Clemson Alumnus Strom Thurmond died.
Former Republican senator James Strom Thurmond of South Carolina, 100, died Thursday evening, June 26, Edgefield, SC The nation’s longest serving Senator Thurmond died in Edgefield County Hospital, where he acted under house arrest in January, after his resignation of the Senate.
Born in Edgefield, SC, December 5, 1902, Thurmond surrounded the political career of the spectrum, starting with the school Superintendent, judges and Senator and Governor of the State presidential candidate and U.S. Senator.
Thurmond was first elected to the Senate of the USA during the year 1954. The execution of a depreciation in the candidate countries, he defeated Democrat Edgar Brown in the primary choice. In 1997, he has two entries in the U.S. Senate: the oldest member of 94 and longer served 43 years). Thurmond Congress in the 25 words, it tends to 83 At the Congress 107. He served as President of parliamentary committees or very powerful, including the armed forces, Veterans Affairs and Justice.
Thurmond served as governor of South Carolina from 1947 to 1951. His term was marked by the passage of legislation on the reorganization of government, a state of grace and probation board (Governor of the limitation of the pardoning power), remove the head tax, grant incentives for new industries, helping education within the state and law enforcement bi-Office of exploitation.
He appointed more women to public office in each period corresponding to the progress of history, the first woman member of the Commission on public institutions to industrial. In addition, some of the first Afro-Americans, the State Board of Health.
1948 against the appointment of Harry S. President Truman for the National Democratic Party, Thurmond as presidential candidate of the USA rights and the Democratic Party won four southern states (Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi and South Carolina) and elections 39 votes.
He presented himself unsuccessfully against Olin D. Johnston for the U.S. Senate in 1950 but was elected at its next test in the year 1954.
Thurmond is perhaps best known as the author of 1956 “Southern Manifesto” to the 1954 USA against the judgement of the Supreme Court to abolish racial segregation. He holds the record for the longest Filibuster the U.S. Senate history, during which he spoke of citizens’ rights against 1957 on behalf of 24 hours and 18 minutes.
During the year 1964 rose from the affiliations Thurmond on the Democratic Party and supported Republican Barry Goldwater ineffective in its candidacy for the presidency against Lyndon B. Johnson. Later, he was in the formation of the “Southern strategy won the White House for Richard M. Nixon in 1968.
The son of the late John William and Eleanor Gertrude electricity, Thurmond studied at Edgefield County public schools and has acquired in 1923 with a Bachelor of Science in Horticulture at Clemson College (now Clemson University, houses Thurmond’s documents and memories of the Strom Thurmond Institute of the state and public affairs).
While teaching, coaching and Superintendent of education for Edgefield County, Thurmond correspondence in the fields of law and has studied with his father. It was established on the South Carolina Bar in 1930 and has served as a city and Edgefield Landkreis lawyer 1930-1938.
SC Thurmond was elected to the Senate from 1933, where he designed the first legislation on granting state support for age, blind and disadvantaged children. He called for new laws for rural electrification, improving the public education system, soil conservation and safety of agricultural workers.
He joined the Senate in 1938 to run for 11 Circuit Court judge, but temporarily, during the year 1941, that the USA planned for the World War II. Thurmond served with the Public Affairs Section of the First Army of Central and participated in the invasion of Normandy, with the surrender of 82 Airborne Division. Thurmond again on the bench just before the resignation of Governor run of South Carolina, he won a choice of more than 10 opponents.
Thurmond alienated leaves his wife, Nancy Moore Thurmond (the couple separated in 1991), son of James Paul II and electricity Reynolds, and a daughter, Juliana Thurmond Whitmer. The Thurmond the first child, Martin Taylor Whitmer III, born June 16 Juliana Whitmer and Martin. The Thurmonds had a daughter, Nancy Moore Thurmond, who died in a car accident on 14 April 1993.
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