Strom Thurmond was a long-serving senator from South Carolina, having been born in Edgefield, SC on December 5, 1902. He served the state for 48 of his 100 years, and at the time of his retirement he was the oldest and longest-serving senator in U.S. history.
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Age, Biography and Wiki
💰 Net worth: $85 Million
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About
Senator from South Carolina who served the state for forty-eight of his 100 years. At the time of his retirement he was the oldest-serving and longest-serving senator in U.S. history.
Before Fame
He worked as a Teacher, farmer, coach and attorney.
Trivia
He filibustered for over twenty-four hours in opposition of the Civil Rights act of 1957.
Family Life
His daughter, Essie Mae Washington-Williams, was born due to his affair with his black housekeeper, Cassie Butler, when she was on 16.
Associated With
He became a candidate for President in 1948 when President Harry S. Truman desegregated the U.S. Army.
