Charles Aurelius Smith [SEP] position held
Charles Aurelius Smith
Charles Aurelius Smith (January 22, 1861April 1, 1916) was the 91st Governor of South Carolina from January 14 to January 19, 1915. His term of five days stands as the shortest for any governor in South Carolina.
Biography.
Born on January 22, 1861, in Hertford County, North Carolina, Smith attended Wake Forest University and graduated in 1882. He moved to Timmonsville, South Carolina, the following year and began pursuing banking and business interests, eventually becoming the president of
Smith moved to Baltimore where he died on April 1, 1916. He was buried at Byrd Cemetery in Timmonsville and a large monument marks his grave.
He and his wife, Fannie L. Byrd, had nine children. Smith was a Baptist.
His home at Timmonsville, the Smith-Cannon House, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.
External links.
- SCIway Biography of Charles Aurelius Smith
- NGA Biography of Charles Aurelius Smith