South Carolina Governor. A graduate of The Citadel, in 1861 he led a battalion of Citadel cadets who fired the first shots of the American Civil War when they opened fire on the Union ship 'Star of the West' when it entered Charleston Harbor. He served two terms as the Democratic Governor of South Carolina, from 1882 to 1886. He later became an executive of the New York Life Insurance Company.
South Carolina Governor. A graduate of The Citadel, in 1861 he led a battalion of Citadel cadets who fired the first shots of the American Civil War when they opened fire on the Union ship 'Star of the West' when it entered Charleston Harbor. He served two terms as the Democratic Governor of South Carolina, from 1882 to 1886. He later became an executive of the New York Life Insurance Company.
Bio by: Garver Graver
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