Strom Thurmond

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 Presidency of the United States in 1948 as the segregationist States Rights Democratic Party (Dixiecrat) candidate, receiving 2.4% of the popular vote and 39 electoral votes. Thurmond later represented South Carolina in the United States Senate from 1954 to April 1956 and N... more

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  • Dec 5, 1902

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  • Jun 26, 2003 (age 100 years)

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  • Sep 16, 1964
  • Jun 26, 2003
  • Sep 16, 1964
  • 1948
  • 1948
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