Question: who was the first governor of south carolina
Answer: Congress Other offices held House Senate John Rutledge 1776 -- 1778 1779 -- 1782 Delegate to Philadelphia Convention and signer of the United States Constitution ; Associate and Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court Thomas Pinckney 1787 -- 1789 United States Minister to Great Britain Charles Pinckney 1789 -- 1792 1796 -- 1798 1806 -- 1808 Delegate to Philadelphia Convention and signer of the United States Constitution ; United States Minister to Spain Paul Hamilton 1804 -- 1806 United States Secretary of the Navy Henry Middleton 1810 -- 1812 United S