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[[Image:StromThurmond1.jpg‎|right|250px|thumb|Senator Strom Thurmond]]

[[Image:StromThurmond1.jpg‎|right|250px|thumb|Senator Strom Thurmond]]

'''James Strom Thurmond''' (December 5, 1902 – June 26, 2003) was a [[United States Senate|United States Senator]] from [[South Carolina]] for over fifty years.  He served from 1954 to 1964 as a [[Democrat]] and from 1964 to his death in 2003 as a [[Republican]]. He holds the record for length of service in the Senate, and he is the only major office holder in [[United States|American]] history to serve at age 100.  Prior to 2010, Thurmond was the only senator in US history to have been elected by write-in vote; [[Lisa Murkowski]] was elected senator of Alaska by write-in during the 2010 midterm election.

'''James Strom Thurmond, Sr.''' (December 5, 1902 – June 26, 2003) was a [[United States Senate|United States Senator]] from [[South Carolina]] for over fifty years.  He served from 1954 to 1964 as a [[Democrat]] and from 1964 to his death in 2003 as a [[Republican]]. He holds the record for length of service in the Senate, and he is the only major office holder in [[American]] history to serve at age 100.  Prior to 2010, Thurmond was the only senator in US history to have been elected by write-in vote; [[Lisa Murkowski]] was elected senator of Alaska by write-in during the [[2010 Midterm Elections]].

==Early career==

==Early career==