J. Strom Thurmond
Native of Edgefield Born 1902
County Supt. of Education 1929-1933
State Senator 1933-1938
Circuit Judge 1938-1946
U.S. Army - World War II 1942-1946
Governor of South Carolina 1947-1951
United States Senate 1954-
Chairman - Senate Judiciary Comm. 1984-
President Pro-Tempore of U.S. Senate 1981-
Marker is on Courthouse Square.
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