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James Strom Thurmond Sr. (December 5, 1902 – June 26, 2003) was an American politician who represented South Carolina in the United States Senate from 1954 to 2003.
Thurmond is a town in Fayette County, West Virginia, United States, on the New River. The population was five at the 2020 census. The population was five at the 2020 census. During the heyday of coal mining in the New River Gorge, Thurmond was a prosperous town with a number of businesses and facilities for the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway .
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Thurmond was one of the five Republicans to vote against Mikva. [167] In November, President Carter nominated José A. Cabranes to fill a vacancy on the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut. Thurmond submitted a series of written questions to Cabranes, whose answers were credited with clarifying his views on issues. [168]
Thurmond is a surname. Notable people with the name include: Aretha Thurmond (born 1976), American discus thrower; Chris Thurmond (born c. 1951), American football coach; J. M. Thurmond (1836–1882), mayor of Dallas, Texas from 1879–1880; James Strom Thurmond Jr. (born 1972), American politician, son of Strom Thurmond
The Thurmond family with President Gerald Ford in 1976 The Thurmond family with President Ronald Reagan in 1983. Paul was born to Nancy (née Moore) and Strom Thurmond on January 9, 1976, the couple's fourth child. [1] Paul's father was 73 years old at the time of his birth. [2] In February 1976, Strom enrolled Paul in The Citadel for a 1993 ...
The Thurmond rule "has its origins in June 1968, when Senator Strom Thurmond, Republican of South Carolina, blocked President Lyndon B. Johnson's appointment of Justice Abe Fortas as chief justice." [1] The "rule" has been variously described: A 2008 Congressional Research Service report described "a practice referred to by some as the ...
James Strom Thurmond Jr. (born October 18, 1972) is a former United States Attorney for the District of South Carolina and 2nd Circuit Solicitor. [6] He is one of four children born to long-serving United States Senator Strom Thurmond and Nancy (Moore) Thurmond.