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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 was an American politician who was a prominent states’ rights and segregation advocate. He ran for the presidency in 1948 on the Dixiecrat ticket and was one of the longest-serving senators in U.S. history (1954–2003). Learn more about Thurmond’s life and career in this article.
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.
US Senate career of Strom Thurmond. Strom Thurmond served in the United States Senate from 1956 to 2003 (interrupted in 1956). He was a supporter of the presidencies of Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, Ronald Reagan, George H. W. Bush, and George W. Bush .
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.
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.
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...
