Andrew Gordon Magrath
Andrew Gordon Magrath | |
|---|---|
McGrath c. 1861 | |
| 71st Governor of South Carolina | |
| In office December 20, 1864 – May 25, 1865 | |
| Lieutenant | Robert McCaw |
| Preceded by | Milledge Luke Bonham |
| Succeeded by | Second Military District (as military government) |
| Judge of the Confederate States District Court for the District of South Carolina | |
| In office May 6, 1861 – December 20, 1864 | |
| Appointed by | Jefferson Davis |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Benjamin F. Perry |
| Secretary of State of South Carolina | |
| In office November 13, 1860 – April 3, 1861 | |
| Governor | Francis Wilkinson Pickens |
| Judge of the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina | |
| In office May 12, 1856 – November 7, 1860 | |
| Appointed by | Franklin Pierce |
| Preceded by | Robert Budd Gilchrist |
| Succeeded by | George Seabrook Bryan |
| Member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from St. Philip's and St. Michael's Parish | |
| In office November 26, 1838 – November 28, 1842 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Andrew Gordon Magrath February 8, 1813 Charleston, South Carolina |
| Died | April 9, 1893 (aged 80) Charleston, South Carolina |
| Resting place | Magnolia Cemetery Charleston, South Carolina |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | University of South Carolina (A.B.) Harvard Law School read law |
Andrew Gordon Magrath (February 8, 1813 – April 9, 1893) was an American politician and jurist who served as the last Governor of South Carolina under the Confederate States of America, a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina and a Confederate District Judge for the District of South Carolina.