Francis Wilkinson Pickens (1805/1807-1869) served as governor of South Carolina from 1860-1862.

Francis W. Pickens | History of SC Slide Collection
Francis W. Pickens | History of SC Slide Collection
Episode 112

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Born on his family's plantation on the Tuggaloo River in St. Paul's Parish, Francis W. Pickens (1805-1869) attended Franklin College (now University of Georgia) at Athens, Georgia, and South Carolina...