Robert McCaw

Robert Gadsden McCaw (December 28, 1821 – November 24, 1870) was an American politician and slaveholder. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as the 51st Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina.[1][2]

Robert Gadsden McCaw
51st Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina
In office
December 18, 1864 – May 25, 1865[lower-alpha 1]
GovernorAndrew Gordon Magrath
Preceded byPlowden Weston
Succeeded byWilliam Porter
Personal details
Born(1821-12-28)December 28, 1821
DiedNovember 24, 1870(1870-11-24) (aged 48)
Political partyDemocratic
EducationUniversity of Virginia
Professionplanter, soldier, politician
Military service
Allegiance Confederate States of America
Branch/service Confederate States Army
Years of service1861–1865
Rank Colonel
Battles/warsAmerican Civil War

Biography

McCaw studied at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville before later holding approximately 135 slaves in York County, South Carolina.[1]

McCaw served in the South Carolina House of Representatives[3] and two terms in the South Carolina Senate.[1][4] In 1864, McCaw was elected lieutenant governor, and he held the office until May 1865. After the Confederacy's defeat in the Civil War, South Carolina's governor, Andrew Gordon Magrath, was arrested and removed from office.[5] McCaw did not succeed Magrath as governor because the United States government dissolved the state government of South Carolina, placing the state under the administration of the Second Military District.

Notes
  1. Overthrown by Union Army.

References
  1. "Robert Gadsden McCaw". www.geni.com. Retrieved May 16, 2023.
  2. "LIEUTENANT GOVERNORS OF SOUTH CAROLINA 1730–2021" (PDF). scstatehouse.gov. South Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved May 14, 2023.
  3. "South Carolina During the Antebellum Period – 1801 to 1860". www.carolana.com. www.carolana.com.
  4. "5 generations of achievers in Me Caw family" (PDF). www.rootsandrecall.com. Roots and Recall.
  5. Andrew Gordon Magrath at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.


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