List of lieutenant governors of South Carolina
The Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina is the second-in-command to the Governor of South Carolina. This is a list of lieutenant governors of the U.S. state of South Carolina, 1730 to present.[1][2]
Royal period (1719–1776)
The Lieutenant Governor position was created by the British government under the control of the Board of Trade in 1729 for a term beginning on January 1, 1730. Prior to that, the Governor appointed a deputy governor to act in his stead during his absence. There were only three Lieutenant Governors during the Royal period and two were father and son.
| No. | Lieutenant Governor | Term in office | Governor | Notes | Monarch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thomas Broughton | January 1, 1730 – November 22, 1737 |
Arthur Middleton |
Died in office | George II |
| Robert Johnson | |||||
| 2 | William Bull I | December 23, 1738 – March 21, 1755 |
James Glen | Died in office | |
| 3 | William Bull II | March 21, 1755 – March 26, 1776 |
Son of his predecessor Died in office | ||
| William Lyttelton | George III | ||||
| Thomas Boone | |||||
| Lord Charles Montagu | |||||
| Lord William Campbell |
Statehood period (1776–present)
Vice Presidents under the Constitution of 1776
The General Assembly chose the Vice President for a term of two years.
- Parties
No party (2)
| No. | Vice President | Party | Term in office | President | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | style="background:Template:Independent Party (United States)/meta/color;"| | Henry Laurens | Independent | March 26, 1776 – January 10, 1777 |
style="background:Template:Independent Party (United States)/meta/color;"| | John Rutledge | Officially titled "Vice President" |
| 5 | style="background:Template:Independent Party (United States)/meta/color;"| | James Parsons | Independent | January 10, 1777 – January 9, 1779 |
style="background:Template:Independent Party (United States)/meta/color;"| | Officially titled "Vice President" | |
Lieutenant Governors in Early and Antebellum America
The General Assembly chose the Lieutenant Governor for a term of two years.
- Parties
No party (6) Federalist (5) Democratic-Republican (16) Nullifier (Democratic) (3) Democratic (13) Confederate Democrat (3)
Lieutenant Governors post-Civil War through the present
First Constitution of South Carolina to provide for the direct election of the Lieutenant Governor.
- 2-year term, 1868-1927, no limit
- 4-year term, 1927-present, no limit
Legend: Democratic (32) Republican (9) No party (1)
Living former Lieutenant Governors of South Carolina
As of April 2019[update], nine former lieutenant governors of South Carolina were alive, the oldest being Nick Theodore (served 1987–1995, born 1928). The most recent death of a former lieutenant governor of South Carolina was that of Fritz Hollings (served 1955–1959, born 1922), on April 6, 2019. The most recently serving lieutenant governor of South Carolina to die was Nancy Stevenson (served 1979–1983) on May 31, 2001.
| Lt. Governor | Party | Lt. Gubernatorial term | Date of birth (and age) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michael R. Daniel | Democratic | 1983–1987 | April 13, 1940 |
| Nick Theodore | Democratic | 1987–1995 | September 16, 1928 |
| Bob Peeler | Republican | 1995–2003 | January 4, 1952 |
| André Bauer | Republican | 2003–2011 | March 20, 1969 |
| Ken Ard | Republican | 2011–2012 | December 18, 1963 |
| Glenn F. McConnell | Republican | 2012–2014 | December 11, 1947 |
| Yancey McGill | Democratic | 2014–2015 | September 18, 1952 |
| Henry McMaster | Republican | 2015–2017 | May 27, 1947 |
| Kevin L. Bryant | Republican | 2017–2019 | February 19, 1967 |
Notes
- ^ Resigned after elected to the Congress of the Confederation.
- ^ Succeeded to the governorship when Governor John Drayton died in office.
- ^ Succeeded to the governorship when Governor Patrick Noble died in office.
- ^ Died of tuberculosis
- ^ Gleaves lost by 359 votes. Initially, the Republicans claimed that the Democrats committed voter fraud and that their majority was invalid. However, Republicans lost electoral support and were forced to concede. Gleaves, by all accounts of sources, did not refuse to leave office as Governor Daniel Henry Chamberlain did.
- ^ Succeeded to the governorship when Governor Wade Hampton III resigned to become a U.S. Senator
- ^ Succeeded to the governorship when Governor Hugh Thompson resigned to become the assistant Secretary of the Treasury under the Grover Cleveland administration.
- ^ Resigned to take position of associate justice on the South Carolina Supreme Court.
- ^ Succeeded to governorship when Governor William Ellerbe died in office.
- ^ Succeeded to governorship for five days when Governor Coleman Blease resigned to avoid attending the innaguration of his successor
- ^ Succeeded to governorship when Governor Robert Cooper resigned to take a position on the Federal Farm Loan Board.
- ^ Succeeded to governorship when Governor Burnet Maybank resigned to become a United States Senator.
- ^ Succeeded to governorship when Governor Olin Johnston resigned to become a United States Senator.
- ^ Succeeded to governorship when Governor Donald Russell resigned to become a United States Senator.
- ^ Resigned after the South Carolina ethics commission charged him with 69 counts of using campaign money for personal use and 23 counts of failing to disclose campaign expenses during the 2010 election for lieutenant governor.
- ^ Resigned to become the president of the College of Charleston.
- ^ McGill was a Democrat while lieutenant governor, but he switched parties after leaving office.
- ^ Succeeded to the governorship after Governor Nikki Haley resigned to become the United States Ambassador to the United Nations.
See also
- Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina
- Governor of South Carolina
- List of Governors of South Carolina
References
- ^ "South Carolina Lieutenant Governors 1730 to Present". Carolana. n.d. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
- ^ Salley, A.S. (n.d.). "Lieutenant Governors of South Carolina" (PDF). State of South Carolina. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
- ^ Reports of Committees of the South Carolina House of Representatives. Columbia: South Carolina Government. 1876. p. 125.
- ^ "SC voters in favor of governor-lieutenant governor ticket". wmbfnews.com. Retrieved October 31, 2013.
External links
- List of Lieutenant Governors for South Carolina
- Office of the Lieutenant Governor for South Carolina
- A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787-1825
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