William Dunlap Simpson | |
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Chief Justice of the South Carolina Supreme Court | |
In office September 6, 1880 – December 26, 1890 | |
Preceded by | Ammiel J. Willard |
Succeeded by | Henry McIver |
78th Governor of South Carolina | |
In office February 26, 1879 – September 1, 1880 | |
Lieutenant | None |
Preceded by | Wade Hampton III |
Succeeded by | Thomas Bothwell Jeter |
56th Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina | |
In office December 14, 1876 – February 26, 1879 | |
Governor | Wade Hampton III |
Preceded by | Richard Howell Gleaves |
Succeeded by | John D. Kennedy |
Member of the Confederate States House of Representatives from South Carolina's 4th district | |
In office February 5, 1863 – March 18, 1865 | |
Preceded by | Milledge Luke Bonham |
Succeeded by | Position abolished |
Member of the South Carolina Senate from Laurens District | |
In office November 26, 1860 – February 5, 1863 | |
Preceded by | James Henderson Irby |
Succeeded by | Barney Smith Jones |
Member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from Laurens District | |
In office November 22, 1858 – November 26, 1860 | |
In office November 27, 1854 – November 24, 1856 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Laurens District, South Carolina, US | October 27, 1823
Died | December 26, 1890 Columbia, South Carolina, US | (aged 67)
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Jane Elizabeth Young |
Children | 7 |
Alma mater | South Carolina College Harvard Law School |
Profession | Lawyer, politician |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Confederate States of America |
Branch/service | Confederate States Army |
Rank | lieutenant colonel |
Battles/wars | American Civil War |
William Dunlap Simpson (October 27, 1823 – December 26, 1890) was the 78th governor of South Carolina from February 26, 1879, when the previous governor, Wade Hampton, resigned to take his seat in the U.S. Senate, until 1880. That year Simpson resigned to become Chief Justice of the South Carolina Supreme Court.