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List of colonial governors of South Carolina

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This is a list of colonial governors of South Carolina from 1670 to 1775. Until the beginning of the American Revolution in 1775, South Carolina was a colony of Great Britain. South Carolina was named in honor of King Charles II of England, who first formed the English colony, with Carolus being Latin for "Charles".[1]

Proprietary period (1670–1719)

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Governor Lord Charles Montagu served four nonconsecutive terms

Governors of the Proprietary Period were appointed either by the Proprietors or the Grand Council convening in Charles Town.[2][3] In 1663, Charles II granted the land to eight Lords Proprietors in return for their financial and political assistance in restoring him to the throne in 1660.[4]

Governors of the Province of Carolina (1670 to 1719)
No. Governor

(birth-death)

In Office Notes Monarch
1 William Sayle(1590-1671) March 15, 1670

March 4, 1671
Appointed by John Yeamans Charles II
2 Joseph West(?-1691) March 4, 1671

April 19, 1672
1st time
3 John Yeamans(1611-1674) April 19, 1672

August 1674
Joseph West(?-1691) August 1674

October 1682
2nd time
4 Joseph Morton(?-1721) October 1682

August 1684
1st time
5 Richard Kyrle(1610-1684) August 1684

August 30, 1684
Joseph West(?-1691) August 30, 1684

July 1, 1685
3rd time
James II
6 Robert Quary(1644-1712) July 1, 1685

October 1685
Joseph Morton(?-1721) October 1685

November 1686
2nd time
7 James Colleton(?-1706) November 1686

1690


William III and Mary II
8 Seth Sothell(?-1694) 1690

April 11, 1692
9 Philip Ludwell(1638-1723) April 11, 1692

May 1693
10 Thomas Smith(1648-1694) May 1693

November 16, 1694
11 Joseph Blake(?-1700) November 16, 1694

August 17, 1695
1st time William III
12 John Archdale(1642-1717) August 17, 1695

October 29, 1696
Joseph Blake(?-1700) October 29, 1696

September 7, 1700
2nd time
13 James Moore Sr.(1650-1706) September 7, 1700

March 1703


Anne
14 Nathaniel Johnson(1644-1712) March 1703

November 26, 1709
15 Edward Tynte

(?-1710)

November 26, 1709

July 26, 1710
16 Robert Gibbes(1644-1715) June 26, 1710

March 19, 1712
17 Charles Craven(1682-1715) March 19, 1712

April 23, 1716


George I
18 Robert Daniell(1646-1718) April 25, 1716

1717
19 Robert Johnson(1682-1735) 1717

December 21, 1719
1st time

Royal period (1719–1776)

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Governors of the Royal Period were appointed by the monarch in name but were selected by the British government under the control of the Board of Trade. Governors served as a viceroy to the British monarch. The governor could appoint provincial officials or suspend their offices on his own authority, except those offices named above that were also appointed by the crown. Legislative bills required royal assent from the governor and could be rejected; he could prorogue or dissolve the Commons House of Assembly on his own authority.[5]

Governors of the Province of South Carolina (1719 to 1775)
No. Governor

(birth-death

In Office Notes Monarch
20 James Moore Jr.(1682-1724) December 21, 1719

May 30, 1721
George I
21 Francis Nicholson(1655-1728) May 30, 1721

May 7, 1725
22 Arthur Middleton(1681-1737) May 7, 1725

December 15, 1730
George II
Robert Johnson(1682-1735) December 15, 1730

May 3, 1735
2nd time

Died in office

23 Thomas Broughton(1668-1737) May 3, 1735

November 22, 1737
Died in office
24 William Bull(1682-1755) November 22, 1737

December 17, 1743
25 James Glen(1701-1777) December 17, 1743

June 1, 1756
26 William Henry Lyttleton(1724-1808) June 1, 1756

April 5, 1760
27 William Bull II(1710-1791) April 5, 1760

December 22, 1761
1st time
George III
28 Thomas Boone(1730-1812) December 22, 1761

May 14, 1764
Exiled to England
William Bull II(1710-1791) May 14, 1764

June 12, 1766
2nd time
29 Charles Greville Montagu(1741-1784) June 12, 1766

May 1768
1st time
William Bull II(1710-1791) May 1768

October 30, 1768
3rd time
Charles Greville Montagu(1741-1784) October 30, 1768

July 31, 1769
2nd time
William Bull II(1710-1791) July 31, 1769

September 15, 1771
4th time
Charles Greville Montagu(1741-1784) September 15, 1771

March 6, 1773
3rd time
William Bull II(1710-1791) March 6, 1773

June 18, 1775
5th time
30 William Campbell(1730-1778) June 18, 1775

September 15, 1775
Exiled to England; fled Charleston on HMS Tamar
Henry Laurens(1724-1792) January 9, 1775

March 26, 1776
As President of the South Carolina

Committee on Safety after Campbell's departure

Monarchy abolished

References

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  1. ^ N. C. Board of Agriculture (1902). A sketch of North Carolina. Charleston: Lucas-Richardson Co. p. 4. OL 6918901M.
  2. ^ "South Carolina's Colonial Governors". Charleston Preservation Society. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
  3. ^ "South Carolina Governors". SCIWAY. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
  4. ^ Prince, Danforth (March 10, 2011). Frommer's The Carolinas and Georgia. John Wiley & Sons. p. 11. ISBN 978-1-118-03341-8. Archived from the original on April 27, 2016. Retrieved September 19, 2017.
  5. ^ "The Royal Colony of South Carolina". Carolana. Retrieved 11 May 2020.

See also

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