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Strom Thurmond. James Strom Thurmond Sr. (December 5, 1902 – June 26, 2003) was an American politician. He was the oldest serving member of the United States Senate to date and the only senator to reach 100 while in office. He was also Governor of his home state South Carolina and a Presidential candidate. He was a lawyer .
Thurmond co-wrote the first version of the Southern Manifesto, stating disagreement with the 1954 U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Brown v. Board of Education, that desegregated public schools. He was part of the group of Southern senators who shared a commonality of being dispirited with Brown v.Board of Education. In early 1956, he resigned from the Senate, keeping the promise he made two years ...
26 de jun. de 2003 · Born Dec. 5, 1902, in Edgefield, S.C., James Strom Thurmond -- Strom was his mother's maiden name -- was elected county school superintendent, state senator and circuit judge before enlisting in ...
5 de may. de 2019 · James Strom Thurmond was born December 5, 1902 in Edgefield, South Carolina. His father was an attorney and prosecutor who was also deeply involved in state politics. Thurmond graduated from Clemson University in 1923 and worked in local schools as an athletic coach and teacher. Thurmond became Edgefield County's director of education in 1929.
James Strom Thurmond Sr. (n. 5 decembrie 1902, Edgefield (d), Carolina de Sud, SUA – d. 26 iunie 2003, Edgefield (d), Carolina de Sud, SUA) a fost un politician american, ofițer și avocat care a reprezentat Carolina de Sud în Senatul Statelor Unite între 1954 și 2003. Înainte să devină senator pentru următorii 48 de ani, a ...
Strom Thurmond. Některá data mohou pocházet z datové položky. James Strom Thurmond Sr. ( 5. prosince 1902, Edgefield, Jižní Karolína – 26. června 2003, Edgefield) byl americký generál, advokát, soudce a politik, který byl 48 let senátorem Spojených států za stát Jižní Karolína.
27 de jun. de 2003 · Strom Thurmond, a maverick Dixiecrat-turned-Republican who led the longest single filibuster in U.S. history and served in the U.S. Senate nearly 50 years, died late Thursday at the age of 100.
