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Strom Thurmond

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American politician (1902-2003)

United StatesPoliticiansLived 1902 to 2003 · aged 100
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James Strom Thurmond Sr. was an American politician who represented South Carolina in the United States Senate from 1954 to 2003. Before his 47 years as a senator, he served as the 103rd governor of South Carolina from 1947 to 1951.

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Thurmond as S.C. Circuit Judge, 1939Thurmond as S.C. Circuit Judge, 1939Thurmond in 1979Thurmond in 1979Official portrait, 1983Official portrait, 1983Margaret Thatcher and Thurmond at a state dinner in 1981Margaret Thatcher and Thurmond at a state dinner in 1981President Ronald Reagan with Thurmond in the Oval Office in 1987President Ronald Reagan with Thurmond in the Oval Office in 1987Army Chief of Staff Eric Shinseki meeting withSenator Thurmond on his 100th birthday.Army Chief of Staff Eric Shinseki meeting withSenator Thurmond on his 100th birthday.

Awards 11

1993Presidential Medal of Freedom
Bronze Star Medal
Legionnaire of Legion of Merit
Purple Heart
Presidential Citizens Medal
World War II Victory Medal
European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal
Croix de guerre 1939-1945
Order of the Crown
Dank Medal
Legion of Merit

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Connected to Strom 6

Almazbek AtambaevAlso won Dank MedalMatthew RidgwayAlso won European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign MedalRonald SpeirsAlso won World War II Victory MedalChris DoddAlso won Presidential Citizens MedalHerbert SobelAlso won World War II Victory MedalHank AaronAlso won Presidential Citizens Medal

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James Strom Thurmond Sr. was an American politician who represented South Carolina in the United States Senate from 1954 to 2003. Before his 47 years as a senator, he served as the 103rd governor of South Carolina from 1947 to 1951. Thurmond was officially a member of the Democratic Party in the Senate until 1964, when he joined the Republican Party. He had earlier run for president in 1948 as the Dixiecrat candidate in opposition to Democratic president Harry S. Truman, receiving over a million votes and winning four states.

Country
United States
Category
Politicians
Type
Politician
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1902 to 2003 · aged 100
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