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John Gardiner Richards Jr.

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Preceded by
  
Thomas Gordon McLeod


Name
  
John Richards,


Born
  
September 11, 1864 Liberty Hill, South Carolina, C.S.A. (
1864-09-11
)

Died
  
October 9, 1941, Liberty Hill Historic District, South Carolina, United States

Lieutenant
  
Thomas Bothwell Butler

Succeeded by
  
Ibra Charles Blackwood

John Gardiner Richards Jr. (September 11, 1864 – October 9, 1941) was the 96th Governor of South Carolina from 1927 to 1931.

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Biography

He was born in Liberty Hill, South Carolina on September 11, 1864 to John G. Richards and Sophia Edwards Smith.

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He attended schools in Liberty Hill and North Carolina's Bingham Military Institute for a short time.

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.

He died on October 9, 1941 on Liberty Hill, South Carolina.

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.

    • References

    John Gardiner Richards Jr. Wikipedia
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