South Carolina Governors – Barnabus Kelet Henagan, 1840

South Carolina SC History SC Governors Governor Barnabus Kelet Henagan

Biographical Overview Born: June 7, 1798 near Brownsville in Marlboro County, SC Died: January 10, 1855 in Charleston, SC Buried: Rogers Cemetery near Brownsville, in Marlboro County, SC Religion: Political Party: Democrat
Education
Occupation Physician Planter

Major Events and Accomplishments, 1840

• 1840 –The situation in South Carolina's banks following the Panic of 1837 improved, allowing specie payment to be resumed
  

Other Government Positions

• South Carolina Senate, 1834-1838
  
• Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina, 1838-1840
  
• South Carolina Secretary of State, 1846-1850
  

Other Accomplishments, Honors, Distinctions

Election Results

• On April 17, 1840, Henagan succeeded to office following the death of Governor Patrick Noble