Complex sentence: The future governor accepted the offer, invested $10,000 in the enterprise and, from 1897 until his death in 1927, he served as president of Avondale Mills, directing continued expansion to new sites over the years.
Split into simpler sentences: The future governor accepted the offer, and invested $10,000 in the enterprise. From 1897 until his death in 1927, he served as president of Avondale Mills, directing continued expansion to new sites over the years.