Harris Wofford, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Harris Wofford

American politician

Date of Birth: 09-Apr-1926

Place of Birth: New York City, New York, United States

Date of Death: 21-Jan-2019

Profession: lawyer, politician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Harris Llewellyn Wofford Jr.
(April 9, 1926 – January 21, 2019) was an American attorney, civil rights activist, and Democratic Party politician who represented Pennsylvania in the United States Senate from 1991 to 1995.
A noted advocate of national service and volunteering, Wofford was also the fifth president of Bryn Mawr College from 1970 to 1978, served as chairman of the Pennsylvania Democratic Party in 1986 and 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".