| |  THURMOND:See alsoRichardThurmond Chatham —ThurmondClarke —ThurmondDuBose —LawrenceWalter Hartman —Mrs.Thurmond Reed —EugeneTalmadge —HermanEugene Talmadge | | Thurmond, Ben B. — of Fulton,CallawayCounty, Mo.Republican. Candidate forMissouristate house of representatives from Callaway County, 1924, 1940,1948, 1950.Burial location unknown. | | Thurmond, C. M. — Democrat. Independent Democratic candidate forU.S.Representative from Missouri 13th District, 1880.Burial location unknown. | | Thurmond, Charles M. — Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention fromMississippi,1888.Burial location unknown. | | Thurmond, E. K. — of Sayre,BeckhamCounty, Okla.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Oklahoma,1912.Burial location unknown. | | Thurmond, G. E. — of Carpinteria,SantaBarbara County, Calif.Postmaster atCarpinteria,Calif., 1881-87.Burial location unknown. | | Thurmond, J. M.(1836-1882) —of Dallas,DallasCounty, Tex.BornFebruary22, 1836.Mayorof Dallas, Tex., 1879-80; defeated, 1877; removed 1880; defeated,1880.Member,Freemasons.DiedMarch14, 1882 (age46 years, 20days).Interment atGreenwoodCemetery, Dallas, Tex. | | Thurmond, J. William —U.S.Attorney for the Western District of South Carolina, 1915-21.Burial location unknown.  | Thurmond, James Strom(1902-2003) —also known asStrom Thurmond — of Edgefield,EdgefieldCounty, S.C.; Aiken,AikenCounty, S.C.; Columbia,RichlandCounty, S.C.Born in Edgefield,EdgefieldCounty, S.C.,December5, 1902.Schoolteacher;superintendentof schools;lawyer;member ofSouthCarolina state senate from Edgefield County, 1933-38; resigned1938; delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Carolina,1936,1948,1952(member,Committeeon Rules and Order of Business),1956;circuit judge in South Carolina, 1938-46; served in the U.S. Armyduring World War II;Governor ofSouth Carolina, 1947-51; States Rights candidate forPresidentof the United States, 1948;U.S.Senator from South Carolina, 1954-56, 1956-2003; received 14electoral votes for Vice-President,1960;delegate to Republican National Convention from South Carolina,1972,1988.Baptist.Member,American BarAssociation;Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners;PiKappa Alpha.Died in Edgefield,EdgefieldCounty, S.C.,June 26,2003 (age100 years,203 days).Interment atEdgefield Village Cemetery, Edgefield, S.C.; statue erected1999 atStateHouse Grounds, Columbia, S.C.| |  Relatives: Sonof John William Thurmond and Eleanor Gertrude (Strom) Thurmond;married1968 to NancyJanice Moore; married,November7, 1947, toJean Crouch. | | | | Cross-reference:CharlesE. Simons, Jr. —JoeWilson —JohnLight Napier —RobertAdams | | | | Strom ThurmondFederalBuilding andU.S.Courthouse, inColumbia,South Carolina, isnamed forhim. — Strom ThurmondHighSchool, inJohnston,South Carolina, isnamed forhim. | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —NationalGovernors Association biography —Wikipediaarticle —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial —OurCampaignscandidate detail | | | | Books about Strom Thurmond: Essie MayWashington-Williams,DearSenator : A Memoir by the Daughter of Strom Thurmond —Jack Bass & Marilyn W. Thompson,Strom:The Complicated Personal and Political Life of StromThurmond — R. J. Duke,TheCentennial Senator: True Stories of Strom Thurmond from the PeopleWho Knew Him Best — Joseph Crespino,StromThurmond's America | | | | Image source: Library ofCongress |
