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EspañolLIST OF LIEUTENANT GOVERNORS OF SOUTH CAROLINA
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This is a 'List of Lieutenant Governors of the U.S. state of South Carolina, 1730 to present'. In South Carolina, the Lieutenant Governor and the governor do not run together on the same ticket. The Lieutenant Governor can therefore be affiliated with a different political party than that of the Governor.
The Lieutenant Governor position was created by the British government under the control of the Board of Trade in 1729 for a term beginning on January 1, 1730. Prior to that, the Governor appointed a deputy governor to act in his stead during his absence. There were only three Lieutenant Governors during the Royal period and two were father and son.
The General Assembly chose the Vice President for a term of two years.
The General Assembly chose the Lieutenant Governor for a term of two years.
The General Assembly chose the Lieutenant Governor for a term of two years.
First Constitution of South Carolina to provide for the direct election of the Lieutenant Governor.
★ List of Governors of South Carolina
★ List of Lieutenant Governors for South Carolina
★ Office of the Lieutenant Governor for South Carolina
This is a 'List of Lieutenant Governors of the U.S. state of South Carolina, 1730 to present'. In South Carolina, the Lieutenant Governor and the governor do not run together on the same ticket. The Lieutenant Governor can therefore be affiliated with a different political party than that of the Governor.
Royal Period (1719-1776)
The Lieutenant Governor position was created by the British government under the control of the Board of Trade in 1729 for a term beginning on January 1, 1730. Prior to that, the Governor appointed a deputy governor to act in his stead during his absence. There were only three Lieutenant Governors during the Royal period and two were father and son.
| # | Name | Took Office | Left Office | Governor(s) Served Under |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| '1' | Thomas Broughton | January 1, 1730 | November 22, 1737 | Robert Johnson |
| '2' | William Bull I | December 23, 1738 | March 21, 1755 | James Glen |
| '3' | William Bull II | March 21, 1755 | March 26, 1776 | James Glen |
| William Henry Lyttleton | ||||
| Thomas Boone | ||||
| Charles Greville Montagu | ||||
| William Campbell |
Statehood Period (1776 to Present)
Vice Presidents under the Constitution of 1776
The General Assembly chose the Vice President for a term of two years.
| # | Name | Took Office | Left Office | Party | Governor(s) Served Under |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| '4' | Henry Laurens | March 26, 1776 | January 10, 1777 | ''No party'' | John Rutledge |
| '5' | James Parsons | June 27, 1777 | January 9, 1779 | ''No party'' | John Rutledge |
Lieutenant Governors under the Constitution of 1778
The General Assembly chose the Lieutenant Governor for a term of two years.
| # | Name | Took Office | Left Office | Party | Governor(s) Served Under |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| '6' | Thomas Bee | January 9, 1779 | January 24, 1780 | ''No party'' | John Rutledge |
| '7' | Christopher Gadsden | January 24, 1780 | January 31, 1782 | ''No party'' | John Rutledge |
| '8' | Richard Hutson | January 31, 1782 | February 4, 1783 | ''No party'' | John Mathews |
| '9' | Richard Beresford | February 4, 1783 | March 15, 1783 | ''No party'' | Benjamin Guerard |
| '10' | William Moultrie | February 16, 1784 | February 11, 1785 | ''No party'' | Benjamin Guerard |
| '11' | Charles Drayton | February 11, 1785 | February 20, 1787 | ''No party'' | William Moultrie |
| '12' | Thomas Gadsden | February 20, 1787 | January 26, 1789 | Federalist | Thomas Pinckney |
| '13' | Alexander Gillon | January 26, 1789 | February 15, 1791 | Federalist | Charles Pinckney |
Lieutenant Governors under the Constitution of 1790
The General Assembly chose the Lieutenant Governor for a term of two years.
Lieutenant Governors under the Constitution of 1865
First Constitution of South Carolina to provide for the direct election of the Lieutenant Governor.
| # | Name | Took Office | Left Office | Party | Governor(s) Served Under |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| '52' | W. D. Porter | November 30, 1865 | July 6, 1868 | ''No party'' | James Lawrence Orr |
Lieutenant Governors under the Constitution of 1868
| # | Name | Took Office | Left Office | Party | Governor(s) Served Under |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| '53' | Lemuel Boozer | July 6, 1868 | December 3, 1870 | Republican | Robert Kingston Scott |
| '54' | Alonzo J. Ransier | December 3, 1870 | December 7, 1872 | Republican | Robert Kingston Scott |
| '55' | Richard Howell Gleaves | December 7, 1872 | December 14, 1876 | Republican | Franklin J. Moses, Jr. |
| Daniel Henry Chamberlain | |||||
| '56' | William Dunlap Simpson | December 14, 1876 | February 26, 1879 | Democrat | Wade Hampton III |
| '57' | John D. Kennedy | November 30, 1880 | December 1, 1882 | Democrat | Johnson Hagood |
| '58' | John Calhoun Sheppard | December 1, 1882 | July 10, 1886 | Democrat | Hugh Smith Thompson |
| '59' | William L. Mauldin | November 30, 1886 | December 4, 1890 | Democrat | John Peter Richardson III |
| '60' | Eugene B. Gary | December 4, 1890 | 1893 | Democrat | Benjamin Tillman |
| '61' | W. H. Timmerman | 1893 | January 18, 1897 | Democrat | Benjamin Tillman |
| John Gary Evans |
Lieutenant Governors under the Constitution of 1895
See also
★ List of Governors of South Carolina
External links
★ List of Lieutenant Governors for South Carolina
★ Office of the Lieutenant Governor for South Carolina
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