Thomas Gordon McLeod

65th Governor of the State of South Carolina 1923 to 1927

Date Born: December 17, 1868

Date Died: December 11, 1932

Place Born: Lynchburg, SC

Place Buried: Bishopville Methodist Churchyard in Bishopville, SC

Residence: Lee County, SC

Occupation: Lawyer, Teacher


Wofford College - graduated 1892

South Carolina House of Representatives, 1900-1902
South Carolina Senate, 1902-1906
Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina, 1907-1911

1922 - McLeod was elected without opposition, receiving 34,065 votes.

1924 - Governor McLeod was reelected without opposition, receiving 53,545 votes.

1926 – An amendment to the state constitution extended gubernatorial terms to four years and prohibited governors from being elected to consecutive terms

McLeod served as president of the Bishopville Telephone Company after leaving office


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