Date Died: September 30, 1874

Place Buried: Union County, SC

Occupation: Lawyer

South Carolina College (now the University of South Carolina) - withdrew 1827

South Carolina House of Representatives, 1840-1844
South Carolina Senate, 1844-1856

October 5, 1860 – Governor Gist notified the other southern states that South Carolina was strongly considering secession
December, 1860 – Governor Gist left office the same day the Secession Convention met to consider the question of secession following Lincoln's election as President of the United States

December 20, 1860 – Governor Gist signed the Ordinance of Secession - the first official act of the Civil War.

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