| | Thurmond, Jean(1926-1960) —also known asJean Crouch;Mrs. StromThurmond —of Aiken,AikenCounty, S.C.Born in Elko,BarnwellCounty, S.C.,July 14,1926.Democrat. First Lady of South Carolina, 1947-51; alternate delegateto Democratic National Convention from South Carolina,1952,1956.Female.Died, while undergoing surgery for abraintumor, in theNationalInstitutes of Health, Bethesda,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,January6, 1960 (age33 years, 176days).Interment atBethany Cemetery, Aiken, S.C.; cenotaph atEdgefield Village Cemetery, Edgefield, S.C.  | Thurmond, Joseph S. — ofGreenbrierCounty, W.Va.Member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Greenbrier County,1915-20;Speaker ofthe West Virginia State House of Delegates, 1917.Burial location unknown.| | Image source:West Virginia Blue Book 1917 |
| | Thurmond, K. Neil — of Johnston City,WilliamsonCounty, Ill.Mayorof Johnston City, Ill., 1953.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Thurmond, Louise Boston (b.1905) —also known asLouise Thurmond — of Piedmont,WayneCounty, Mo.Born in Ellington,ReynoldsCounty, Mo.,April12, 1905.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri,1948.Female.Baptist.Member,Orderof the Eastern Star.Burial location unknown. | | Thurmond, Michael — also known asMike Thurmond — of Decatur,DeKalbCounty, Ga.; Atlanta,FultonCounty, Ga.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia,2000,2004,2008(member,PlatformCommittee); Democratic candidate for Presidential Elector forGeorgia,2004(on behalf ofJohnF. Kerry andJohnEdwards);vice-chair ofGeorgia Democratic Party, 2008; candidate forU.S.Senator from Georgia, 2010.Still living as of 2010. | | Thurmond,MikeSeeMichaelThurmond | | Thurmond,NeilSeeK. NeilThurmond | | Thurmond, O. H. — of Clinton,CusterCounty, Okla.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Oklahoma,1916.Burial location unknown. | | Thurmond, R. L. — of Oklahoma. Farmer-Labor candidate forU.S.Representative from Oklahoma 3rd District, 1924.Burial location unknown. | | Thurmond, Mrs.StromSeeJean Thurmond | | Thurmond,StromSeeJames StromThurmond | | Thurmond, Tony K. — of Richmond,ContraCosta County, Calif.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California,2008.Still living as of 2008. | | Thurmond, Walter R. — of Logan,LoganCounty, W.Va.Democrat.Chair ofLogan County Democratic Party, 1917; alternate delegate toDemocratic National Convention from West Virginia,1924;U.S.Collector of Internal Revenue at Parkersburg, West Virginia,1933-37.Burial location unknown. | | Thurmond,WilliamSeeJ. WilliamThurmond
THURSTENSON(SoundexT623)—See alsoARTHURS,BATHURST,BURSTEIN,BURSTEN,CARSTENS,CARSTENSEN,CHRISTENSEN,CHRISTENSON,COLTHURST,COULTHURST,DURSTEIN,ESTENSON,GERSTENSCHLAGER,GUTENSOHN,KRISTENSEN,MARTENSON,MORTENSON,SMETHURST,STENSLAND,STENSON,THURSTON,WURSTER.
THURSTON(SoundexT623)—See alsoARTHURS,BATHURST,BURSTON,COLTHURST,COULTHURST,DURSTON,HURSTON,SMETHURST,THORSTEN,THRUSTON,THURSTENSON,TORSTEN.
