He was married to Rita Liddy 'Peatsy' Hollings from August 21, 1971, until her death in October 2012. Hollings was a member of the Pi Kappa Phi fraternity. in 1947 after 21 months at the University of South Carolina, and joined a law practice in Charleston. Hollings graduated from The Citadel in 1942, receiving a Bachelor of Arts degree. in the Hampton Park Terrace neighborhood from age 10 until he enrolled in college. Hollings was born in Charleston, South Carolina, the son of Wilhelmine Dorothea Meyer (1888–1982) and Adolph Gevert Hollings, Sr. He declined to seek re-election in 2004 and was succeeded by Republican Jim DeMint. Hollings sought the Democratic nomination in the 1984 presidential election but dropped out of the race after the New Hampshire primary. Hollings remained popular and continually won re-election, becoming one of the longest-serving Senators in U.S. Johnston died in 1965, and the following year Hollings won a special election to serve the remainder of Johnston's term. He sought election to the Senate in 1962 but was defeated by incumbent Olin D. After the war, Hollings successively won election to the South Carolina House of Representatives, as lieutenant governor, and as governor.

During World War II, he served as an artillery officer in campaigns in North Africa and Europe.

senator.īorn in Charleston, South Carolina, Hollings graduated from The Citadel in 1942 and joined a law practice in Charleston after attending the University of South Carolina School of Law. At the time of his death, he was the oldest living former U.S. He served alongside Democrat-turned- Republican Senator Strom Thurmond for 36 years, making them the longest-serving Senate duo in history. A conservative Democrat, he was also the 106th governor of South Carolina, the 77th lieutenant governor of South Carolina, and a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives. Ernest Frederick ' Fritz' Hollings (January 1, 1922 – April 6, 2019) was an American politician who served as a United States senator from South Carolina from 1966 to 2005.

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