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SC Governors &#; James Strom Thurmond,

South CarolinaSC HistorySC Governors Governor James Strom Thurmond

Also see: SC Government

Biographical Overview

  • Born: December 5, in Edgefield, South Carolina
  • Died: June 26, in Edgefield, South Carolina
  • Buried: Interment at Willowbrook Cemetery in Edgefield
  • Religion: Baptist
  • Political Party: Thurmond served as governor while a member of the Democratic Party but became a Republican in

James Strom Thurmond

Education

Occupations

  • Lawyer
  • Teacher
  • Lieutenant Colonel, US Army -

Major Events and Accomplishments, &#;

  • February 16, &#; Willie Earle was murdered by a mob in Pickens County in the state's last lynching
  • July 12, &#; A Charleston judge ruled in Elmore v.

    Rice that blacks must be allowed to participate in Democratic primaries

  • &#; Construction on the eighteen-story Cornell Arms apartment building in Columbia, the state's first "skyscraper," was completed
  • November 2, &#; Thurmond ran for president of the United States as a States Rights candidate, receiving 39 electoral votes and carrying Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, and South Carolina
  • April 15, &#; The South Carolina Constitution was amended to legalize divorce
  • &#; Governor Thurmond served as Chairman of Southern Governor's Conference
  • &#; Governor Thurmond ran unsuccessfully against Olin D.

    Johnston for a seat in the US Senate

  • November 28, &#; The US Atomic Energy Commission announced that the Savannah River Plant would be built on a ,acre site in Aiken, Barnwell, and Allendale counties

Other Government Positions

  • Edgefield County Superintendent of Education,
  • South Carolina Senate,
  • US Senate,


Strom Thurmond Monument in Edgefeld
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Other Accomplishments, Honors, Distinctions

  • While in the US Army during World War II Thurmond served in both Europe and the Pacific -
  • Thurmond has received many military honors including the Bronze Star, the Purple Heart, the Bronze Arrowhead, the Legion of Merit, and several others
  • Thurmond was the first US Senator to be elected by write-in vote -
  • Thurmond is the author of The Faith We Have Not Kept
  • Thurmond received the USO's "Spirit of Hope" award -
  • The Strom Thurmond Federal Building in Columbia, SC and Strom Thurmond High School in Edgefield County, SC were both named for Thurmond

Web Resources

Election Results

Democratic Primary &#;
James Strom Thurmond96, votes%
James C.

McLeod

83, votes%
Williams35, votes%
Taylor22, votes%
O'Neal16, votes%
Long16, votes%
Democratic Runoff &#;
James Strom Thurmond, votes%
James C.

McLeod

, votes%
General Election &#; November 5,
Thurmond was elected without opposition, receiving 26, votes.