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William Aiken Jr.
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 138 years ago |
Date of birth | January 28,1806 |
Zodiac sign | Aquarius |
Born | Charleston |
South Carolina | |
United States | |
Date of died | September 6,1887 |
Died | Flat Rock |
North Carolina | |
United States | |
Party | Democratic Party |
Parents | William Aiken |
Resting place | Magnolia Cemetery |
Charleston | |
South Carolina | |
Nationality | American |
Place of burial | Magnolia Cemetery Trust, Charleston, South Carolina, United States |
Children | Henrietta Aiken Rhett |
Previous position | Governor of South Carolina (1884–1886) |
Current partner | Harriett Lowndes Aiken |
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ID | 781247 |
William Aiken Jr. Life story
William Aiken Jr. was the 61st governor of South Carolina, serving from 1844 to 1846. He also served in the state legislature and the United States House of Representatives, running unsuccessfully for speaker of the House in 1856 in "the longest and most contentious Speaker election in House history."