Duncan Clinch Heyward

58th Governor of the State of South Carolina 1903 to 1907

Date Born: June 24, 1864

Date Died: January 23, 1943

Place Born: Richland District, SC

Place Buried: Unknown

Residence: Richland County, SC

Occupation: Planter, Author, Businessman


Washington and Lee University - Lexington, VA
University of South Carolina - honorary degree, 1938

On November 4, 1902, Heyward was elected to his first term without opposition, receiving 31,817 votes

On November 8, 1904, Governor Heyward was reelected without opposition, receiving 51,917 votes

Collector of Federal Internal Revenue Taxes for South Carolina - appointed by President Woodrow Wilson, 1913

Heyward authored Seed from Madagascar


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