William Aiken, Jr.
- ️Tue Jan 28 1806
William Aiken, Jr.
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| Born | January 28, 1806 Charleston, South Carolina, U.S. |
| Died | September 6, 1887 (aged 81) Flat Rock, North Carolina, U.S. |
William Aiken, Jr. (January 28, 1806 – September 6, 1887) was the 61st Governor of South Carolina. He served from 1844 to 1846.
He was the son of William Aiken, the first president of the pioneering South Carolina Canal and Rail Road Company. Unfortunately, William Sr. was killed in a Charleston carriage accident and never saw his namesake town of Aiken, SC. Aiken's first cousin, D. Wyatt Aiken served as a Confederate States Army officer and five-term U.S. Congressman. Aiken Jr. was married to Harriet Lowndes Aiken. He was a successful businessman and planter and lived in Charleston, South Carolina. His house, the Aiken-Rhett House, is part of the Historic Charleston foundation.
External links
- SCIway Biography of William Aiken, Jr.
- NGA Biography of William Aiken, Jr.
- William Aiken, Jr. at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by James Henry Hammond |
Governor of South Carolina 1844 – 1846 |
Succeeded by David Johnson |
| United States House of Representatives | ||
| Preceded by Isaac E. Holmes |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from South Carolina's 6th congressional district 1851 – 1853 |
Succeeded by William Waters Boyce |
| Preceded by James Lawrence Orr |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from South Carolina's 2nd congressional district 1853 – 1857 |
Succeeded by William Porcher Miles |
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