Thomas Gordon McLeod
95th Governor of South Carolina
In office
January 16, 1923 – January 18, 1927
LieutenantE. B. Jackson
Preceded byWilson Godfrey Harvey
Succeeded byJohn Gardiner Richards, Jr.
66th Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina
In office
January 15, 1907 – January 17, 1911
GovernorMartin Frederick Ansel
Preceded byJohn Sloan
Succeeded byCharles Aurelius Smith
Member of the South Carolina Senate from Lee County
In office
January 13, 1903 – January 8, 1907
Preceded byConstituency established
Succeeded byB. 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, U.S.
DiedDecember 11, 1932(1932-12-11) (aged 63)
Bishopville, South Carolina, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseElizabeth Alford
Children4
Alma materWofford College
ProfessionLawyer, politician
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Thomas Gordon McLeod (December 17, 1868 – December 11, 1932) was an American attorney and 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.[1]

His political career began when he was elected to the South Carolina House of Representatives in 1900. 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.[1][2]

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.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b "Thomas Gordon McLeod". National Governors Association. Archived from the original on November 25, 2020. Retrieved 2021-02-09.
  2. ^ Edgar, Walter, ed. (2006). The South Carolina Encyclopedia. University of South Carolina Press. ISBN 9781570035982.
  3. ^ "South Carolina Governor - Thomas Gordon McLeod - 1923-1927". Sciway. Archived from the original on October 20, 2020. Retrieved 2021-02-09.
Party political offices Preceded byRobert Archer Cooper Democratic nominee for Governor of South Carolina 1922, 1924 Succeeded byJohn Gardiner Richards Jr. Political offices Preceded byJohn Sloan Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina 1907–1911 Succeeded byCharles A. Smith Preceded byWilson Godfrey Harvey Governor of South Carolina 1923–1927 Succeeded byJohn Gardiner Richards, Jr.


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