Thomas Bennett, Jr.

18th Governor of the State of South Carolina 1820 to 1822

Date Born: August 14, 1781

Date Died: January 30, 1865

Place Born: Charleston, SC

Place Buried: Magnolia Cemetery in Charleston, SC

Residence: Charleston, SC

Occupation: Architect, Banker


South Carolina House of Representatives, 1804-1806, 1808-1810, 1812-1818
South Carolina Senate, 1819-1820, 1837-1840

Bennettsville, SC was named for Governor Thomas Bennett, Jr.


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