Richard Howell Gleaves | |
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| 55th Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina | |
| In office December 7, 1872 – December 14, 1876 | |
| Governor | |
| Preceded by | Alonzo J. Ransier |
| Succeeded by | William Dunlap Simpson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 4, 1819 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Died | November 1907 (aged 88) Washington, D.C. |
| Political party | Republican |
Richard Howell Gleaves (July 4, 1819 – November 1907)[1] was a lawyer, merchant, and politician who served as the 55th Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina from December 7, 1872 to December 14, 1876. He served under Governors Franklin J. Moses, Jr. and Daniel Henry Chamberlain. A Haitian-American of mixed ancestry, Gleaves was notable as one of the highest elected black Americans during the Reconstruction Era.[2][3]
- ^ Mounter, Michael Robert (2016-05-17). "Gleaves, Richard Howell". South Carolina Encyclopedia. University of South Carolina, Institute for Southern Studies. Retrieved 2017-07-06.
- ^ Bryant, Lawrence Chesterfield (1974). South Carolina Negro Legislators: a Glorious Success: State and Local Officeholders; Biographies of Negro Representatives, 1868-1902. South Carolina State College. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
- ^ Foner, Eric (1996). Freedom's Lawmakers: A Directory of Black Officeholders During Reconstruction. Louisiana State University Press. p. 87. ISBN 9780807120828. Retrieved 3 March 2017.