SC Governors – Stephen Decatur Miller, 1828-1830

South Carolina SC History SC Governors Governor Stephen Decatur Miller

Biographical Overview Born: May 8, 1787 in Waxhaw Settlement, Lancaster District, SC Died: March 8, 1838 in Raymond, MS Buried: Raymond, MS Religion: Presbyterian Political Party: Democrat	Stephen Decatur Miller Courtesy of South Caroliniana Library
Education South Carolina College (now the University of South Carolina) - graduated 1808
Occupations Lawyer Planter

Major Events and Accomplishments, 1828–1830

• Governor Miller supported the state's right to nullify the Tariff of 1828
  

Other Government Positions

• US House of Representatives, 1817-1819
  
• South Carolina Senate, 1822-1828
  
• US Senate, 1831-1833
  

Other Accomplishments, Honors, Distinctions

• Miller was the father of famous diarist Mary Boykin Chesnut
  

Election Results

• On December 10, 1828, the South Carolina General Assembly elected Miller for governor by secret ballot
  

Web Resources

• Biographical information - US Congress