Date Died: April 9, 1893

Place Buried: Charleston, SC

Occupation: Lawyer

South Carolina College (now the University of South Carolina) - graduated 1831
Harvard University Law School

South Carolina House of Representatives
South Carolina Secretary of State, 1860-1862

Magrath was the last South Carolina governor to be elected by secret ballot
Magrath was the last Confederate governor of South Carolina
February, 1865 – Columbia and Charleston were occupied by Union forces
May 28, 1865 – Governor Magrath's term ended when he was deposed by Union authorities

Federal authorities imprisoned Magrath after removing him from office

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