South Carolina Governors – Joseph Alston, 1812-1814

South Carolina SC History SC Governors Governor Joseph Alston

Also see: SC Government

Biographical Overview Born: 1779 in All Saint's Parish, SC Died: September 10, 1816 in Charleston, SC Buried: In the Alston family cemetery at Oaks Planation, Murrells Inlet, SC Religion: Episcopalian Political Party: Democratic-Republican	Joseph Alston
Education College of Charleston - 1794 Princeton University - 1795-1796 Studied law in Charleston under Edward Rutledge, admitted to the South Carolina bar in 1799
Occupation Planter

Major Events and Accomplishments, 1812–1814

• December 19, 1812 – The Bank of the State of South Carolina was chartered
• December 31, 1812 – Governor Alston's wife, Theodosia Burr Alston, was lost at sea
  

Other Government Positions

• South Carolina House of Representatives, 1802-1803, 1805-1812
  

Other Accomplishments, Honors, Distinctions

• Alston married Aaron Burr's daughter, Theodosia Burr - February 2,1801

Election Results

• On December 10, 1812, the South Carolina General Assembly elected Alston for governor by secret ballot.