SC Governors – Robert Francis Withers Allston, 1854-1858

South Carolina SC History SC Governors Governor Robert Francis Withers Allston

Biographical Overview Born: April 21, 1801 in All Saint's Parish, South Carolina Died: April 7, 1864 near Georgetown, SC Buried: Georgetown, SC in Prince George's Churchyard Religion: Episcopalian Political Party: Democrat	Robert Francis Withers Allston Courtesy of South Caroliniana Library
Education West Point Military Academy - graduated 1821
Occupation Colonel, South Carolina Militia Planter Author

Major Events and Accomplishments, 1856–1858

• The General Assembly increased funding for South Carolina's public school system.
  
• The US Supreme Court made the Dred Scott decision - 1857

Other Government Positions

• South Carolina House of Representatives, 1828-1832
  
• South Carolina Senate, 1850-1856
  

Other Accomplishments, Honors, Distinctions

• Allston authored A Memoir of the Introduction and Planting of Rice in South Carolina, Report on Public Schools, and An Essay on the Sea Coast Corps.
  
• Allston won a medal at the Paris Exposition for the cultivation of rice, 1855-1856
  

Election Results

• On December 9, 1856, the South Carolina General Assembly elected Allston for governor by secret ballot.
  

Web Resources

• Allston family papers - South Caroliniana Library