Strom Thurmond High School
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Strom Thurmond High School is located in Johnston, South Carolina, a town in Edgefield County. It is named for Strom Thurmond
who served as Governor of South Carolina (1947–1951), and Eight-term senator from South Carolina (December 1954 – April 1956 and November 1956 – January 2003)
Strom Thurmond
James Strom Thurmond was an American politician who served as a United States Senator. He also ran for the Presidency of the United States in 1948 as the segregationist States Rights Democratic Party candidate, receiving 2.4% of the popular vote and 39 electoral votes...
who served as Governor of South Carolina (1947–1951), and Eight-term senator from South Carolina (December 1954 – April 1956 and November 1956 – January 2003)