List of lieutenant governors of South Carolina
Lieutenant Governors under the Constitution of 1778
The General Assembly chose the Lieutenant Governor for a term of two years.

List of lieutenant governors of South Carolina

Section Title: Lieutenant Governors under the Constitution of 1778
Table Section Text: The General Assembly chose the Lieutenant Governor for a term of two years.

#	Name	Took Office	Left Office	Party	Governor(s) Served Under

6	Thomas Bee	January 9, 1779	January 24, 1780	No party	John Rutledge

7	Christopher Gadsden	January 24, 1780	January 31, 1782	No party	John Rutledge

8	Richard Hutson	January 31, 1782	February 4, 1783	No party	John Mathews

9	Richard Beresford	February 4, 1783	March 15, 1783	No party	Benjamin Guerard

10	William Moultrie	February 16, 1784	February 11, 1785	No party	Benjamin Guerard

11	Charles Drayton	February 11, 1785	February 20, 1787	No party	William Moultrie

12	Thomas Gadsden	February 20, 1787	January 26, 1789	Federalist	Thomas Pinckney

13	Alexander Gillon	January 26, 1789	February 15, 1791	Federalist	Charles Pinckney

Sentence(s)

Richard Hutson served as the eighth Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina under Governor John Mathews from 1782 to 1783.

final_sentence: Richard Hutson served as the eighth Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina under Governor John Mathews from 1782 to 1783.