Strom Thurmond, from 1964 to 2003
[DOC] [TLE] Strom Thurmond - Governor, U.S. Representative - Biography.com [PAR] Oct 1, 2014 ... Strom Thurmond was a U.S. senator known for his pro-segregation policies and 
... he was elected again in 1956; switching to the Republican Party in 1964, he ... 
Strom Thurmond died on June 26, 2003, in the town of his birth.