South Carolina Governors – Charles Aurelius Smith, 1915

South Carolina SC History SC Governors Governor Charles Aurelius Smith

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Biographical Overview Born: January 21, 1861 in Hertford County, NC Died: April 1, 1916 in Baltimore, MD Buried: Byrd Cemetery in Timmonsville with the tallest monument in the cemetery Religion: Baptist Political Party: Democrat	Charles Aurelius Smith Courtesy of William Gilmore Simms' The History of South Carolina
Education Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC - graduated 1882
Occupations Businessman Banker

Major Events and Accomplishments, 1915

• 1915 – Governor Smith served only five days in office
  

Other Government Positions

• South Carolina House of Representatives, 1910
  
• Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina, 1911-1915
  

Other Accomplishments, Honors, Distinctions

Election Results

• On January 14, 1915, Smith succeeded to office following the resignation of Governor Coleman Livingston Blease
  

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