SC Governors – Whitemarsh Benjamin Seabrook, 1848-1850

South Carolina SC History SC Governors Governor Whitemarsh Benjamin Seabrook

Biographical Overview Born: June 30, 1793 at Edisto Island, South Carolina Died: April 16, 1855 in Beaufort, South Carolina Buried: Interment at Gunbluff Plantation Edisto Island, SC Religion: Episcopalian Political Party: Democrat	Whitemarsh Benjamin Seabrook
Education College of New Jersey - graduated 1812
Occupations Lawyer Planter Author

Major Events and Accomplishments, 1848–1850

• 1850 – The US Congress passed the Compromise of 1850
  

Other Government Positions

• South Carolina House of Representatives, 1814-1829
  
• South Carolina Senate, 1826-1834
  
• Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina, 1834-1836
  

Other Accomplishments, Honors, Distinctions

• Seabrook authored History of the Cotton Plant
  

Election Results

• On December 12, 1848, the South Carolina General Assembly elected Seabrook for governor by secret ballot.
  

Web Resources

• Collection of papers - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill