Strom Thurmond's Biography
Deceased
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Full Name:
Strom Thurmond
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Nancy Moore; 4 Children: James, Juliana, Paul, Nancy (deceased)
Birth Date:
12/05/1902
Birth Place:
Edgefield, SC
Home City:
Aiken, SC
Religion:
Baptist
BS, Clemson University, 1923
Senator, United States Senator, 1954-2002
Served as President protem of the US Senate, 1981-1987, 1995-2001
Governor of South Carolina, 1947-1951
States Rights Democratic Candidate for President, 1948
South Carolina State Senator, 1933-1938 Circuit Judge, 1938-1946
County Superintendent of Education, 1929-1933
Experience, Policy Committee
Experience
US Army Reserves, 1924-1941, Major General, 1947-1965
US Army, Lieutenant Colonel, 1942-1946
Teacher and Coach, 1923-1929
Southern Governors' Conference, Chairman
Experience, President's Commission on Organized Crime