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Under the Lords Proprietors direct rule of the Colony (1670-1719), there was no office called Lieutenant Governor. For most of that time, the Governor of Carolina resided in Charles Town (SC), and there was a Deputy Governor that resided in Albemarle (NC). When the Crown purchased the Lords Proprietors interests in the Colony in 1729, the British Government appointed a Governor and a Lieutenant Governor for South Carolina, with terms of office beginning on January 1, 1730. After Statehood was declared in 1776, the Governor and the Lieutenant Governor were both elected by the General Assembly, and the Lieutenant Governor did not preside over the State Senate. After the US Civil War, the Governor and Lieutenant Governor were elected by popular vote, beginning in 1868. |
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* At that time, the position was called "Vice President" ** Elected to Congress one month after taking office. Alexander Gillon was elected to succeed Beresford, but declined. Moultrie was elected subsequently. |
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© 2007 - J.D. Lewis - PO Box 1188 - Little River, SC 29566 - All Rights Reserved