Richard Manning Jefferies

Richard Manning Jefferies
101st Governor of South Carolina
In office
March 2, 1942 – January 19, 1943
LieutenantVacant
Preceded byJoseph Emile Harley
Succeeded byOlin D. Johnston
President Pro Tempore of the South Carolina Senate
In office
January 14, 1941 – March 2, 1942
GovernorBurnet R. Maybank
Joseph Emile Harley
Preceded byJohn Mahon Wise
Succeeded byJohn Mahon Wise
Member of the South Carolina Senate from Colleton County
In office
January 12, 1943 – January 13, 1959
Preceded byHimself
Succeeded byIvey Andrew Smoak, Jr.
In office
January 11, 1927 – March 2, 1942
Preceded byJames Graham Padgett
Succeeded byHimself
Personal details
Born
Richard Manning Jefferies

(1889-02-27)February 27, 1889
Union County, South Carolina
DiedApril 20, 1964(1964-04-20) (aged 75)
Charleston, South Carolina
Political partyDemocratic Party
SpouseAnn K. Savage
Children3
Alma materUniversity of South Carolina
ProfessionLawyer, politician
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Richard Manning Jefferies (February 27, 1889 – April 20, 1964), a longtime state legislator and the 101st Governor of South Carolina from 1942 to 1943, was born in Union County (later Cherokee County), South Carolina[1] on February 27, 1889. He graduated from the University of South Carolina in 1910 and moved to the town of Ridgeland. There, he read law and served as superintendent of the elementary school. Moving to Walterboro after his admission to the bar, he practiced law and was elected probate judge of Colleton County in 1918.[2]

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  2. ^ "Richard Manning Jeffries". National Governors Association. Archived from the original on December 4, 2020. Retrieved February 7, 2021.