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> United States > South Carolina > Governor
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| Office | President |
| Honorific | President - Abbr: President |
| Type | General Election |
| Filing Deadline | March 26, 1776 - 12:00pm Central |
| Polls Open | March 26, 1776 - 07:00am Central |
| Polls Close | March 26, 1776 - 07:00pm Central |
| Term Start | March 26, 1776 - 12:00pm |
| Term End | January 03, 1778 - 12:00pm |
| Contributor | Joshua L. |
| Last Modified | Joshua L. May 23, 2004 01:11am |
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Four months before the Declaration of Independence was signed, South Carolina adopted a state constitution–drafted by a Provincial Congress–and elected John Rutledge as the state's president and Henry Laurens as its vice-president - March 26, 1776
President Rutledge resigned due to his refusal to approve changes in the state constitution and was succeeded by Rawlins Lowndes - 1778
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