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502. South Carolina 1820 House of Representatives, Claremont District
503. South Carolina 1820 House of Representatives, Clarendon District
504. South Carolina 1820 House of Representatives, Edgefield District
505. South Carolina 1820 House of Representatives, Fairfield District
506. South Carolina 1820 House of Representatives, Kershaw District
507. South Carolina 1820 House of Representatives, Lancaster District
508. South Carolina 1820 House of Representatives, Lexington District
509. South Carolina 1820 House of Representatives, Orangeburg District
510. South Carolina 1820 House of Representatives, Pendleton District
511. South Carolina 1820 House of Representatives, Prince George Winyah Parish
512. South Carolina 1820 House of Representatives, Saint Andrew Parish
513. South Carolina 1820 House of Representatives, Saint Bartholomew Parish
514. South Carolina 1820 House of Representatives, Saint Dennis and Saint Thomas Parish
515. South Carolina 1820 House of Representatives, Saint George Dorchester Parish
516. South Carolina 1820 House of Representatives, Saint Helena Parish
517. South Carolina 1820 House of Representatives, Saint James Goosecreek Parish
518. South Carolina 1820 House of Representatives, Saint James Santee Parish
519. South Carolina 1820 House of Representatives, Saint John Colleton Parish
520. South Carolina 1820 House of Representatives, Saint Paul Parish
521. South Carolina 1820 House of Representatives, Saint Stephen Parish
522. South Carolina 1820 House of Representatives, Spartanburg District
523. South Carolina 1820 House of Representatives, Williamsburg District
524. South Carolina 1820 Lieutenant Governor
525. South Carolina 1820 Senate President
526. South Carolina 1820 Senate President, Ballot 2
527. South Carolina 1820 Solicitor, Middle Circuit
528. South Carolina 1820 Solicitor, Northern Circuit
529. South Carolina 1820 Solicitor, Southern Circuit
530. South Carolina 1820 State Senate, Charleston City
531. South Carolina 1820 State Senate, Christ Church Parish
532. South Carolina 1820 State Senate, Fairfield District
533. South Carolina 1820 State Senate, Kershaw District
534. South Carolina 1820 State Senate, Lexington District
535. South Carolina 1820 State Senate, Orangeburg District
536. South Carolina 1820 State Senate, Saint Andrew Parish
537. South Carolina 1820 State Senate, Saint James Goosecreek Parish
538. South Carolina 1820 State Senate, Saint James Santee Parish
539. South Carolina 1820 State Senate, Saint Paul Parish
540. South Carolina 1820 State Senate, Saint Stephen Parish
541. South Carolina 1820 Treasurer, Upper Division
542. South Carolina 1821 House of Representatives, Charleston City, Special
543. South Carolina 1821 House of Representatives, Prince George Winyah District, Special
544. South Carolina 1821 House of Representatives, Williamsburg District, Special
545. South Carolina 1821 State Senate, Charleston City, Special
546. South Carolina 1822 Attorney General
547. South Carolina 1822 Governor
548. South Carolina 1822 House of Representatives, Abbeville District
549. South Carolina 1822 House of Representatives, Charleston City
550. South Carolina 1822 House of Representatives, Chesterfield District
551. South Carolina 1822 House of Representatives, Christ Church Parish
552. South Carolina 1822 House of Representatives, Claremont District
553. South Carolina 1822 House of Representatives, Fairfield District
554. South Carolina 1822 House of Representatives, Horry District
555. South Carolina 1822 House of Representatives, Kershaw District
556. South Carolina 1822 House of Representatives, Lancaster District
557. South Carolina 1822 House of Representatives, Lexington District
558. South Carolina 1822 House of Representatives, Marion District
559. South Carolina 1822 House of Representatives, Marlborough District
560. South Carolina 1822 House of Representatives, Orange Parish
561. South Carolina 1822 House of Representatives, Pendleton District
562. South Carolina 1822 House of Representatives, Prince George Winyaw (Georgetown) Parish
563. South Carolina 1822 House of Representatives, Prince William Parish
564. South Carolina 1822 House of Representatives, Richland District
565. South Carolina 1822 House of Representatives, Saint Andrew Parish
566. South Carolina 1822 House of Representatives, Saint Bartholomew Parish
567. South Carolina 1822 House of Representatives, Saint George Dorchester Parish
568. South Carolina 1822 House of Representatives, Saint Helena Parish
569. South Carolina 1822 House of Representatives, Saint James Goosecreek Parish
570. South Carolina 1822 House of Representatives, Saint James Santee Parish
571. South Carolina 1822 House of Representatives, Saint John Colleton Parish
572. South Carolina 1822 House of Representatives, Saint Luke Parish
573. South Carolina 1822 House of Representatives, Saint Matthew Parish
574. South Carolina 1822 House of Representatives, Saint Peter Parish
575. South Carolina 1822 House of Representatives, Williamsburg Parish
576. South Carolina 1822 House of Representatives, York District
577. South Carolina 1822 Lieutenant Governor
578. South Carolina 1822 Secretary of State, Ballot 3
579. South Carolina 1822 Secretary of State, Ballot 4
