James Strom Thurmond - Edgefield, SC - Grave of a Famous Person on Waymarking.com

James Strom Thurmond was born on December 5, 1902 in Edgefield, South Carolina. He served in the European Theater during World War II and following his military service he served as Governor of South Carolina from 1947-1951. In 1954, he was appointed to the United States Senate and served as a member of the Democratic Party. He was elected as a democrat in 1956 and officially switched to the Republican Party in 1964. Senator Thurmond served in the United States Senate from 1954 until 2003 and on May 25, 1997 he became the longest serving member of the Senate with 41-years and 10-months service and in September 1998 he cast his 15,000th vote. In 2002 at the age of 100, Senator Thurmond did not stand for re-election and as that time he served as a member of the Senate longer than anyone else. In 2006, Senator Robert Byrd of West Virginia surpassed Thurmond as the longest serving Senator. Upon his retirement from the Senate Thurmond returned to his native Edgefield where he died on heart failure on June 26, 2003. After lying in state in the rotunda of the South Carolina Capitol he was laid to rest in the Edgefield Village Cemetery in Edgefield, South Carolina.
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Description: Strom Thurmond was born in Edgefield, South Carolina on December 5, 1902. He served in Europe during World War II, and following is military service he was elected Governor of South Carolina, serving from 1947-1951. In 1954, he was appointed the democrat senator from South Carolina and was elected on his own merit in 1956. This would begin a senate career that would become one of the longest in the history of the upper body. On May 25, 1997, Senator Thurmond became the longest serving United States Senator, serving for 41-years and 10-months. In 2002 at the age of 100, Senator Thurmond declined to run for run for re-election and retired after serving in the United States Senate for almost 50-years. He retired to his hometown of Edgefield, South Carolina where he died on June 26, 2003 and is resting in the Edgefield Village Cemetery. Date of birth: 12/05/1902 Date of death: 06/26/2003 Area of notoriety: Politics Marker Type: Headstone Setting: Outdoor Visiting Hours/Restrictions: Daylight hours only Fee required?: No Web site: [Web Link]

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