Harris Wofford

Harris Llewellyn Wofford, Jr. (April 9, 1926 – January 21, 2019) was an American politician. He was a member of the Democratic Party who represented Pennsylvania in the United States Senate from 1991 to 1995.

Harris Wofford
United States Senator from Pennsylvania
In office May 9, 1991 – January 3, 1995
Appointed by	Robert P. Casey
Preceded by	H. John Heinz III
Succeeded by	Rick Santorum
Pennsylvania Secretary of Labor and Industry
In office March 23, 1987[1] – May 8, 1991
Governor	Robert P. Casey
Preceded by	James Knepper
Succeeded by	Tom Foley
Chairman of the Pennsylvania Democratic Party
In office June 28, 1986[2] – December 6, 1986
Preceded by	Edward Mezvinsky
Succeeded by	Larry Yatch[3]
President of Bryn Mawr College
In office 1970–1978
Preceded by	Katharine Elizabeth McBride
Succeeded by	Mary Patterson McPherson
Personal details
Born	Harris Llewellyn Wofford, Jr.[4] (1926-04-09)April 9, 1926 New York City, New York, U.S.
Died	January 21, 2019(2019-01-21) (aged 92) Washington, D.C., U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Clare Lindgren (m.1948-96, her death) Matthew Charlton (m.2016)
Children	3
Alma mater	University of Chicago Howard University Law School Yale Law School
Military service
Branch/service	United States Army Air Forces
Battles/wars	World War II

Career

Wofford was also the fifth president of Bryn Mawr College from 1970 to 1978, served as Chairman of the Pennsylvania Democratic Party in 1986, as Pennsylvania Secretary of Labor and Industry in the cabinet of Governor Robert P. Casey from 1987 to 1991 and was a surrogate for Barack Obama's 2008 presidential campaign.

He introduced Obama in Philadelphia at the National Constitution Center before Obama's speech on race in America, A More Perfect Union.

Personal life

In 1948, Wofford married Clare Lindgren and they later had three children. She died in 1996.^[5] In 2016, Wofford announced that he would marry Matthew Charlton,^[6] his companion of many years.^[7]

Wofford died on January 21, 2019 at a hospital in Washington, D.C. from complications of a fall at the age of 92.^[8]