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James Strom Thurmond Sr. (December 5, 1902 – June 26, 2003) was an American politician who represented South Carolina in the United States Senate from 1954 to 2003. Before his 48 years as a senator, he served as the 103rd governor of South Carolina from 1947 to 1951.
Apr 11, 2024 · Strom Thurmond. In full: James Strom Thurmond. Born: December 5, 1902, Edgefield, South Carolina, U.S. Died: June 26, 2003, Edgefield, South Carolina (aged 100) Title / Office: United States Senate (1954-2003), United States. governor (1947-1951), South Carolina. Political Affiliation: Democratic Party. Dixiecrat. Republican Party. Role In:
May 5, 2019 · Getty Images. By. Robert McNamara. Updated on May 05, 2019. Strom Thurmond was a segregationist politician who ran for president in 1948 on a platform opposed to civil rights for African Americans. He later served 48 years—an astonishing eight terms—as a U.S. Senator from South Carolina.
Strom Thurmond. Service in WWII. Electoral history. Family. Governor of South Carolina. Barnwell Ring. 1948 presidential election. U.S. Senator from South Carolina. Senate career. Southern Manifesto. Filibuster of the Civil Rights Act of 1957. Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. Comprehensive Crime Control Act of 1984. Legacy.
Strom Thurmond: A Featured Biography. James Strom Thurmond served as a city and county attorney before being elected to the South Carolina state senate in 1932.
Jun 27, 2003 · Strom Thurmond of South Carolina, a central figure in the political transformation of the South and the longest-serving senator in American history, died yesterday in Edgefield, S.C. He was 100....
May 29, 2018 · Strom Thurmond was born James Strom Thurmond on December 5, 1902, in Edgefield, South Carolina. He was one of six children born to John William Thurmond and Eleanor Gertrude Strom. Thurmond ’ s father was a lawyer, farmer, community leader, and former South Carolina state senator.
