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  Thurmond, J. Strom
CANDIDATE DETAILS
AffiliationRepublican  
<-  1995-01-01  
 
NameJ. Strom Thurmond
Address
Edgefield, South Carolina , United States
EmailNone
WebsiteNone
Born December 05, 1902
DiedJune 26, 2003 (100 years)
ContributorMr. Techno
Last ModifedChronicler
Dec 05, 2023 05:25am
Tags Caucasian - Divorced - Widowed - Army - Freemason - Christian - Protestant - Southern Baptist - Straight -
InfoTHURMOND, James Strom, a Senator from South Carolina; born in Edgefield, S.C., December 5, 1902; attended the public schools; graduated, Clemson College 1923; taught in South Carolina high schools 1923-1929; Edgefield County superintendent of education 1929-1933; studied law and was admitted to the South Carolina bar in 1930; city and county attorney 1930-1938; member, State senate 1933-1938; circuit judge 1938-1946; served in the United States Army 1942-1946, in Europe and in the Pacific, and participated in the Normandy invasion; was awarded the Purple Heart; major general, United States Army Reserve; Governor of South Carolina 1947-1951; unsuccessful States Rights candidate for President of the United States in 1948; unsuccessful candidate for the Democratic nomination for United States Senator in 1950; practiced law in Aiken, S.C., 1951-1955; appointed as a Democrat to the United States Senate to complete the term of Charles E. Daniel, who resigned, and served from December 24, 1954, to January 3, 1955; had been previously elected as a write-in candidate in November 1954 for the term commencing January 3, 1955, and ending January 3, 1961, but due to a promise made to the voters in the 1954 election, he resigned as of April 4, 1956; again elected as a Democrat on November 6, 1956 to fill the vacancy caused by his own resignation and took the oath of office on November 7, 1956; reelected in 1960, 1966, 1972, 1978, 1984, 1990 and 1996 and served from November 7, 1956, to January 3, 2003; was not a candidate for reelection in 2002; changed from the Democratic to the Republican Party on September 16, 1964; President pro tempore of the Senate (January 5, 1981-January 5, 1987, January 4, 1995 to January 3, 2001, January 20 to June 6, 2001); President pro tempore emeritus (June 6, 2001-January 3, 2003); chair, Committee on the Judiciary (Ninety-seventh through Ninety-ninth Congresses); Committee on Armed Services (One Hundred Fourth Congresses); turned 100 years old on December 5, 2002, while still in office, the oldest person ever to serve in the U.S. Senate; awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom on January 12, 1993; died in Edgefield, South Carolina on June 26, 2003; interment in Willowbrook Cemetery in Edgefield.

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NEWS
Date Category Headline Article Contributor
Jun 29, 2004 12:00am General Thurmond's daughter makes monument  Article Thomas Walker 
Apr 26, 2004 12:00am News Longtime Thurmond Aide Dies (SC)  Article SC-Conservative 
Dec 15, 2003 12:00am News Strom Thurmond's family confirms paternity claim  Article Eric 
Dec 13, 2003 12:00am Interview [Black] Woman Claims [Strom] Thurmond As Father  Article Joshua L. 
Jun 30, 2003 12:00am General Thurmond's Reign Assisted by Forgiveness  Article Ced 
Jun 26, 2003 12:00am Obituary Former Sen. Strom Thurmond dead  Article eddy 9_99 

DISCUSSION
Importance? 9.28570 Average

FAMILY
Wife Jean Crouch Thurmond Nov 07, 1947-Jan 06, 1960
Wife Nancy Janice Moore Thurmond Dec 22, 1968-Jun 26, 2003
Daughter Essie Mae Washington Williams 1925-2013
Daughter Nancy Moore Thurmond 1971-1993
Son J. Strom Thurmond, Jr. 1972-
Daughter Juliana "Julie" Gertrude Thurmond 1974-
Son Paul R. Thurmond 1976-
Father J. William Thurmond 1862-1934
Sister Mary Thurmond Tompkins 1909-2004

