Harris Wofford

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Harris Wofford

Country

United States

Birth - Death

1926 - 2019

Occupation

Politics

Description

Former Senator from Pennsylvania (1991-1995), special assistant for civil rights to President John F. Kennedy and adviser to the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Came out as gay after the death of his wife (and 48 years of marriage to her), met a man and was married again at age 90 (2016). Former President of Bryn Mawr College (1970-1978). Pennsylvania Secretary of Labor and Industry from 1987 to 1991. Chief executive officer of the Corporation for National and Community Service, the federal agency that runs AmeriCorps and other domestic volunteer programs (1995-2001). The Harris Wofford Awards pay homage to him as a long-time Youth Service America board member. Lawyer.

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