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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. Before his 47 years as a senator, he served as the 103rd governor of South Carolina from 1947 to 1951.
South Carolina was won by States' Rights Democratic candidate Strom Thurmond, defeating the Democratic candidate, incumbent President Harry S. Truman, and New York Governor Thomas E. Dewey. For six decades South Carolina had been a one-party state dominated by the Democratic Party.
Walter Louis Garland (November 11, 1930 – December 27, 2004), known professionally as Hank Garland, was an American guitarist and songwriter.He started as a country musician, played rock and roll as it became popular in the 1950s, and released a jazz album in 1960.
Garland: Michelle C. Lawrence 18th–West ... Dewey, Major, Woods, Woodward: Christopher Boring (R) 27: ... South Carolina prosecutors are known as solicitors.
The 1936 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina were held on November 2, 1936, to select six Representatives for two-year terms from the state of South Carolina. All five incumbents who ran were re-elected and the open seat in the 4th congressional district was retained by the Democrats .
A South Carolina family is asking for help in caring for a child whose family members were killed in a shooting two days after Christmas. The violence occurred at about 4:40 p.m., North Charleston ...
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Giles Chapman (1748–1819) was born in Newberry District, South Carolina in 1748. His parents had arrived in America from Bridlington, England in 1725 and first settled in Virginia. They later migrated to South Carolina. Chapman married Mary Summers, the daughter of Joseph Summers.