Patrick Noble

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Patrick Noble

Patrick Noble (* 1787 near Willington , South Carolina , † April 7, 1840 ibid) was an American politician and governor of the state of South Carolina from 1838 to 1840 .

Early years and political advancement

The exact date of birth of Patrick Noble is unknown. However, the sources assume that 1787 was the year of his birth. After Moses Waddel's School in Willington, he attended the College of New Jersey, now Princeton University, until 1806 . After completing a law degree, he was admitted to the bar in South Carolina in 1809. During the war of 1812 he was a major in the South Carolina National Guard (Militia). He then worked for the Abbeville bank and was a curator of the University of South Carolina , which was then called "South Carolina College".

Between 1814 and 1824 Noble was a member of the House of Representatives from South Carolina . He was also an advisor to Governor Andrew Pickens from 1817 to 1818 . From 1830 to 1832 he was Deputy Governor ( lieutenant governor ) under James Hamilton . After this time he returned to the House of Representatives from 1832 to 1836 and became its speaker . He spent the next two years until 1838 in the South Carolina Senate . In 1835 he was also a government commissioner with the task of overseeing the construction of a railroad between Charleston and Cincinnati , Ohio .

Governor of south carolina

In 1838 he was proposed as governor by the Democratic Party and then elected by the state parliament. His term of office began on December 10, 1838 and was determined by the consequences of the economic crisis of 1837 . As a result, in October 1839, the state's banks had to temporarily suspend cash withdrawals. The governor could not finish his term of office, which would have run until December 1840, because he died on April 7th of that year. Lieutenant Governor Barnabas Kelet Henagan then ended that term. Patrick Noble was married to Elizabeth Bonneau Pickens. The couple had seven children.

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 Noble, Patrick
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Governor of south carolina
DATE OF BIRTH 1787
PLACE OF BIRTH near Willington , South Carolina
DATE OF DEATH April 7, 1840
Place of death near Willington , South Carolina