Please read the following table in HTML format from a webpage and then answer the question in detail according to the table. Each table cell is defined by a <td> and a </td> tag. Each table row starts with a <tr> and ends with a </tr> tag. 'rowspan=m' and 'colspan=n' represents a cell spaning over 'm' rows and 'n' columns.

Webpage title:
List of Governors of South Carolina
Table title:
Governors under the Constitution of 1868
Table:
<table id='hittask' contenteditable='False'>
<tr> <th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > # </th><th colspan=2 rowspan=1 > Governor </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Took Office </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Left Office </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Lt. Governor </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Party </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Notes </th></tr>
<tr> <th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 74 </th><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > - </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Robert Kingston Scott </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > July 6, 1868 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > December 7, 1872 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Lemuel Boozer Alonzo J. Ransier </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Republican </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td></tr>
<tr> <th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 75 </th><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > - </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Franklin J. Moses, Jr. </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > December 7, 1872 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > December 1, 1874 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Richard Howell Gleaves </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Republican </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td></tr>
<tr> <th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 76 </th><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > - </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Daniel Henry Chamberlain </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > December 1, 1874 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > December 14, 1876 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Richard Howell Gleaves </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Republican </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Claimed Governorship after 1876 election </td></tr>
<tr> <th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 77 </th><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > - </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Wade Hampton III </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > December 14, 1876 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > February 26, 1879 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > William Dunlap Simpson </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Democratic </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Resigned </td></tr>
<tr> <th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 78 </th><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > - </td><td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > William Dunlap Simpson </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > February 26, 1879 </td><td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > September 1, 1880 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > John D. Kennedy </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Democratic </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Not elected </td></tr>
<tr> <th class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 79 </th><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > - </td><td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Thomas Bothwell Jeter </td><td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > September 1, 1880 </td><td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > November 30, 1880 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > vacant </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Democratic </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td></tr>
<tr> <th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 80 </th><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > - </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Johnson Hagood </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > November 30, 1880 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > December 1, 1882 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > John D. Kennedy </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Democratic </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td></tr>
<tr> <th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 81 </th><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > - </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Hugh Smith Thompson </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > December 1, 1882 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > July 10, 1886 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > John Calhoun Sheppard </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Democratic </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Resigned </td></tr>
<tr> <th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 82 </th><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > - </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > John Calhoun Sheppard </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > July 10, 1886 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > November 30, 1886 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > vacant </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Democratic </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Not elected </td></tr>
<tr> <th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 83 </th><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > - </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > John Peter Richardson III </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > November 30, 1886 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > December 4, 1890 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > William Mauldin </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Democratic </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td></tr>
<tr> <th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 84 </th><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > - </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Benjamin Ryan Tillman </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > December 4, 1890 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > December 4, 1894 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Eugene Gary W.H. Timmerman </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Democratic </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td></tr>
<tr> <th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 85 </th><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > - </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > John Gary Evans </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > December 4, 1894 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > January 18, 1897 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > W.H. Timmerman </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Democratic </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td></tr>
</table>
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.