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List of colonial governors of South Carolina
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This is a list of colonial governors of the Province of South Carolina and preceding British colonies in the same region from 1670 to 1775.
Proprietary Period (1670-1719)
Governors of the Proprietary Period for the most part were appointed either by the Proprietors or the Grand Council convening in Charleston.
| # |
Name |
Took Office |
Left Office |
Notes |
| 1 |
William Sayle |
March 15, 1670 |
March 4, 1671 |
Chosen by Sir John Yeamans |
| 2 |
Joseph West |
March 4, 1671 |
April 19, 1672 |
1st time, Appointed by Council |
| 3 |
John Yeamans |
April 19, 1672 |
August, 1674 |
Appointed by Proprietors |
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Joseph West |
August 13, 1674 |
October, 1682 |
2nd time, Appointed by Council |
| 4 |
Joseph Morton |
October, 1682 |
August, 1684 |
1st time, Appointed by Proprietors |
| 5 |
Richard Kyrle |
August, 1684 |
August, 1684 |
Appointed by Proprietors |
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Joseph West |
August 30, 1684 |
July 1, 1685 |
3rd time, Appointed by Council |
| 6 |
Robert Quary |
July, 1684 |
October, 1685 |
Appointed by Council |
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Joseph Morton |
October, 1685 |
November, 1686 |
2nd time, Appointed by Council |
| 7 |
James Colleton |
November, 1686 |
1690 |
Appointed by Proprietors |
| 8 |
Seth Sothell |
1690 |
1692 |
Claimed Governoship as a Proprietor |
| 9 |
Philip Ludwell |
April 11, 1692 |
May, 1693 |
Appointed by Proprietors |
| 10 |
Thomas Smith |
May, 1693 |
November 16, 1694 |
Appointed by Council |
| 11 |
Joseph Blake |
November, 1694 |
August 17, 1695 |
1st time, Appointed by Council |
| 12 |
John Archdale |
August 17, 1695 |
October 29, 1696 |
Appointed by Proprietors |
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Joseph Blake |
October 29, 1696 |
September 7, 1700 |
2nd time, Appointed by Governor Archdale |
| 13 |
James Moore |
September 11, 1700 |
March, 1703 |
Appointed by Council |
| 14 |
Nathaniel Johnson |
March, 1703 |
November 26, 1709 |
Appointed by Proprietors |
| 15 |
Edward Tynte |
November 26, 1709 |
June 26, 1710 |
Appointed by Proprietors |
| 16 |
Robert Gibbes |
June, 1710 |
March 19, 1712 |
Appointed by Council |
| 17 |
Charles Craven |
March 19, 1712 |
April 23, 1716 |
Appointed by Proprietors |
| 18 |
Robert Daniell |
April 25, 1716 |
1717 |
Appointed by Governor Craven |
| 19 |
Robert Johnson |
1717 |
December 21, 1719 |
1st time, Appointed by Proprietors |
Royal Period (1719-1776)
Governors of the Royal Period were appointed by the British government under the control of the Board of Trade.
| # |
Name |
Took Office |
Left Office |
Notes |
| 20 |
James Moore II |
December 21, 1719 |
May 30, 1721 |
Appointed by Convention |
| 21 |
Francis Nicholson |
May 30, 1721 |
May 7, 1725 |
Left for England in 1725, not removed until 1729 |
| 22 |
Arthur Middleton |
May 7, 1725 |
December, 1730 |
Acting Governor until Johnson arrived |
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Robert Johnson |
December 15, 1730 |
May 3, 1735 |
2nd time |
| 23 |
Thomas Broughton |
May 3, 1735 |
November 22, 1737 |
Acting Governor after Johnson died |
| 24 |
William Bull |
November 22, 1737 |
December 17, 1743 |
Acting Governor after Broughton died |
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Samuel Horsey |
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Appointed Governor in 1738, never served |
| 25 |
James Glen |
December 17, 1743 |
June 1, 1756 |
Appointed Governor in 1738, arrived in 1743 |
| 26 |
William Henry Lyttleton |
June 1, 1756 |
April 5, 1760 |
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Thomas Pownall |
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Appointed Governor in 1760, never served |
| 27 |
William Bull II |
April 5, 1760 |
December 22, 1761 |
1st time, Acting Governor until Boone arrived |
| 28 |
Thomas Boone |
December 22, 1761 |
May 14, 1764 |
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William Bull II |
May, 1764 |
June, 1766 |
2nd time, Acting Governor until Montagu arrived |
| 29 |
Charles Greville Montagu |
June 12, 1766 |
May, 1768 |
1st time |
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William Bull II |
May, 1768 |
October 30, 1768 |
3rd time, Acting Governor during Montagu's absence |
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Charles Greville Montagu |
October 30, 1768 |
July 31, 1769 |
2nd time |
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William Bull II |
July 31, 1769 |
September 15, 1771 |
4th time, Acting Governor during Montagu's absence |
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Charles Greville Montagu |
September 15, 1771 |
March 6, 1773 |
3rd time |
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William Bull II |
March 6, 1773 |
June 18, 1775 |
5th time, Acting Governor during Montagu's absence |
| 30 |
William Campbell |
June 18, 1775 |
September 15, 1775 |
See also
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