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 a member of the Democratic Party in the Senate until 1964 when he joined the Republican Party. He also ran for president in 1948 as the Dixiecrat candidate, receiving over a million votes and winning four states.
- Occupation
- politician, teacher, judge, lawyer
- Position held
- member of the State Senate of South Carolina, Governor of South Carolina, judge
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- December 5, 1902
