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Strom Thurmond
James Strom Thurmond Sr. is an American politician, military officer, and attorney who represented South Carolina at the US Senate from 1954 to 2003. Prior to 48 years as a senator, he was the 103rd Governor of the South. Carolina from 1947 to 1951. Thurmond was a member of the Democratic Party until 1964, when he joined the Republican Party for the remainder of his legislative career. He also ran for president in 1948 as a Dixiecrat candidate, receiving more than one million votes and winning four states. A serious opponent of civil rights law in the 1950s and 1960s, Thurmond led the longest 24 hour 18 minute blockade of speech by a senator, in opposition to the civil rights law. 1957. In the 1960s, he voted against 1964. Citizenship Act and Voting Rights Act of 1965
BornJames Strom Thurmond, December 5, 1902, Edgefield, South Carolina, U.S.
DiedJune 26, 2003, Edgefield, South Carolina, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic (until 1964), Republican (1964–2003)
Other political affiliationsDixiecrat
Children5, including Essie, Strom Jr. and Paul
EducationClemson University (BS)
Preceded byRobert Byrd
Succeeded byRobert Byrd

About Strom Thurmond

Politician Strom Thurmond was born in Edgefield, South Carolina, United States on December 5, 1902. He dies at the age of 100, on June 26, 2003.

Senator from South Carolina who spent 48 of his 100 years in the state. He was the oldest and longest-serving senator in US history at the time of his retirement.

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Strom Thurmond before becoming famous

Strom Thurmond was born in the Zodiac sign Sagittarius (The Centaur/Archer), and 1902 is also the year of Tiger (兎) in the Chinese Zodiac.

He was a teacher, a farmer, a coach, and an attorney, among other things.

Achievement of Strom Thurmond

In opposition to the Civil Rights Act of 1957, he filibustered for nearly twenty-four hours.

Strom Thurmond's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

His daughter, Memoirist Essie Mae Washington-Williams, was born due to his affair with his black housekeeper, Cassie Butler, when she was on 16.

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When President US President Harry S. Truman desegregated the US Army in 1948, he became a presidential candidate.

Strom Thurmond Income & Net worth

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Latest information about Strom Thurmond updated on March 25 2023.