Thomas Bothwell Jeter [SEP] position held
Thomas Bothwell Jeter
Thomas Bothwell Jeter (October 13, 1827May 20, 1883) was the 79th Governor of South Carolina from September 1, 1880 to November 30, 1880.
Born in Santuc, South Carolina, five miles north of Carlisle in Union County, Jeter attended and graduated from South Carolina College in 1846. He was admitted to the bar 1848 and practiced law in the Upstate while concurrently holding the position of president of the Spartanburg and Union Railroad. Additionally during antebellum, he was elected to the South Carolina
Carolina and served for three months.
In 1882, Jeter was appointed to the South Carolina Railroad Commission and served until his death on May 20, 1883. He was buried at Forestlawn Cemetery in Union.
The Gov. Thomas B. Jeter House was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.
External links.
- SCIway Biography of Thomas Bothwell Jeter
- NGA Biography of Thomas Bothwell Jeter