| | THURSTON:See alsoNealShaw Blaisdell —LorenzoThurston Durand —HenryThurston Gage —TheodoreThurston Geer —ThurstonM. Hamer —SamuelHuntington —ThurstonS. Jenkins —ThurstonB. Lillibridge —ThomasJohn Lowery —ThomasJohn Lowery Jr. —JesseHoughton Metcalf —JohnNorvell —BeatriceMary Paget —ThurstonEllis Phillips —HenryMassey Rector —ThurstonW. Richardson —TheophilusWashington Smith —VictorBernard Stader Jr. —LesterThurston Van Slyke | | Thurston,Beatrice MarySeeBeatriceMary Paget | | Thurston, Benjamin Babock(1804-1886) —also known asBenjamin B. Thurston — of Hopkinton,WashingtonCounty, R.I.Born in Rhode Island,1804.Democrat. Democratic Presidential Elector for Rhode Island,1836(voted forMartinVan Buren andRichardM. Johnson);LieutenantGovernor of Rhode Island, 1837-38;U.S.Representative from Rhode Island 2nd District, 1847-49, 1851-57;member of Rhode Island state legislature, 1860.Died in1886(ageabout82 years).Interment atCedarGrove Cemetery, New London, Conn. | | Thurston, Benjamin F. — of Providence,ProvidenceCounty, R.I.Speakerof the Rhode Island State House of Representatives, 1854,1856-57, 1864-65.Burial location unknown. | | Thurston, Benjamin H. — of Michigan. Prohibition candidate forU.S.Representative from Michigan 7th District, 1894.Burial location unknown. | | Thurston, Bill — of Vallejo,SolanoCounty, Calif.Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromCalifornia,1988.Still living as of 1988. | | Thurston, Charles — of Danville, Auburn,AndroscogginCounty, Maine.Postmaster atDanville,Maine, 1893-1903.Burial location unknown. | | Thurston, Charles — of Iowa. Reform candidate forU.S.Representative from Iowa 1st District, 1998.Still living as of 1998. | | Thurston, Charles H. — of Cambridge,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.Democrat.Mayorof Cambridge, Mass., 1906-07.Burial location unknown. | | Thurston, Constance K. — of Groton,New LondonCounty, Conn.Democrat. Candidate forConnecticutstate house of representatives 66th District, 1970.Female.Still living as of 1970. | | Thurston, D. — U.S. Vice Consul inQuebec City, 1864;Montreal, 1864-65.Burial location unknown. | | Thurston, David — U.S. Consul inToronto, 1864-69.Burial location unknown. | | Thurston, E. T. — of Rockville Centre, Queens County (nowNassauCounty), Long Island, N.Y.Postmaster atRockvilleCentre, N.Y., 1887.Burial location unknown. | | Thurston, Edward Anthony — also known asEdward A. Thurston — of Fall River,BristolCounty, Mass.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention fromMassachusetts,1908(alternate),1916,1920(member,Committeeon Permanent Organization).Burial location unknown. | | Thurston, Frank — ofOaklandCounty, Mich.Democrat. Candidate forMichiganstate house of representatives from Oakland County 2nd District,1922.Burial location unknown. | | Thurston, Frank G. — of Nashua,HillsboroughCounty, N.H.Member ofNewHampshire state senate 17th District, 1885-86.Burial location unknown. | | Thurston, George, Jr. — of Hopkinton,WashingtonCounty, R.I.Postmaster atHopkinton,R.I., 1814-28.Burial location unknown. | | Thurston, H. S. — of Stanford,JudithBasin County, Mont.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Montana,1936.Burial location unknown. | | Thurston, Henry F. — of Lockport,NiagaraCounty, N.Y.Democrat.Mayorof Lockport, N.Y., 1934-35.Burial location unknown. | | Thurston, Jacob — of Schenectady,SchenectadyCounty, N.Y.Postmaster atSchenectady,N.Y., 1810-20.Burial location unknown. | | Thurston, James F. — of Preston,New LondonCounty, Conn.Republican. Member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Preston; elected 1908;defeated, 1910.Burial location unknown. | | Thurston, James S. — ofSanJoaquin County, Calif.Member