| William J. B. Dorn  AKA William Jennings Bryan Dorn
Born: 14-Apr-1916
Birthplace: Greenwood, SC
Died: 13-Aug-2005
Location of death: Greenwood, SC
Cause of death: unspecified
Remains: Buried, Bethel Methodist Church Cemetery, Callison, SC
Gender: Male
Religion: Baptist
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Politician
Party Affiliation: Democratic Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Congressman from South Carolina, 1947-74 Military service: US Army (1942-45) Father: T.E. Dorn (Greenwood County school superintendent)
Mother: Pearl Griffith
Brother: Watson Dorn
Brother: (6 brothers)
Wife: Mildred Johnson (Associate Editor of US News and World Report, m. 1948, d. 1990)
Daughter: Olivia Dorn-Kennedy
Daughter: Briana Pearl Dorn Lawrence
Daughter: Debbie Gail Dorn Pracht
Son: William Jennings Bryan Dorn
Son: Johnson Griffith Dorn
High School: Greenwood High School, Greenwood, SC (1933)
US Congressman, South Carolina 3rd (1951-74)
US Congressman, South Carolina 3rd (1947-49)
South Carolina State Senate (1941-42)
South Carolina State House of Representatives (1939-40)
American Legion
Democratic National Committee
Freemasonry
Rotary International
Shriners
Author of books:
Dorn: Of the People, A Political Way of Life (1988, memoir)
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