South Carolina Governors – John Hugh Means, 1850-1852

South Carolina SC History SC Governors Governor John Hugh Means

Biographical Overview Born: August 18, 1812 in Fairfield District, South Carolina Died: August 29, 1862 in Virginia Buried: Religion: Presbyterian Political Party: Democrat	John Hugh Means
Education Mount Zion College - Winnsboro, South Carolina South Carolina College (now the University of South Carolina) - graduated 1832
Occupations Brigadier General, South Carolina Militia Colonel, Confederate States Army

Major Events and Accomplishments, 1850–1852

• Governor Means worked to increase funding for improvements to the South Carolina Militia
  
• 1851 – The people of South Carolina voted against taking action against the Union without the agreement of the other Southern states
  

Other Accomplishments, Honors, Distinctions

• 1860 – Means signed the Ordinance of Secession
  
• 1862 – Means died in the Second Battle of Bull Run while serving in the Confederate States Army
  

Election Results

• On December 13, 1850, the South Carolina General Assembly elected Means for governor by secret ballot.