William Henry Gist
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 150 years ago |
Date of birth | August 22,1807 |
Zodiac sign | Leo |
Born | Charleston |
South Carolina | |
United States | |
Date of died | September 30,1874 |
Died | Union County |
South Carolina | |
United States | |
Governor | Whitemarsh B. Seabrook |
Party | Democratic Party |
Building | Rose Hill Plantation State Historic Site |
Job | Lawyer |
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Date of Upd. | |
ID | 1348028 |
William Henry Gist Life story
William Henry Gist was the 68th Governor of South Carolina from 1858 to 1860 and a leader of the secession movement in South Carolina. He was one of the signers of the Ordinance of Secession on December 20, 1860, which effectively launched the Confederacy.