William Dunlap Simpson

Politician

1823 – 1890

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Who was William Dunlap Simpson?

William Dunlap Simpson was the 78th Governor of South Carolina from February 26, 1879, when the previous governor, Wade Hampton, resigned to take his seat in the U.S. Senate, until 1880, when Simpson resigned to become Chief Justice of the South Carolina Supreme Court.

Born in Laurens District, South Carolina, in 1823, he was educated at South Carolina College, completing his studies in 1843, and spent one term at Harvard Law School. He practiced law in Laurens with his partner Henry Clinton Young. He served in the South Carolina legislature in the 1850s and early 1860s and serving in the Confederate States House of Representatives from 1863 to 1865.

After the Civil War, he returned to practice law in Laurens until 1876, when he ran successfully for the post of lieutenant governor and was re-elected in 1878. Upon Wade Hampton resigning from the governorship to assume his senate seat, Simpson was elevated to become the 78th governor of South Carolina. He resigned prior to the ending of the term for governor after being appointed Chief Justice of the state Supreme Court and served for ten years from 1880 until his death in 1890.

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Born
Oct 27, 1823
Laurens County
Also known as
  • Judge William Dunlap Simpson
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Education
  • University of South Carolina
  • Harvard Law School
Died
Dec 26, 1890
Columbia

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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