ofCaliforniastate assembly 11th District, 1869-71.Burial location unknown. | | Thurston, Jeremiah — of Hopkinton,WashingtonCounty, R.I.Postmaster atHopkinton,R.I., 1811-14;LieutenantGovernor of Rhode Island, 1816-17.Interment atThurstonCemetery, Hopkinton, R.I. | | Thurston, John — of Sterling,WindhamCounty, Conn.Member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Sterling, 1821-23, 1825, 1832.Burial location unknown. | | Thurston, John — of Glen Cove, Queens County (nowNassauCounty), Long Island, N.Y.Postmaster atGlenCove, N.Y., 1881.Burial location unknown. | | Thurston, John M. — ofDutchessCounty, N.Y.Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Dutchess County, 1800-02, 1804-05.Burial location unknown.  | Thurston, John Mellen(1847-1916) —also known asJohn M. Thurston — of Omaha,DouglasCounty, Neb.Born in Montpelier,WashingtonCounty, Vt.,August21, 1847.Republican.Lawyer;general solicitor for Union PacificRailroad;delegate to Republican National Convention from Nebraska,1872,1888(TemporaryChair),1896(PermanentChair; chair,Committeeto Notify Presidential Nominee;speaker);member ofNebraskastate house of representatives, 1875-77; Republican PresidentialElector for Nebraska,1880;U.S.Senator from Nebraska, 1895-1901; member ofRepublicanNational Committee from Nebraska, 1896; candidate for Republicannomination for Vice President,1896.Died in Omaha,DouglasCounty, Neb.,August9, 1916 (age68 years, 354days).Cremated;ashes interred atCongressionalCemetery, Washington, D.C. | | Thurston, Judy — of Minnesota. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Minnesota,2000.Female.Still living as of 2000. | | Thurston, Lavere W. — of Alameda (now part of Pocatello),BannockCounty, Idaho.Mayorof Alameda, Idaho, 1947-55; defeated (Citizens), 1955.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Thurston, Lee M. (b.1895) —of Perry,ShiawasseeCounty, Mich.; Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.; Central Lake,AntrimCounty, Mich.Born in Central Lake,AntrimCounty, Mich.,August7, 1895.Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I;schoolteacher;superintendentof schools;Michigansuperintendent of public instruction, 1949-53.Protestant.Member,Rotary.Burial location unknown. | | Thurston, Lloyd(1880-1970) —of Osceola,ClarkeCounty, Iowa.Born in Osceola,ClarkeCounty, Iowa,March27, 1880.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;lawyer;member ofIowastate senate, 1920-24;U.S.Representative from Iowa, 1925-39 (8th District 1925-33, 5thDistrict 1933-39); candidate forU.S.Senator from Iowa, 1938.Protestant.Member,AmericanLegion;UnitedSpanish War Veterans;Rotary.Died in Des Moines,PolkCounty, Iowa,May 7,1970 (age90 years, 41days).Interment atMapleHill Cemetery, Osceola, Iowa. | | Thurston, Mrs. Lloyd — of Osceola,ClarkeCounty, Iowa.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromIowa,1944;member ofIowaRepublican State Central Committee, 1949.Female.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Thurston, Maud — of Bethel,OxfordCounty, Maine.Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromMaine,1924.Female.Burial location unknown. | | Thurston, Orlin — Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kansas,1864.Burial location unknown. | | Thurston, Paul Cleveland (b.1887) —also known asPaul C. Thurston — of Bethel,OxfordCounty, Maine.Born in Newry,OxfordCounty, Maine,December2, 1887.Democrat.Manufacturer;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maine,1928,1936,1940,1944(alternate; member,CredentialsCommittee); president, Rumford FallsTrust Co.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Jacob A. Thurston and Flora (Dinsmore) Thurston; married,December25, 1911, to Elsie M. Hall. |
