SC Governors – Richard Manning Jefferies, 1942-1943

Biographical Overview

• Born: February 27, 1889 in Union County, South Carolina
  
• Died: April 20, 1964 in Charleston, South Carolina
  
• Buried: Liveoak Cemetery in Walterboro, South Carolina
  
• Religion:
• Political Party: Democrat
  

Education

• University of South Carolina - A.B. 1910, honorary LL.D. 1960
  
• Clemson University - LL.D. awarded posthumously, 1964
  

Occupations

• Teacher
• Editor
• Lawyer

Major Events and Accomplishments, 1942–1943

• March 5, 1942 – The General Assembly established the South Carolina Ports Authority
  
• April 18, 1942 – General Jimmy Doolittle led a squadron of B-25's, including twenty-four crews from Columbia Army Air Base, in a bombing raid on Tokyo

Other Government Positions

• South Carolina Senate, 1926-1958
  
• President Pro Tempore of the South Carolina Senate, 1941-1942
  

Other Accomplishments, Honors, Distinctions

• Jefferies served as editor of the Walterboro Press and Standard
  

Election Results

• On March 2, 1942, as President Pro Tempore of the South Carolina Senate, Jefferies succeeded to office following the death of acting Governor Joseph Emile Harley
  

Web Resources

• Listing of records available at SC Archives and History Center