Miles Benjamin McSweeney [SEP] position held
Miles Benjamin McSweeney
Miles Benjamin McSweeney (April 18, 1855September 29, 1909) was the 87th Governor of South Carolina from June 2, 1899, to January 20, 1903.
McSweeney was born in Charleston and was forced to become a paperboy at the age of 10 in order to help support his family when his father died. He went to Lexington, Virginia to attend Washington and Lee University upon being awarded the Typographical Union of Charleston Scholarship, but later had to withdraw due to lack of funds. He published
1900 South Carolina gubernatorial election
The 1900 South Carolina gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1900 to select the governor of the state of South Carolina. Governor Miles Benjamin McSweeney won the Democratic primary and ran unopposed in the general election to win a term for governor in his own right.
Democratic primary.
The South Carolina Democratic Party held their primary for governor on August 28 and incumbent Governor McSweeney was the frontrunner. McSweeney favored the continuation of the state Dispensary which brought the backing of influential Senator and former Governor