Segal
Succeeded by	Leslie Lenkowsky
United States Senator from Pennsylvania
In office May 8, 1991 – January 3, 1995
Preceded by	John Heinz
Succeeded by	Rick Santorum
Pennsylvania Secretary of Labor and Industry
In office March 23, 1987 – May 8, 1991
Governor	Bob Casey Sr.
Preceded by	James Knepper
Succeeded by	Tom Foley
Chair of the Pennsylvania Democratic Party
In office June 28, 1986 – December 6, 1986
Preceded by	Edward Mezvinsky
Succeeded by	Larry Yatch
5th President of Bryn Mawr College
In office 1970–1978
Preceded by	Katharine Elizabeth McBride
Succeeded by	Mary Patterson McPherson
President of the State University of New York at Old Westbury
In office 1966–1970
Preceded by	position established
Succeeded by	John D. Maguire
Personal details
Born	Harris Llewellyn Wofford Jr. (1926-04-09)April 9, 1926 New York City, U.S.
Died	January 21, 2019(2019-01-21) (aged 92) Washington, D.C., U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouses	Clare Lindgren ​ ​ (m. 1948; died 1996)​ Matthew Charlton ​ (m. 2016)​
Children	3
Education	University of Chicago (BA) Yale University (LLB)
Signature
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Army
Unit	United States Army Air Forces
Battles/wars	World War II

Harris Llewellyn Wofford Jr.^[1] (April 9, 1926 – January 21, 2019) was an American attorney, civil rights activist, and Democratic Party politician who represented Pennsylvania in the United States Senate from 1991 to 1995.^[2] A noted advocate of national service and volunteering, Wofford was also the fifth president of Bryn Mawr College from 1970 to 1978, served as chairman of the Pennsylvania Democratic Party in 1986 and also as Pennsylvania Secretary of Labor and Industry in the cabinet of Governor Robert P. Casey from 1987 to 1991, and was a surrogate for Barack Obama's 2008 presidential campaign. He introduced Obama in Philadelphia at the National Constitution Center before Obama's speech on race in America, "A More Perfect Union".