INFORMATION LINKS
RACES
  06/06/2001 President Pro Tempore Lost 49.00% (-2.00%)
  06/06/2001 President Pro Tempore Emeritus Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  01/20/2001 President Pro-Tempore Won 50.50% (+0.99%)
  01/03/2001 President Pro Tempore Lost 49.50% (-0.99%)
  01/03/1999 President Pro Tempore Won 55.00% (+10.00%)
  01/03/1997 President Pro Tempore Won 55.00% (+10.00%)
  11/05/1996 SC US Senate Won 53.38% (+9.39%)
  06/11/1996 SC US Senate - R Primary Won 60.62% (+30.50%)
  01/03/1995 President Pro Tempore Won 52.00% (+4.00%)
  01/03/1993 President Pro Tempore Lost 43.00% (-14.00%)
  01/03/1991 President Pro Tempore Lost 44.00% (-12.00%)
  11/06/1990 SC US Senate Won 64.21% (+31.69%)
  01/03/1989 President Pro Tempore Lost 45.00% (-10.00%)
  01/03/1987 President Pro Tempore Lost 45.00% (-10.00%)
  01/03/1985 President Pro Tempore Won 53.00% (+6.00%)
  11/06/1984 SC US Senate Won 66.79% (+34.99%)
  06/12/1984 SC US Senate - R Primary Won 94.31% (+88.63%)
  01/03/1983 President Pro Tempore Won 54.00% (+8.00%)
  01/03/1981 President Pro Tempore Won 53.54% (+7.07%)
  11/07/1978 SC US Senate Won 55.65% (+11.35%)
  11/07/1972 SC US Senate Won 63.47% (+26.98%)
  11/08/1966 SC US Senate Won 62.19% (+24.38%)
  09/16/1964 SC US Senate - Party Switch Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  11/08/1960 US Vice President Lost 2.61% (-53.82%)
  11/08/1960 SC US Senate Won 99.97% (+99.94%)
  06/14/1960 SC US Senate - D Primary Won 89.50% (+78.99%)
  11/06/1956 SC US Senate - Special Election Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  12/24/1954 SC US Senate Appointment Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  11/02/1954 SC US Senate Won 63.13% (+26.37%)
  07/11/1950 SC US Senate - D Primary Lost 46.05% (-7.90%)
  12/13/1948 US President Lost 7.34% (-49.72%)
  11/02/1948 US President National Vote Lost 2.41% (-47.14%)
  07/17/1948 US President - SRP Convention Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  11/05/1946 SC Governor Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  09/03/1946 SC Governor - D Runoff Won 56.95% (+13.90%)
  08/13/1946 SC Governor - D Primary Won 33.43% (+4.57%)
ENDORSEMENTS
US Attorney General - Jan 20, 2001 R John Ashcroft
Second Circuit Court Judge - Oct 02, 1998 NPA Reject
U.S. Surgeon General - Feb 10, 1998 D David M. Satcher
SC US President - R Primary - Mar 02, 1996 R Robert J. "Bob" Dole
Supreme Court - Associate Justice - Jul 29, 1994 D Stephen G. Breyer
U.S. Surgeon General - Sep 07, 1993 NPA Reject
Supreme Court - Associate Justice - Aug 03, 1993 D Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Supreme Court - Associate Justice - Oct 15, 1991 R Clarence Thomas
Supreme Court - Associate Justice - Oct 02, 1990 R David Souter
Supreme Court - Associate Justice - Feb 03, 1988 R Anthony M. Kennedy
US President - R Primaries - Jul 01, 1988 R Robert J. "Bob" Dole
Supreme Court - Associate Justice - Oct 23, 1987 R Robert H. Bork
US Ambassador to Mozambique - Sep 11, 1987 NPA Reject
Supreme Court - Chief Justice - Sep 17, 1986 R William H. Rehnquist
Supreme Court - Associate Justice - Sep 17, 1986 R Antonin Scalia
US Ambassador to El Salvador - Jul 18, 1985 NPA Reject
Supreme Court - Associate Justice - Sep 21, 1981 R Sandra Day O'Connor
SC US President - R Primary - Mar 08, 1980 R John B. Connally
US President - R Convention - Aug 19, 1976 R Ronald Reagan
Supreme Court - Associate Justice - Dec 17, 1975 R John Paul Stevens
Supreme Court - Associate Justice - Dec 15, 1971 R William H. Rehnquist
Supreme Court - Associate Justice - Dec 09, 1971 D Lewis Franklin Powell, Jr.
Supreme Court - Associate Justice - May 17, 1970 R Harry Blackmun
Supreme Court - Associate Justice - Apr 08, 1970 R G. Harrold Carswell
Supreme Court - Associate Justice - Nov 21, 1969 R Clement Furman Haynsworth, Jr.
Supreme Court - Chief Justice - Jun 23, 1969 R Warren E. Burger
US President - R Convention - Aug 08, 1968 R Richard M. Nixon
US President - R Primaries - Jun 11, 1968 R Richard M. Nixon
Supreme Court - Associate Justice - Aug 30, 1967 NPA Reject
US Secretary of Commerce - Jun 18, 1959 R Lewis L. Strauss
Supreme Court - Associate Justice - Oct 14, 1958 NPA Reject
Supreme Court - Associate Justice - Mar 17, 1955 NPA Reject
US President National Vote - Nov 04, 1952 R Dwight D. Eisenhower