Arnoldus Vanderhorst

Arnoldus Vanderhorst
1856 portrait by Henry Breintnall Bounetheau
38th Governor of South Carolina
In office
December 17, 1794 – December 8, 1796
LieutenantLewis Morris
Preceded byWilliam Moultrie
Succeeded byCharles Pinckney
Mayor of Charleston, South Carolina
In office
1790 – 1792
Preceded byThomas Jones
Succeeded byJohn Huger
In office
1785 – 1786
Preceded byRichard Hutson
Succeeded byJohn Faucheraud Grimke
Member of the South Carolina Senate from Christ Church Parish
In office
August 31, 1779 – January 1, 1787
Member of the South Carolina General Assembly from St. Phillip's and St. Michael's Parish
In office
March 25, 1776 – October 17, 1778
Personal details
Born(1748-03-21)March 21, 1748
Christ Church Parish, South Carolina
DiedJanuary 29, 1815(1815-01-29) (aged 66)
Kiawah Island, South Carolina
Resting placeSt. Michael's Churchyard, Charleston, South Carolina
Professionplanter

Arnoldus Vanderhorst (/vænˈdrɑːs/; March 21, 1748 – January 29, 1815) was an American military officer and planter. He was a general of the South Carolina militia during the American Revolutionary War and served as the governor of South Carolina from 1794 to 1796.