List of colonial governors of South Carolina
Royal period (1719–1776)
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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

Henry Laurens

1775

1776

President of the Committee on Safety after Campbell's flight to England

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