John Taylor (South Carolina governor)

John Taylor
51st Governor of South Carolina
In office
December 9, 1826 – December 10, 1828
LieutenantJames Witherspoon
Preceded byRichard Irvine Manning I
Succeeded byStephen Decatur Miller
Member of the South Carolina Senate from Richland District
In office
November 23, 1818 – November 27, 1826
Preceded byJohn Hopkins
Succeeded byWade Hampton III
United States Senator
from South Carolina
In office
December 31, 1810 – November 1816
Preceded byThomas Sumter
Succeeded byWilliam Smith
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from South Carolina's 4th district
In office
March 4, 1807 – December 30, 1810
Preceded byO'Brien Smith
Succeeded byWilliam Lowndes
Member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from Richland County
In office
November 28, 1796 – November 22, 1802
Personal details
Born(1770-05-04)May 4, 1770
Granby, Province of South Carolina, British America
DiedApril 16, 1832(1832-04-16) (aged 61)
Camden, South Carolina, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic-Republican
Alma materCollege of New Jersey
Professionlawyer, politician

John Taylor (May 4, 1770 – April 16, 1832) was the 51st Governor of South Carolina from 1826 to 1828.