Richard Manning Jefferies | |
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| 101st Governor of South Carolina | |
| In office March 2, 1942 – January 19, 1943 | |
| Lieutenant | Vacant |
| Preceded by | Joseph Emile Harley |
| Succeeded by | Olin D. Johnston |
| President Pro Tempore of the South Carolina Senate | |
| In office January 14, 1941 – March 2, 1942 | |
| Governor | Burnet R. Maybank Joseph Emile Harley |
| Preceded by | John Mahon Wise |
| Succeeded by | John Mahon Wise |
| Member of the South Carolina Senate from Colleton County | |
| In office January 12, 1943 – January 13, 1959 | |
| Preceded by | Himself |
| Succeeded by | Ivey Andrew Smoak, Jr. |
| In office January 11, 1927 – March 2, 1942 | |
| Preceded by | James Graham Padgett |
| Succeeded by | Himself |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Richard Manning Jefferies February 27, 1889 Union County, South Carolina |
| Died | April 20, 1964 (aged 75) Charleston, South Carolina |
| Political party | Democratic Party |
| Spouse | Ann K. Savage |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | University of South Carolina |
| Profession | Lawyer, politician |
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Richard Manning Jefferies (February 27, 1889 – April 20, 1964), a longtime state legislator and the 101st Governor of South Carolina from 1942 to 1943, was born in Union County (later Cherokee County), South Carolina[1] on February 27, 1889. He graduated from the University of South Carolina in 1910 and moved to the town of Ridgeland. There, he read law and served as superintendent of the elementary school. Moving to Walterboro after his admission to the bar, he practiced law and was elected probate judge of Colleton County in 1918.[2]
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