South Carolina Governors – Pierce Mason Butler, 1836-1838

South Carolina SC History SC Governors Governor Pierce Mason Butler

Biographical Overview Born: April 11, 1798 Died: December 22, 1846 in Mexico Buried: Edgefield, SC Religion: Political Party: Democratic	Pierce Mason Butler
Education Moses Waddel's Academy in Abbeville, SC
Occupation Captain, United States Army Lieutenant Colonel, South Carolina Militia Banker

Major Events and Accomplishments, 1836–1838

• Governor Butler appointed a commission to survey South Carolina's public schools in an effort to find areas of possible improvement
• 1837 – The Panic of 1837 damaged South Carolina banks, causing periodic suspensions of specie payment over the next few years
  

Other Government Positions

• US Agent to the Cherokee and Comanche Indians
  

Other Accomplishments, Honors, Distinctions

• 1846 – Butler died in the Mexican War at the Battle of Churubusco
  

Election Results

• On December 10, 1836, the South Carolina General Assembly elected Butler for governor by secret ballot
  

Web Resources

• Portrait - SC General Assembly