Andrew Gordon Magrath

Andrew Gordon Magrath
McGrath c. 1861
71st Governor of South Carolina
In office
December 20, 1864 – May 25, 1865[a]
LieutenantRobert McCaw
Preceded byMilledge Luke Bonham
Succeeded bySecond Military District

(as military government)
Benjamin Franklin Perry

(as governor)
Judge of the Confederate States District Court for the District of South Carolina
In office
May 6, 1861 – December 20, 1864
Appointed byJefferson Davis
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byBenjamin F. Perry
Secretary of State of South Carolina
In office
November 13, 1860 – April 3, 1861
GovernorFrancis Wilkinson Pickens
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina
In office
May 12, 1856 – November 7, 1860
Appointed byFranklin Pierce
Preceded byRobert Budd Gilchrist
Succeeded byGeorge Seabrook Bryan
Member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from St. Philip's and St. Michael's Parish
In office
November 26, 1838 – November 28, 1842
Personal details
Born
Andrew Gordon Magrath

(1813-02-08)February 8, 1813
Charleston, South Carolina
DiedApril 9, 1893(1893-04-09) (aged 80)
Charleston, South Carolina
Resting placeMagnolia Cemetery
Charleston, South Carolina
Political partyDemocratic
EducationUniversity of South Carolina (A.B.)
Harvard Law School
read law

Andrew Gordon Magrath (February 8, 1813 – April 9, 1893) was an American politician and jurist who served as the last Governor of South Carolina under the Confederate States of America, a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina and a Confederate District Judge for the District of South Carolina.
Cite error: There are <ref group=lower-alpha> tags or {{efn}} templates on this page, but the references will not show without a {{reflist|group=lower-alpha}} template or {{notelist}} template (see the help page).