Strom Thurmond

(1902-2003)

American politician

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James Strom Thurmond Sr. (December 5, 1902 – June 26, 2003) was an American military officer and politician who served for 48 years as a United States Senator from South Carolina. He ran for president in 1948 as the Dixiecrat candidate on a states' rights platform supporting racial segregation. He received 2.4% of the popular vote and 39 electoral votes, failing to defeat Harry Truman. Thurmond represented South Carolina in the United States Senate from 1954 until 2003, at first as a Southern Democrat and then, from 1964 onwards, as a Republican.

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Born	5 December 1902 Edgefield, South Carolina
Died	26 June 2003 (aged 100) Edgefield, South Carolina, United States
Zodiac	Sagittarius
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Essie Mae Washington-Williams · Daughter · 1925-2013 · American school teacher and writer edit info

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James Strom Thurmond Jr. · Son · 1972- · American politician, son of Strom Thurmond edit info

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