Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina
| Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina |
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| Style | His Honor |
| Term length | Four years |
| Inaugural holder | Thomas Broughton (1730) |
| Formation | Board of Trade |
| Salary | $46,545 (2016) |
This is a list of lieutenant governors of the U.S. state of South Carolina, 1730 to present.
The Lieutenant Governor position was created by the British government under the control of the Board of Trade in 1729 for a term beginning on January 1, 1730. Prior to that, the Governor appointed a deputy governor to act in his stead during his absence. There were only three Lieutenant Governors during the Royal period and two were father and son.
The General Assembly chose the Vice President for a term of two years.
The General Assembly chose the Lieutenant Governor for a term of two years.
The General Assembly chose the Lieutenant Governor for a term of two years.
First Constitution of South Carolina to provide for the direct election of the Lieutenant Governor.
From 2018 on, Governors and Lieutenant Governors will run on the same ticket.
As of January 2017[update], ten former U.S. lieutenant governors of South Carolina were alive, the oldest being Ernest Hollings (served 1955–1959, born 1922). The most recent death of a former U.S. lieutenant governor of South Carolina was that of Burnet R. Maybank Jr. (served 1959–1963, born 1924), on October 25, 2016, the most recently serving U.S. lieutenant governor of South Carolina to die was Nancy Stevenson (served 1979-1983) on May 31, 2001.
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