List of colonial governors of South Carolina

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This is a list of colonial governors of the South Carolina from 1670 to 1775. Until the beginning of the American Revolution in 1775, South Carolina was a colony of Great Britain.

Proprietary period (1670–1719)[]

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.[1][2]

Governors of the Province of Carolina (1670 to 1719)
No. Governor In Office Notes
1 William Sayle March 15, 1670
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March 4, 1671 		Appointed by John Yeamans
2 Joseph West March 4, 1671
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April 19, 1672 		1st time
3 John Yeamans April 19, 1672
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August 1674
Joseph West August 1674
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October 1682 		2nd time
4 Joseph Morton October 1682
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August 1684 		1st time
5 Richard Kyrle August 1684
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August 30, 1684
Joseph West August 30, 1684
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July 1, 1685 		3rd time
6 Robert Quary July 1, 1685
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October 1685
Joseph Morton October 1685
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November 1686 		2nd time
7 James Colleton November 1686
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1690


8 Seth Sothell 1690
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April 11, 1692
9 Philip Ludwell April 11, 1692
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May 1693
10 Thomas Smith May 1693
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November 16, 1694
11 Joseph Blake November 16, 1694
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August 17, 1695 		1st time
12 John Archdale August 17, 1695
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October 29, 1696
Joseph Blake October 29, 1696
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September 7, 1700 		2nd time
13 James Moore September 7, 1700
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March 1703


14 Nathaniel Johnson March 1703
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November 26, 1709
15 Edward Tynte November 26, 1709
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July 26, 1710
16 Robert Gibbes June 26, 1710
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March 19, 1712
17 Charles Craven March 19, 1712
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April 23, 1716


18 Robert Daniell April 25, 1716
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1717
19 Robert Johnson 1717
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December 21, 1719 		1st time

Royal period (1719–1776)[]

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.[3]

Governors of the Province of South Carolina (1719 to 1775)
No. Governor In Office Notes Monarch
20 James Moore II December 21, 1719
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May 30, 1721 		George I
21 Francis Nicholson May 30, 1721
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May 7, 1725
22 Arthur Middleton May 7, 1725
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December 15, 1730
George II
Robert Johnson December 15, 1730
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May 3, 1735 		2nd time

Died in office

23 Thomas Broughton May 3, 1735
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November 22, 1737 		Died in office
24 William Bull November 22, 1737
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December 17, 1743
25 James Glen December 17, 1743
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June 1, 1756
26 William Henry Lyttleton June 1, 1756
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April 5, 1760
27 William Bull II April 5, 1760
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December 22, 1761 		1st time
George III
28 Thomas Boone December 22, 1761
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May 14, 1764 		Exiled to England
William Bull II May 14, 1764
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June 12, 1766 		2nd time
29 Charles Greville Montagu June 12, 1766
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May 1768 		1st time
William Bull II May 1768
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October 30, 1768 		3rd time
Charles Greville Montagu October 30, 1768
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July 31, 1769 		2nd time
William Bull II July 31, 1769
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September 15, 1771 		4th time
Charles Greville Montagu September 15, 1771
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March 6, 1773 		3rd time
William Bull II March 6, 1773
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June 18, 1775 		5th time
30 William Campbell June 18, 1775
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September 15, 1775 		Exiled to England; fled Charleston on HMS Tamar
Henry Laurens January 9, 1775
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March 26, 1776 		As President of the South Carolina

Committee on Safety after Campbell's departure

Monarchy Abolished

References[]

  1. ^ "South Carolina's Colonial Governors". Charleston Preservation Society. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
  2. ^ "South Carolina Governors". SCIWAY. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
  3. ^ "The Royal Colony of South Carolina". Carolana. Retrieved 11 May 2020.

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