Strom Thurmond

Strom Thurmond   (politician)
Born	James Strom Thurmond 1902-12-05 Edgefield, South Carolina, U.S.
Died	2003-06-26 (Age 100) Edgefield, South Carolina, U.S.
Alma mater	Clemson University
Religion	Southern Baptist
Children	• Essie Mae • Nancy Moore • Jr. James Strom • Jr. • Juliana • Paul Reynolds
Spouse	Jean Crouch
Party	Democratic, Republican
United States Senator from South Carolina In office November 7, 1956 - January 3, 2003  United States Senator from South Carolina In office December 24, 1954 - April 4, 1956  President pro tempore emeritus of the United States Senate In office June 6, 2001 - January 3, 2003 Preceded by Strom Thurmond Succeeded by Robert Byrd, Ted Stevens  President pro tempore of the United States Senate  In office January 3, 1981 - January 3, 1987 Preceded by Warren Magnuson Succeeded by John Stennis  President pro tempore of the United States Senate  In office January 3, 1995 - January 3, 2001 Preceded by Robert Byrd Succeeded by Robert Byrd  President pro tempore of the United States Senate  In office January 20, 2001 - June 6, 2001 Preceded by Robert Byrd Succeeded by Robert Byrd, Strom Thurmond  Governor of South Carolina  In office January 21, 1947 - January 16, 1951 Succeeded by James Byrnes  Member of the South Carolina Senate from Edgefield County In office January 10, 1933 - January 14, 1938

Deep political connections

From 1972 to 1974, John E. Carbaugh, Jr. (a regular at Le Cercle) was press aide to Strom Thurmond and campaign director of the re-elect Thurmond campaign, 1970—1973.

Another Cercle member, Lee Edwards, served as director of information for Strom Thurmond.

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