Thomas Gordon McLeod

Thomas Gordon McLeod
95th Governor of South Carolina
In office
January 16, 1923  January 18, 1927
Lieutenant E.B. Jackson
Preceded by Wilson Godfrey Harvey
Succeeded by John Gardiner Richards, Jr.
66th Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina
In office
January 15, 1907 January 17, 1911
Governor Martin Frederick Ansel
Preceded by John Sloan
Succeeded by Charles Aurelius Smith
Member of the South Carolina Senate from Lee County
In office
January 13, 1903 January 8, 1907
Preceded by Constituency established
Succeeded by B. Franklin Kelley
Member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from Sumter County
In office
January 8, 1901 January 13, 1903
Personal details
Born Thomas Gordon McLeod
(1868-12-17)December 17, 1868
Lynchburg, South Carolina
Died December 11, 1932(1932-12-11) (aged 63)
Bishopville, South Carolina
Political party Democratic Party
Spouse(s) Elizabeth Alford
Children 4
Alma mater Wofford College
Profession Lawyer, politician
Religion Methodist

Thomas Gordon McLeod (December 17, 1868  December 11, 1932) was the 95th Governor of South Carolina from 1923 to 1927.

Biography

Born in Lynchburg, South Carolina to William J. McLeod, a former captain in the Confederate Army, and Amanda McMillan Rogers McLeod, he attended Lynchburg Academy and graduated from Wofford College and the University of Virginia Law School.

His political career began when he was elected to the South Carolina House of Representatives in 1900 and he became the first state senator from the newly formed Lee County in 1902. In 1906, he was elected the 66th lieutenant governor of South Carolina and re-elected in 1908. In the 1922 gubernatorial election, McLeod won a Democratic primary runoff against former Governor Cole Blease, effectively becoming the 95th governor of South Carolina. Re-elected in 1924, McLeod served as governor until his term expired in 1927.

Upon leaving office he became the president of the Bishopville Telephone Company. He died on December 11, 1932, in Bishopville and is buried in the Bishopville Methodist Churchyard.

Political offices
Preceded by
John Sloan
Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina
1907–1911
Succeeded by
Charles A. Smith
Preceded by
Wilson Godfrey Harvey
Governor of South Carolina
1923–1927
Succeeded by
John Gardiner Richards, Jr.


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