LONGEST serving member and the OLDEST person ever to serve in the United States Senate - Strom Thurmond
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N 33° 59.973 W 081° 01.974
17S E 496961 N 3762106
One of many statues found at the state capitol. This one is a likeness of one of the most famous senators in the country.
Waymark Code: WM9JWN
Location: South Carolina, United States
Date Posted: 08/27/2010
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member silverquill
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Statesman - Soldier - Educator

Teacher and Athletic Coach
County Superintendant of Education
City and County Attorney
South Carolina Senator
South carolina Circuit court Judge
Governor of South Carolina
Major General, United states Army Reserve
United States Senator
Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee
Chairman, Senate Armed Services Committee
President Pro Tempore, United States Senate

The father of five children:
Nancy Moore, J Strom, Jr, Juliania Gertrude, Paul Reynolds, Essie Mae
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A Century of Service

Born December 5, 1902 in Edgefield, South carolina, Strom Thurmond provided nearly a century of service to the Palmetto State and to this nation. Highlights of his extraordinary life include:
Participation in the D-Day Invasion June 6, 1944 (World War II)
Five Battle Stars and Eighteen Military Awards and Decorations
The only person in American History to be elected to the United States Senate by write-in-vote - 1954
The Longest serving member and the oldest person ever to serve in the United States Senate
Presidential Citizens Medal preseented by President Ronald W Regan
Presidential Medal of Freedom presented by President George H W Bush
The Order of the Palmetto
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A link to his Wikipedia article:

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Type of documentation of superlative status: Inscription

Location of coordinates: Statue

Web Site: Not listed
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