580. South Carolina 1822 Secretary of State, Ballot 5
581. South Carolina 1822 Secretary of State, Ballot 6
582. South Carolina 1822 Senate President
583. South Carolina 1822 Senate President, Special
584. South Carolina 1822 Speaker of the House
585. South Carolina 1822 State Senate, Charleston City
586. South Carolina 1822 State Senate, Lexington District
587. South Carolina 1822 State Senate, Marlborough District
588. South Carolina 1822 State Senate, Prince George Winyaw Parish
589. South Carolina 1822 State Senate, Prince William Parish
590. South Carolina 1822 State Senate, Saint Bartholomew Parish
591. South Carolina 1822 State Senate, Saint George Dorchester Parish
592. South Carolina 1822 State Senate, Saint Helena Parish
593. South Carolina 1822 State Senate, Saint Luke Parish
594. South Carolina 1822 State Senate, Saint Matthew Parish
595. South Carolina 1822 State Senate, Sumter District
596. South Carolina 1823 House of Representatives, Charleston City, Special
597. South Carolina 1823 House of Representatives, Charleston City, Special
598. South Carolina 1823 House of Representatives, Charleston City, Special
599. South Carolina 1823 House of Representatives, Charleston City, Special
600. South Carolina 1823 House of Representatives, Marion District, Special
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On May 23, 1788, South Carolina became the eighth state to ratify the Federal Constitution. Although there was considerable opposition from the backcountry region, representatives from the capital, Charleston, and the surrounding lowcountry regions prevailed. This division in state politics would continue until a series of compromises were completed in 1808 balancing the representation of the two regions.
A new state constitution was adopted by the South Carolina General Assembly in 1790. This document preserved the weak executive structure that dated back to before the American Revolution. For example, the governor did not possess veto power after 1790. The governor and lieutenant governor were each elected to a two-year term and were then required to not hold the office for four years before being eligible for election again. The General Assembly was comprised of two branches, the House of Representatives and the Senate. Both bodies were elected by popular vote. Members of the House of Representatives served two-year terms. There were a total of 124 members whose districts were determined by a combination of population and the amount of taxes generated. It was through electoral innovations like this that the lowcountry region maintained its political dominance even though it possessed a minority of the state’s white population. Senators were elected to four year terms.
The most significant political issue in the state during this period was balancing the interests of the lowcountry and the backcountry. Under the Constitution of 1790, the state capital was moved from Charleston, on the coast, to Columbia in the interior. Eventually, the lowcountry representatives agreed to other Constitutional amendments which increased the number of electoral districts in the backcountry region and led to a greater balance of political power.
The Federalist Party dominated South Carolina in the 1790s as it could count a number of prominent lowcountry planters among their ranks. Many South Carolinians played important roles for the Federalist Party at the national level. The Jeffersonian-Republicans, however, were rising in prominence, especially as Charles Pinckney and Pierce Butler, both of whom signed the Constitution for South Carolina, joined the rival party. Although the Federalists dominated the state until 1800, by 1804 there were no Federalists in power. South Carolina would remain a one-party state until the start of the Civil War.
The Constitution of 1790 eliminated the religious qualification for voting and holding political office in South Carolina. All free, white men who were 21 years of age, had lived in the state for two years, was a resident of the district in which he was voting, owned fifty acres of land or a town lot and paid taxes were eligible to vote. In 1810 an amendment to the state constitution eliminated the property qualification for voting, extending suffrage to all white men who had lived in the state for six months. Thus, South Carolina was among the very first states to allow universal white male suffrage.
Bibliography
- James Banner
“The Problem of South Carolina” in Stanley Elkins and Eric McKittrick,The Hofstadter Aegis: A Memorial. (New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1974) 60-93. - Walter Edgar,
South Carolina: A History (Columbia: University of South Carolina Press, 1998) - Lacy K. Ford,
The Origins of Southern Radicalism: The South Carolina Upcountry, 1800-1860 (New York: Oxford University Press, 1991) - Rachel Klein,
Unification of a Slave State: The Rise of the Planter Class in the South Carolina Backcountry, 1760-1808 (Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 1990). - George C. Rogers,
Evolution of a Federalist: William Loughton Smith of Charleston , (Columbia, SC: University of South Carolina Press, 1962). - C. Blease Graham, South Carolina’s Constitutions
- South Carolina Information Highway – Governors