List of Governors of South Carolina
Governors under the Constitution of 1868

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Governor
Governor
Took Office
Left Office
Lt. Governor
Party
Notes
74
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Robert Kingston Scott
July 6, 1868
December 7, 1872
Lemuel Boozer Alonzo J. Ransier
Republican
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75
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Franklin J. Moses, Jr.
December 7, 1872
December 1, 1874
Richard Howell Gleaves
Republican
-
76
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Daniel Henry Chamberlain
December 1, 1874
December 14, 1876
Richard Howell Gleaves
Republican
Claimed Governorship after 1876 election
77
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Wade Hampton III
December 14, 1876
February 26, 1879
William Dunlap Simpson
Democratic
Resigned
78
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William Dunlap Simpson
February 26, 1879
September 1, 1880
John D. Kennedy
Democratic
Not elected
79
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Thomas Bothwell Jeter
September 1, 1880
November 30, 1880
vacant
Democratic
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80
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Johnson Hagood
November 30, 1880
December 1, 1882
John D. Kennedy
Democratic
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81
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Hugh Smith Thompson
December 1, 1882
July 10, 1886
John Calhoun Sheppard
Democratic
Resigned
82
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John Calhoun Sheppard
July 10, 1886
November 30, 1886
vacant
Democratic
Not elected
83
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John Peter Richardson III
November 30, 1886
December 4, 1890
William Mauldin
Democratic
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84
-
Benjamin Ryan Tillman
December 4, 1890
December 4, 1894
Eugene Gary W.H. Timmerman
Democratic
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85
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John Gary Evans
December 4, 1894
January 18, 1897
W.H. Timmerman
Democratic
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Question: What happened when Simpson resigned on September 1, 1880?
Answer: When Simpson resigned on September 1, 1880, Jeter became the 79th governor of South Carolina and served for three months.