Thomas Bennett Jr. | |
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48th Governor of South Carolina | |
In office December 1, 1820 – December 1, 1822 | |
Lieutenant | William Pinckney |
Preceded by | John Geddes |
Succeeded by | John Lyde Wilson |
Member of the South Carolina Senate from St. Philip's and St. Michael's Parish | |
In office November 28, 1837 – November 23, 1840 Alongside Daniel Elliott Huger | |
Preceded by | Joel Poinsett |
Succeeded by | Ker Boyce |
In office November 27, 1820 – December 7, 1820 Alongside Philip Moser | |
Preceded by | James Reid Pringle |
Succeeded by | William Crafts Jr. |
17th Speaker of the South Carolina House of Representatives | |
In office November 28, 1814 – November 23, 1818 | |
Governor | David Rogerson Williams Andrew Pickens |
Preceded by | John Geddes |
Succeeded by | Robert Y. Hayne |
Member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from St. Philip's and St. Michael's Parish | |
In office September 15, 1813 – November 23, 1818 | |
In office November 23, 1812 – December 19, 1812 | |
In office November 28, 1808 – November 26, 1810 | |
In office November 26, 1804 – November 24, 1806 | |
20th Intendant of Charleston, South Carolina | |
In office 1812–1813 | |
Preceded by | Thomas McCalla |
Succeeded by | Thomas Rhett Smith |
Personal details | |
Born | Charleston, South Carolina, US | August 14, 1781
Died | January 30, 1865 South Carolina, C.S.A. | (aged 83)
Political party | Democratic-Republican |
Spouse(s) | Mary Lightbourn Stone Jane (Burgess) Gordon |
Thomas Bennett Jr. (August 14, 1781 – January 30, 1865) was an American businessman, banker and politician, the 48th Governor of South Carolina from 1820 to 1822. A respected politician, he had served several terms in the state legislature since 1804, including four years as Speaker of the House, and a term in the state Senate.