Lemuel Boozer

Lemuel Boozer ( April 14, 1809 - January 23, 1870 ) was an American politician . Between 1868 and 1870 he was lieutenant governor of the state of South Carolina .

Career

After studying law and being admitted to the bar, Lemuel Boozer began working in this profession. At the same time he embarked on a political career as a member of the Democratic Party . He was a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives and served on the State Senate . He was also mayor of Lexington in the meantime . He also worked as a judge at times. In 1860 he participated as a delegate to the Democratic National Convention . The sources do not say at which of the two congresses in Charleston and Baltimore he was present. Before South Carolina left the Union in December 1860, he warned against this step.

After the Civil War , Boozer became a member of the Republican Party . In 1868 he was elected lieutenant governor of South Carolina at the side of Robert Kingston Scott . He held this office between July 6, 1868 and his death on January 23, 1870. He was Deputy Governor and Chairman of the State Senate. He was buried in Lexington.

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SURNAME	Boozer, Lemuel
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American politician
DATE OF BIRTH	April 14, 1809
DATE OF DEATH	January 23, 1870

[1] Lexington, SC Civil War History

[2] South Carolina Department of Archives and History: Lemuel Boozer House, Lexington County