John Taylor (South Carolina governor)

John Taylor
51st Governor of South Carolina
In office
December 9, 1826  December 10, 1828
LieutenantJames Witherspoon
Preceded byRichard Irvine Manning I
Succeeded byStephen Decatur Miller
Member of the South Carolina Senate from Richland District
In office
November 23, 1818 November 27, 1826
Preceded byJohn Hopkins
Succeeded byWade Hampton III
United States Senator
from South Carolina
In office
December 31, 1810  November 1816
Preceded byThomas Sumter
Succeeded byWilliam Smith
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from South Carolina's 4th district
In office
March 4, 1807  December 30, 1810
Preceded byO'Brien Smith
Succeeded byWilliam Lowndes
Member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from Richland County
In office
November 28, 1796 November 22, 1802
Personal details
Born(1770-05-04)May 4, 1770
Granby, Province of South Carolina, British America
DiedApril 16, 1832(1832-04-16) (aged 61)
Camden, South Carolina, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic-Republican
Alma materCollege of New Jersey
Professionlawyer, politician

John Taylor (May 4, 1770  April 16, 1832) was the 51st Governor of South Carolina from 1826 to 1828.