Floyd Spence
| Floyd Spence | |
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| Chairman of the House National Security Committee | |
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In office January 3, 1995 – January 3, 2001 |
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| Speaker |
Newt Gingrich Dennis Hastert |
| Preceded by | Ron Dellums |
| Succeeded by | Bob Stump |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from South Carolina's 2nd district |
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In office January 3, 1971 – August 16, 2001 |
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| Preceded by | Albert William Watson |
| Succeeded by | Joe Wilson |
| Member of the South Carolina Senate from the 7th District | |
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In office January 14, 1969 – December 15, 1970 |
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| Member of the South Carolina Senate from the 22nd District | |
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In office January 10, 1967 – January 14, 1969 |
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| Member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from Lexington County | |
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In office January 8, 1957 – January 8, 1963 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born |
Floyd Davidson Spence April 9, 1928 Columbia, South Carolina |
| Died | August 16, 2001 (aged 73) Washington, D.C. |
| Resting place |
Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery Lexington, South Carolina |
| Political party |
Democratic (c. 1946–1962) Republican (1962–2001) |
| Alma mater | University of South Carolina School of Law |
| Profession | Attorney |
| Religion | Lutheran |
| Military service | |
| Service/branch | United States Navy Reserve |
| Years of service | 1947–1988 |
| Rank | Captain |
| Battles/wars |
Korean War Vietnam War |
Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery
Floyd Davidson Spence (April 9, 1928 – August 16, 2001) was an attorney and a politician from the U.S. state of South Carolina. Elected for three terms to the South Carolina House of Representatives from Lexington County as a Democrat, in 1962 Spence announced his decision to switch to the Republican Party, as he was unhappy with shifts in the national party.
He lost a contested seat that year for United States Representative from South Carolina's 2nd congressional district to Democrat Albert W. Watson, who had the support of powerful senator Strom Thurmond. Watson shifted to the Republican Party in 1965 and ran unsuccessfully for governor in 1970. That year Spence won the congressional seat, and was re-elected for fourteen terms after this. He became ranking Republican on the House Armed Services Committee in 1993 and chairman in 1995. Spence died in office from cerebral thrombosis in Washington, D.C. in 2001.
Born in Columbia, the capital of South Carolina, Spence spent most of his life in nearby Lexington County. Shortly after graduating from high school, he enlisted in the United States Navy Reserve, from which he retired in 1988 as a captain. He graduated in 1952 from the University of South Carolina in Columbia with a degree in English. Four years later, he completed his law degree from the University of South Carolina School of Law.
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