South Carolina Governors - Governor James Hopkins Adams (original) (raw)

South Carolina SC History SC Governors Governor James Hopkins Adams

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Biographical Overview Born: March 15, 1812 in Minervaville, SC Home: Woodville Plantation Died: July 13, 1861 near Columbia, SC Buried: Congaree, SC in St John's Episcopal Churchyard Religion: Episcopalian Political Party: Democrat
Education Yale College - graduated 1831
Occupation Brigadier General, South Carolina MilitiaPlanter

Major Events and Accomplishments, 1854–1856

• Governor Adams supported reopening the African slave trade but could not get support from the General Assembly.
• Senator Preston Brooks of South Carolina attacked Senator Charles Sumner of Massachusetts with a walking cane on the floor of the US Senate - 1856

Other Government Positions

• South Carolina House of Representatives, 1834-1837, 1840-1841, 1848-1849
• South Carolina Senate, 1850-1853

Other Accomplishments, Honors, Distinctions

• Adams signed the Ordinance of Secession - PDF - full text - December 20, 1860
• Adams was one of three delegates sent to Washington, DC to avert war with the Union and arrange for the transfer of federal property in South Carolina to the control of the state government, 1861

Election Results

• On December 11, 1854, the South Carolina General Assembly elected Adams for governor by secret ballot.

Web Resources

• Biographical sketch - researchonline.net