THURMOND


Meaning of THURMOND in English

( James Strom Thurmond 1902–2003)

a US Senator who served longer than any other in the history of the Senate . He represented South Carolina from 1954 until he retired at the age of 100. He was also a candidate for President in 1948 for the States’ Rights Party and was Governor of South Carolina (1947–51). Thurmond began as a Democrat but later changed to the Republican Party .

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