South Carolina Governors – Thomas Bothwell Jeter, 1880

South Carolina SC History SC Governors Governor Thomas Bothwell Jeter

Biographical Overview Born: October 13, 1827 in Union District, South Carolina Died: May 20, 1883 Buried: Religion: Political Party: Democrat	Thomas Bothwell Jeter Courtesy of William Gilmore Simms' The History of South Carolina
Education South Carolina College (now the University of South Carolina) - graduated 1846
Occupation Lawyer

Major Events and Accomplishments, 1880

• 1879 – When Lieutenant Governor William Dunlap Simpson became governor following Governor Wade Hampton's resignation, President Pro Tempore of the South Carolina Senate Jeter became next in line of succession
  
• 1880 – William Dunlap Simpson resigned from office causing Jeter, as President Pro Tempore of the South Carolina Senate, to become governor
  
• 1880 – Jeter served as governor for only three months
  

Other Government Positions

• South Carolina House of Representatives, 1856
  
• South Carolina Senate, 1872-1882
  

Other Accomplishments, Honors, Distinctions

Election Results

• On September 1, 1880, Jeter succeeded to office following the resignation of Governor William Dunlap Simpson
  

Web Resources

• Listing of records available at SC Archives and History Center