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South Carolina: State Governors: 1779-1816

Governor and Commander-in-Chief in and over the State of South Carolina
9? Jan 1779 - 31 Jan 1782 John Rutledge (x) [1]
31 Jan 1782 - 6 Feb 1783 John Mathews
6 Feb 1783 - 11 Feb 1785 Benjamin Guerard
11 Feb 1785 - 21 Feb 1787 William Moultrie
21 Feb 1787 - 26 Jan 1789 Thomas Pinckney
26 Jan 1789 - 5 Dec 1792 Charles Pinckney
5 Dec 1792 - 18? Dec 1794 William Moultrie (x)
18? Dec 1794 - 12 Dec 1796 Arnoldus Vanderhorst
12 Dec 1796 - 19 Dec 1798 Charles Pinckney (x)
19 Dec 1798 - 23 Jan 1800 Edward Rutledge
Lieutenant Governor, acting as Governor and Commander-in-Chief in and over the State of South Carolina
23 Jan 1800 - 6 Dec 1800 John Drayton
Governor and Commander-in-Chief in and over the State of South Carolina
6 Dec 1800 - ? Dec 1802 John Drayton (x)
? Dec 1802 - 10 Dec 1804 James Burchill Richardson
10 Dec 1804 - 11 Dec 1806 Paul Hamilton
11 Dec 1806 - 10 Dec 1808 Charles Pinckney (x)
10 Dec 1808 - 10 Dec 1810 John Drayton (x)
10 Dec 1810 - 11 Dec 1812 Henry Middleton
11 Dec 1812 - 17 Dec 1814 Joseph Alston
17 Dec 1814 - 14 Dec 1816 David Rogerson Williams

[1] Leaves the seat of Government 13 Apr 1780 and later the territory of the state; continues to be represented only by military authorities; permanently returns to South Carolina shortly before 1 Aug 1781.

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