John Gardiner Richards, Jr.
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| John Gardiner Richards, Jr. | |
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| 96th Governor of South Carolina | |
| In office January 18, 1927 – January 20, 1931 |
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| Lieutenant | Thomas Bothwell Butler |
| Preceded by | Thomas Gordon McLeod |
| Succeeded by | Ibra Charles Blackwood |
| Member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from Kershaw County | |
| In office January 10, 1899 – January 10, 1911 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | September 11, 1864 Liberty Hill, South Carolina, C.S.A. |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Liberty Hill, South Carolina |
John Gardiner Richards, Jr. (September 11, 1864 – October 9, 1941) was the 96th Governor of South Carolina from 1927 to 1931.
Youth
Born in Liberty Hill, South Carolina, on September 11, 1864, to John G. Richards and Sophia Edwards Smith, he attended schools in Liberty Hill and North Carolina's Bingham Military Institute for a short time.
Career Milestones
- 1898: Elected to the South Carolina House of Representatives
- 1910: Appointed as the South Carolina Railroad Commissioner
- 1926: Elected Governor of South Carolina on his fourth attempt by winning a contested Democratic primary.
Gubernatorial career
The South Carolina Constitution had been amended in 1926 to give the governor a four-year term and Richards became the first South Carolina governor elected for a four-year term. His time as Governor was noted for his strict observance of Blue laws, even chastising golfers for playing on Sunday.[1]
References
- ↑ From Walter Edgar's South Carolina: A History, p. 484:
External links
- SCIway Biography of Governor John Gardiner Richards
- South Carolina Encyclopedia Biography of Governor John Gardiner Richards
- Letter written in 1926 by John G. Richards
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| Preceded by | Governor of South Carolina 1927–1931 |
Succeeded by Ibra Charles Blackwood |
