James Burchill Richardson

James Burchill Richardson (born October 28, 1770 in Clarendon County Province of South Carolina , † April 28, 1836 ibid) was an American politician and governor of South Carolina from 1802 to 1804 .

Early years and governor of South Carolina

James Richardson received his education in local schools in his home country. He then worked as a planter on his large plantation. Richardson's political career began in 1792. That year he was elected to the South Carolina House of Representatives. He held this mandate until 1802. In that year he was elected governor of his country as a member of the Democratic Republican Party of Thomas Jefferson . The new governor took office on December 1, 1802. During his two-year tenure, the slave trade in South Carolina continued to expand. Directly related to slavery is the economic boom in those years when cotton became South Carolina's leading export. Richardson, who owned a large plantation himself, naturally supported this development. Otherwise, his term of office passed without any particular incident. The constitution of the time forbade direct re-election and therefore he could not be re-elected in 1804.

Further life

After the end of his term of office on December 1, 1804, he was again a member of the state parliament until 1806. He served in his country's Senate between 1806 and 1814, and eventually returned to the South Carolina House of Representatives from 1816 to 1818. In 1812 he was also President of the Bank of South Carolina. He was also the curator of several educational institutions in his country. He spent the rest of his life on his plantation. Richardson has a remarkably large political affinity. He was the uncle or great-uncle of five South Carolina governors, named either Richardson or Manning. He himself was married to Ann Cantey Sinkler.

literature

Robert Sobel and John Raimo (Eds.): Biographical Directory of the Governors of the United States, 1789–1978. Volume 4. Meckler Books, Westport, CT, 1978. 4 volumes.

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SURNAME	Richardson, James Burchill
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Governor of south carolina
DATE OF BIRTH	October 28, 1770
PLACE OF BIRTH	Clarendon County , South Carolina
DATE OF DEATH	April 28, 1836
Place of death	Clarendon County , South Carolina