William Henry Gist (August 22, 1807 – September 30, 1874) was the 68th Governor of South Carolina from 1858 to 1860 and a leader of the secession movement...
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Democratic candidate and former Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina William Henry Gist was elected by the South Carolina General Assembly as he ran unopposed...
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cousin, William Henry Gist, who served as governor between 1858 and 1860, appointed States Rights Gist as "especial" aide-de-camp. General Gist moved to...
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December 18, 1856. p. 2. Retrieved July 3, 2023. Sobel 1978, p. 1411. "William Henry Gist". National Governors Association. Retrieved June 30, 2023. "The Inauguration"...
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LLC. Retrieved March 16, 2014. "William Henry Gist". 2014 SCIWAY.net, LLC. Retrieved March 16, 2014. "James Henry Hammond". Biographical Directory of...
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Gist (1831–1864), lawyer, militia general and Confederate Army general in the American Civil War Steve Gist, American politician William Henry Gist (1807–1874)...
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Rose Hill was the home of South Carolina's "Secession Governor," William Henry Gist. The northern section of the county was mostly home to yeoman farmers...
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– William Kissam Vanderbilt, railroad magnate (died 1920) December 16 – Mary Hartwell Catherwood, author and poet (died 1902)* December 19 – Henry Clay...
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Lawrence Orr (D-South Carolina) Congress: 35th March 4 – A speech by James Henry Hammond in the United States Senate promotes the idea of "King Cotton" and...
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Senator Matthew C. Butler, a son of congressman William Butler (1790-1850); grandson of congressman William Butler and a nephew of Senator Andrew Butler...
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