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 byBill Clinton
Preceded byEli J. Segal
Succeeded byLeslie Lenkowsky
United States Senator
from Pennsylvania
In office
May 8, 1991 – January 3, 1995
Preceded byJohn Heinz
Succeeded byRick Santorum
Pennsylvania Secretary of Labor and Industry
In office
March 23, 1987 – May 8, 1991
GovernorBob Casey Sr.
Preceded byJames Knepper
Succeeded byTom Foley
Chair of the Pennsylvania Democratic Party
In office
June 28, 1986 – December 6, 1986
Preceded byEdward Mezvinsky
Succeeded byLarry Yatch
5th President of Bryn Mawr College
In office
1970–1978
Preceded byKatharine Elizabeth McBride
Succeeded byMary Patterson McPherson
President of the State University of New York at Old Westbury
In office
1966–1970
Preceded byposition established
Succeeded byJohn D. Maguire
Personal details
Born
Harris Llewellyn Wofford Jr.

(1926-04-09)April 9, 1926
New York City, U.S.
DiedJanuary 21, 2019(2019-01-21) (aged 92)
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Spouses
Clare Lindgren
(m. 1948; died 1996)
Matthew Charlton
(m. 2016)
Children3
EducationUniversity of Chicago (BA)
Yale University (LLB)
Signature
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/service United States Army
UnitUnited States Army Air Forces
Battles/warsWorld 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".

  1. ^ "THE 1991 ELECTION: The Winner Man in the News: Harris Llewellyn Wofford Jr.; Backstage No Longer". The New York Times. November 7, 1991.
  2. ^ "Ex-Sen. Harris Wofford, civil rights activist, dies at age 92". UPI. Retrieved July 17, 2019.