| | Thurston, Philip B. — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Republican. Candidate forNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County 13th District, 1933, 1934.Burial location unknown. | | Thurston, RayL.SeeRaymond LeRoyThurston | | Thurston, Raymond LeRoy(1913-1981) —also known asRaymond L. Thurston;Ray L.Thurston —of Madison,DaneCounty, Wis.; Missouri.Born inSt.Louis, Mo.,February4, 1913.Foreign Service officer; U.S. Vice Consul inToronto, 1938;Naples, 1939;Bombay, as of 1943; U.S. Ambassador toHaiti, 1961-63;Somalia, 1965-68.Died in1981(ageabout68 years).Burial location unknown. | | Thurston, Richard H. — ofChemungCounty, N.Y.Republican. Candidate forNew Yorkstate assembly from Chemung County, 1910.Burial location unknown. | | Thurston, Samuel D. — of Bangor,PenobscotCounty, Maine.Republican.Mayor ofBangor, Maine, 1869.Burial location unknown. | | Thurston, Samuel M. — ofDutchessCounty, N.Y.Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Dutchess County, 1823.Burial location unknown. | | Thurston, Samuel Royal(1816-1851) —of Oregon. Born in Monmouth,KennebecCounty, Maine,April15, 1816.Lawyer;newspapereditor;Delegateto U.S. Congress from Oregon Territory, 1849-51.Diedaboardthe steamerCalifornia, in theNorthPacific Ocean,April 9,1851 (age34 years, 359days).Original intermentsomewherein Acapulco de Juárez, Guerrero; reinterment in 1853 atPioneerCemetery, Salem, Ore. | | Thurston, W. A. — of Redowl,MeadeCounty, S.Dak.; Sturgis,MeadeCounty, S.Dak.Member ofSouthDakota state house of representatives 47th District, 1919-22,1925-26.Burial location unknown. | | Thurston, Wallace — of Floral Park,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.Republican. Postmaster atFloralPark, N.Y., 1925-28.Burial location unknown. | | Thurston, Walter Clarence(1895-1974) —also known asWalter C. Thurston — of Phoenix,MaricopaCounty, Ariz.Born near Denver (unknowncounty), Colo.,December5, 1895.Foreign Service officer; U.S. Consul inSao Paulo, as of 1926; U.S. Minister toEl Salvador, 1942; U.S. Ambassador toEl Salvador, 1943;Bolivia, 1944-46;Mexico, 1946-50.Died in1974(ageabout78 years).Burial location unknown. | | Thurston, William A. — of Norfolk,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.Republican. Member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Norfolk; elected 1908.Burial location unknown.
THURWACHTER(SoundexT623)—See alsoBURWASH,DURRWACHTER,HURWITCH,HURWITZ,PACHTER,SACHTER,SCHACHTER,SCHLACHTER,SPURWAY,WACHT,WACHTEL,WACHTELL,WACHTER,WACHTLER.
THUY(SoundexT000)—See alsoHUTTY,TEW,THEW,THOE,THUE,TOAY,TOO,TOUGH,TOW,TOWE,TOY,TOYE,TUAI,TUI,VANBENTHUYSEN.
THWAITES(SoundexT320)—See alsoBRAITHWAITE,BRATHWAITE,COWPERTHWAITE,CROSTHWAITE,GOLDTHWAITE,HUTHWAITE,KAITES,LEWTHWAITE,MORAITES,OUTHWAITE,POSTLETHWAITE,SATTERTHWAITE,SMURTHWAITE,THISTLETHWAITE,THWAITS.
| | Thweat, P. O. — Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Arkansas,1868.Burial location unknown.
| | Thweatt, Mrs. H. P. — of Caruthersville,PemiscotCounty, Mo.Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromMissouri,1956.Female.Still living as of 1956. | | Thweatt, Kenneth — of Madison Heights,OaklandCounty, Mich.Candidate formayorof Madison Heights, Mich., 1985.Still living as of 1985. | | Thweatt, Lane — of Oxford,CalhounCounty, Ala.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Alabama,1952.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Thweatt, Peterson — of Georgia.Georgiastate comptroller general, 1855-64.Burial location unknown. | | Thweatt, T. O. — of Disputanta,PrinceGeorge County, Va.Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromVirginia,1968.Still living as of 1968.
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