Former South Carolina Governors

Former S.C. governors from the colonial era, to the 21st century can be found here!

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<div>Andrew Pickens, Jr.</div>
Andrew Pickens, Jr.

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<div>Benjamin Guerard</div>
Benjamin Guerard

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<div>Benjamin Ryan Tillman</div>
Benjamin Ryan Tillman

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<div>Burnet R. Maybank</div>
Burnet R. Maybank

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<div>Charles Greville Montagu</div>
Charles Greville Montagu

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<div>Charles Pinckney</div>
Charles Pinckney

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<div>Coleman Livingston Blease</div>
Coleman Livingston Blease

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<div>Daniel Henry Chamberlain</div>
Daniel Henry Chamberlain

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<div>David Rogerson Williams</div>
David Rogerson Williams

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<div>Donald Stuart Russell</div>
Donald Stuart Russell

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<div>Duncan Clinch Heyward</div>
Duncan Clinch Heyward

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<div>Edward Rutledge</div>
Edward Rutledge

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<div>Ernest “Fritz” Hollings</div>
Ernest “Fritz” Hollings

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<div>Francis W. Pickens</div>
Francis W. Pickens

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<div>Franklin Moses</div>
Franklin Moses

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<div>Ibra Charles Blackwood</div>
Ibra Charles Blackwood

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<div>James B. Edwards</div>
James B. Edwards

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<div>James Colleton</div>
James Colleton

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<div>James Francis Byrnes</div>
James Francis Byrnes

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<div>James Glen</div>
James Glen

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<div>James Lawrence Orr</div>
James Lawrence Orr

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<div>John C. West</div>
John C. West

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<div>John Drayton</div>
John Drayton

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<div>John Gary Evans</div>
John Gary Evans

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John Hugh Means

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<div>John Lyde Wilson</div>
John Lyde Wilson

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<div>John Rutledge</div>
John Rutledge

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<div>Joseph Blake (Acting)</div>
Joseph Blake (Acting)

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<div>Mark Sanford</div>
Mark Sanford

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<div>Martin Frederick Ansel</div>
Martin Frederick Ansel

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<div>Miles Benjamin McSweeney</div>
Miles Benjamin McSweeney

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<div>Milledge Luke Bonham</div>
Milledge Luke Bonham

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<div>Nikki Haley</div>
Nikki Haley

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<div>Olin D. Johnston</div>
Olin D. Johnston

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<div>Pierce Mason Butler</div>
Pierce Mason Butler

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<div>Richard I Manning, III</div>
Richard I Manning, III

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<div>Richard Riley</div>
Richard Riley

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<div>Robert Evander McNair</div>
Robert Evander McNair

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<div>Robert F.W. Allston</div>
Robert F.W. Allston

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<div>Robert Johnson</div>
Robert Johnson

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<div>Robert Kingston Scott</div>
Robert Kingston Scott

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<div>Robert Young Hayne</div>
Robert Young Hayne

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<div>Strom Thurmond</div>
Strom Thurmond

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<div>Thomas Bennett, Jr</div>
Thomas Bennett, Jr

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<div>Thomas Broughton (Acting)</div>
Thomas Broughton (Acting)

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<div>Thomas Gordon McLeod</div>
Thomas Gordon McLeod

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<div>Thomas Pinckney</div>
Thomas Pinckney

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<div>Wade Hampton III</div>
Wade Hampton III

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<div>William Aiken, Jr.</div>
William Aiken, Jr.

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<div>William Bull (Acting)</div>
William Bull (Acting)

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<div>William Bull, II (Acting)</div>
William Bull, II (Acting)

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<div>William Henry Gist</div>
William Henry Gist

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<div>William Moultrie</div>
William Moultrie

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James F. Byrnes | Palmetto Special

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This lesson consists of film and videotapes taken from events in Mr. Byrnes' career. We are fortunate in this program that we can actually see and hear Mr. Byrnes himself. The news films were...
Governor Robert Johnson | Palmetto Special

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REENACTMENT: The reenactment begins with Simpson, an aide to Governor Robert Johnson, lamenting the death of the Governor. Through flashbacks we see Simpson and Johnson at crucial times during the...
Robert F.W. Allston | History of SC Slide Collection
Robert F.W. Allston | History of SC Slide Collection
Episode 4

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Born in 1801 at Brookgreen Plantation, in All Saints Parish near Georgetown, Robert F.W. Allston (1801-1864) attended prep school and West Point Military Academy, from which he graduated in 1821. He...
William Aiken | History of SC Slide Collection
William Aiken | History of SC Slide Collection
Episode 1

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Born in Charleston in 1806, William Aiken (1806-1887) attended Hurlburt School and the South Carolina College. After receiving an inheritance from his father, he became a successful rice planter on...