Peter Charles Gaillard
38th Mayor of Charleston
In office
1865–1868
Preceded byCharles Macbeth
Succeeded byWilliam Wallace Burns
Personal details
BornDecember 29, 1812
DiedJanuary 11, 1889
Alma materSouth Carolina College (1832); United States Military Academy (West Point) (1835)

Peter Charles Gaillard was the thirty-eighth mayor of Charleston, South Carolina, serving in 1865-1868.[1] He was the last mayor elected before the Civil War.[2]

He died on January 11, 1889, and is buried at Magnolia Cemetery.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Peter Charles Gaillard". Government Officials. Preservation Society of Charleston. Retrieved January 19, 2014.
  2. ^ "Peter C. Gaillard". News & Courier. Charleston, South Carolina. January 12, 1889. p. 4. Retrieved January 19, 2014.
  3. ^ "Col Peter Cheves Gaillard (1812-1889)". Find a Grave. Retrieved January 19, 2014.

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Preceded byCharles Macbeth Mayor of Charleston, South Carolina 1865-1868 Succeeded byWilliam Wallace Burns
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