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1868 - 1932 (63 years)| Name | Thomas Gordon McLEOD [1, 2, 3] | |
| Prefix | Governor | |
| Birth | 17 Dec 1868 | Lynchburg, South Carolina  |
| Gender | Male | |
| Education | he attended Wofford College and the University of Virginia where he studied law | |
| HIST | he was admitted to the South Carolina Bar in 1896; he then taught for two years Thomas Gordon McLeod From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search Thomas Gordon McLeod 95th Governor of South Carolina In office January 16, 1923 – January 18, 1927 Lieutenant E.B. Jackson Preceded by Wilson Godfrey Harvey Succeeded by John Gardiner Richards, Jr. 66th Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina In office January 15, 1907 – January 17, 1911 Governor Martin Frederick Ansel Preceded by John Sloan Succeeded by Charles Aurelius Smith Member of the South Carolina Senate from Lee County In office January 13, 1903 – January 8, 1907 Preceded by Constituency established Succeeded by B. Franklin Kelley Member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from Sumter County In office January 8, 1901 – January 13, 1903 Personal details Born Thomas Gordon McLeod December 17, 1868 Lynchburg, South Carolina Died December 11, 1932 (aged 63) Bishopville, South Carolina Political party Democratic Party Spouse(s) Elizabeth Alford Children 4 Alma mater Wofford College Profession Lawyer, politician Religion Methodist Thomas Gordon McLeod (December 17, 1868 – December 11, 1932) was the 95th Governor of South Carolina from 1923 to 1927. Born in Lynchburg, South Carolina to William J. McLeod, a former captain in the Confederate Army, and Amanda McMillan Rogers McLeod, he attended Lynchburg Academy and graduated from Wofford College and the University of Virginia Law School. His political career began when he was elected to the South Carolina House of Representatives in 1900 and he became the first state senator of the newly formed Lee County in 1902. In 1906, he was elected the 66th Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina and re-elected again in 1908. He won in a Democratic runoff election against former Governor Cole Blease in the 1922 gubernatorial election, effectively becoming the 95th governor of South Carolina. Re-elected in 1924, served as Governor of South Carolina until his term expired in 1927. Upon leaving office he became the president of the Bishopville Telephone Company. He died on December 11, 1932, in Bishopville and is buried in the Bishopville Methodist Churchyard. External links[edit] • SCIway Biography of Thomas McLeod • USC Biography of Thomas McLeod Political offices Preceded by Wilson Godfrey Harvey Governor of South Carolina 1923–1927 Succeeded by John Gardiner Richards, Jr. [show] • v t e Governors of South Carolina Authority control • [1] | |
| Occupation | 17th governor of South Carolina (Democrat) 1923-1927 [1] | |
| _UID | BCDE3DA3578F4BE78D8D60B2A8865F4994DB | |
| Death | 11 Dec 1932 [1, 4] | |
| Person ID | I155283 | Singleton and Related Families |
| Last Modified | 9 Mar 2024 | |
| Father | William James McLEOD, b. 2 Dec 1826 d. 10 Mar 1898 (Age 71 years) | |
| Mother | Amanda ROGERS | |
| _UID | 94561613B9CA4A79A5C33508C65D9F56169A | |
| _UID | 94561613B9CA4A79A5C33508C65D9F56169A | |
| Family ID | F101038 | Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family | Elizabeth ALFORD | |||||||||
| Marriage | 1902 [1] | |||||||||
| _UID | C6DE8F75A2FC43758D63B27AB71A49F529A8 | |||||||||
| _UID | C6DE8F75A2FC43758D63B27AB71A49F529A8 | |||||||||
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| Family ID | F106856 | Group Sheet | Family Chart | ||||||||
| Last Modified | 21 Jan 2006 | |||||||||
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