William Henry Gist | |
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68th Governor of South Carolina | |
In office December 10, 1858 – December 14, 1860 | |
Lieutenant | Merrick E. Carn |
Preceded by | Robert Francis Withers Allston |
Succeeded by | Francis Wilkinson Pickens |
43rd Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina | |
In office December 12, 1848 – December 13, 1850 | |
Governor | Whitemarsh B. Seabrook |
Preceded by | William Cain |
Succeeded by | Joshua J. Ward |
Member of the South Carolina Senate from Union District | |
In office November 25, 1844 – November 24, 1856 | |
Preceded by | William Kennedy Clowney |
Succeeded by | Joseph Fincher Gist |
Member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from Union District | |
In office November 23, 1840 – November 25, 1844 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Charleston, South Carolina, US | August 22, 1807
Died | September 30, 1874 Union County, South Carolina, US | (aged 67)
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse(s) | Louisa Bowen Mary Rice |
Profession | Politician |
William Henry Gist (August 22, 1807 – September 30, 1874) was the 68th Governor of South Carolina from 1858 to 1860 and a leader of the secession movement in South Carolina.[1] He was one of the signers of the Ordinance of Secession on December 20, 1860, which effectively launched the Confederate States of America.