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- Q16017396 description "American politician".
- Q16017396 description "American politician".
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- Q16017396 abstract "J. Palmer Gaillard, Jr. was born on Easter Sunday, April 20, 1920, in Charleston, South Carolina to J. Palmer Gaillard and Eleanor Lucas Gaillard. After a local education, he enlisted in the United States Navy two days after the attack on Pearl Harbor. He served as a pilot for four years and was discharged as a lieutenant in November 1945. Upon his return to Charleston, he founded the Seaboard Lumber & Supply Co. in 1946. In 1951 and 1955 he was elected to Charleston City Council.In 1959, he was elected Mayor of Charleston, was re-elected three times, and served until 1975. During his administration, the city expanded its boundaries for the first time since 1849, more than doubling in size during his time in office.In 1975, he was named Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Reserve Affairs by President Gerald Ford. He announced his resignation as mayor on April 24, 1975, upon his nomination to the federal post by Sen. Strom Thurmond; at his final City Council meeting, the civic auditorium was renamed in his honor as the Gaillard Municipal Auditorium. In 1977, he returned to Charleston and assumed the vice presidency of contracting firm Ruscon Corporation, a position he retained until retiring in 1985.He died on July 29, 2006, in Charleston, South Carolina, when he pulled in front of an on-coming truck; the truck driver was not charged. He is buried at St. Philips Episcopal Church in Charleston.".
- Q16017396 birthDate "1920-04-04".
- Q16017396 birthDate "1920-04-20".
- Q16017396 birthPlace Q1456.
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- Q16017396 birthYear "1920".
- Q16017396 deathDate "2006-07-26".
- Q16017396 deathDate "2006-07-29".
- Q16017396 deathPlace Q1456.
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- Q16017396 deathYear "2006".
- Q16017396 orderInOffice "58thMayor of Charleston".
- Q16017396 predecessor Q17090526.
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- Q16017396 birthDate "1920-04-20".
- Q16017396 birthPlace Q1456.
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- Q16017396 dateOfBirth "1920-04-04".
- Q16017396 dateOfDeath "2006-07-26".
- Q16017396 deathDate "2006-07-29".
- Q16017396 deathPlace "Charleston, South Carolina".
- Q16017396 name "Gaillard, J. Palmer".
- Q16017396 name "J. Palmer Gaillard, Jr.".
- Q16017396 order "58".
- Q16017396 placeOfBirth "Charleston, South Carolina".
- Q16017396 placeOfDeath "Charleston, South Carolina".
- Q16017396 predecessor "William McG. Morrison".
- Q16017396 shortDescription "American politician".
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- Q16017396 comment "J. Palmer Gaillard, Jr. was born on Easter Sunday, April 20, 1920, in Charleston, South Carolina to J. Palmer Gaillard and Eleanor Lucas Gaillard. After a local education, he enlisted in the United States Navy two days after the attack on Pearl Harbor. He served as a pilot for four years and was discharged as a lieutenant in November 1945. Upon his return to Charleston, he founded the Seaboard Lumber & Supply Co. in 1946.".
- Q16017396 label "J. Palmer Gaillard, Jr.".
- Q16017396 givenName "J. Palmer".
- Q16017396 name "Gaillard, J. Palmer".
- Q16017396 name "J. Palmer Gaillard".
- Q16017396 name "J. Palmer Gaillard, Jr.".
- Q16017396 surname "Gaillard".