SC Governors – Robert Kingston Scott, 1868-1872

South Carolina SC History SC Governors Governor Robert Kingston Scott

Biographical Overview Born: July 8, 1826 in Armstrong County, PA Died: August 12, 1900 in Napoleon (Henry County) OH Buried: Henry County, OH Religion: Political Party: Republican	Robert Kingston Scott
Education Central College and Starling Medical College, both in Ohio
Occupations Gold prospector Doctor Real estate speculator Brigadier General of Volunteers, United States Army

Major Events and Accomplishments, 1st Term, 1868–1870

• July 14, 1868 – The 14th Amendment to the US Constitution was ratified
  

Major Events and Accomplishments, 2nd Term, 1870–1872

• 1870 – The South Carolina Constitution of 1868 lifted the prohibition on the reelection of a governor until four years after leaving office, allowing Scott to become the first governor of South Carolina to be elected to two consecutive terms
  
• 1871 – The state debt tripled during Governor Scott's years in office, resulting in an unsuccessful attempt by the General Assembly to impeach him
  

Other Government Positions

• Freedmen's Bureau

Other Accomplishments, Honors, Distinctions

• Scott moved to Ohio when Democrats returned to power in state government, possibly out of fear of being prosecuted for misuse of funds during his administration - 1877
  
• Scott pleaded guilty to accidental homicide after being prosecuted for murder - 1880
  

Web Resources

• Biographical facts
  
• Listing of records available at SC Archives and History Center
  

Election Results