List of colonial governors of South Carolina
Royal period (1719–1776)
Governors of the Royal Period were appointed by the British government under the control of the Board of Trade.

List of colonial governors of South Carolina

Section Title: Royal period (1719–1776)
Table Section Text: Governors of the Royal Period were appointed by the British government under the control of the Board of Trade.

#	Image	Governor	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

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

Samuel Horsey	—	—	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

Thomas Pownall	—	—	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

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

William Bull II	May 1768	October 30, 1768	3rd time, Acting Governor during Montagu's absence

-	Charles Greville Montagu	October 30, 1768	July 31, 1769	2nd time

William Bull II	July 31, 1769	September 15, 1771	4th time, Acting Governor during Montagu's absence

-	Charles Greville Montagu	September 15, 1771	March 6, 1773	3rd time

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	Fled Charleston on a British warship, HMS Tamar, and returned to England

-	Henry Laurens	1775	1776	As President of the South Carolina Committee on Safety after Campbell's departure

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