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Dec 18, 2003 · Though Mr. Thurmond's family, including his son, J. Strom Thurmond Jr., the United States Attorney of South Carolina, quickly acknowledged Ms. William's account after The Washington...
James Strom Thurmond Jr. (born October 18, 1972) is a former United States Attorney for the District of South Carolina and 2nd Circuit Solicitor. He is one of four children born to long-serving United States Senator Strom Thurmond and Nancy (Moore) Thurmond.
Jan 3, 2003 · James Strom Thurmond (December 5, 1902 – June 26, 2003) was an American politician who served as governor of South Carolina and as a United States Senator. He also ran for the U.S. President in the United States presidential election of 1948 under the segregationist States Rights Democratic Party banner.
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.
Jun 28, 2016 · On November 7, 1947, he took time out to marry Jean Crouch, one of his secretaries and twenty-three years his junior. He infamously posed for Life magazine standing on his head in front of Jean with the caption “VIRILE GOVERNOR.” Jean Thurmond died in 1960 of a brain tumor. They had no children.
Jul 24, 2023 · James Strom Thurmond was born on December 5, 1902 in Edgefield to John William Thurmond and Eleanor Gertrude Strom. He was educated in the Edgefield County public schools, and graduated from Clemson College (now Clemson University) in 1923 with a degree in horticulture.
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.
