Reporting from Columbia, S.C. — Ernest F. “Fritz” Hollings, the silver-haired Democrat who helped shepherd South Carolina through desegregation as governor and went on to serve six terms in ...

Ernest Frederick “Fritz” Hollings, the charismatic and quick-witted former U.S. senator and South Carolina governor who became one of the state's most important national political figures ...

Ernest F. Hollings ... Like his colleague Strom Thurmond, South Carolina’s senior senator, Mr. Hollings became governor, ran for president and was a revered populist who took care of the ...

as lieutenant governor and governor, and as a member of the United States Senate,” said his children, Michael Hollings, Helen Hollings Reardon and Ernest Hollings III, in a statement.

Ernest F. "Fritz" Hollings, the silver-haired Democrat who helped shepherd South Carolina through desegregation as governor and went on to serve six terms in the U.S. Senate, has died. He was 97.

Ernest “Fritz” Hollings, former South Carolina governor and US Senator, died on Saturday at the age of 97. He served in the SC House, became governor and served in Congress until 2003.

Ernest F. "Fritz" Hollings with journalist Kirk Victor, who collaborated with Hollings on his 2008 book, Making Government Work. Fritz Hollings has died, the former South Carolina governor and six ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - The son of former U.S. Senator Ernest Hollings plans to run for lieutenant governor next year.Michael Hollings told a Columbia newspaper he considered running for governor ...

as lieutenant governor and governor, and as a member of the United States Senate,” said his children, Michael Hollings, Helen Hollings Reardon and Ernest Hollings III, in a statement.

Ernest F. “Fritz” Hollings, who oversaw in the early 1960s the orderly desegregation of South Carolina schools as the state’s governor, and who was known for his attempts to balance the ...