Governor James Burchell Richardson

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James Burchill Richardson (October 28, 1770 – April 28, 1836) was the 41st Governor of South Carolina from 1802 to 1804.

Born in Clarendon County to Richard Richardson, a famed Revolutionary War leader, he received his education at the local schools in Clarendon County and afterwards engaged in planting at the Richardsons' Big Home Plantation. In 1792, Richardson was elected to the South Carolina House of Representatives and served for ten years. The General Assembly chose him to be Governor of South Carolina in 1802 for a two-year term. During his time as governor, the legislature repealed laws against the traffic of slaves, but prohibited the importation of slaves under the age of fifteen from other states.

Upon leaving the governorship in 1804, Richardson returned as a member of the state House of Representatives. He won election to the South Carolina Senate in 1806 and served until 1814. From 1816 to 1818, Richardson was a member of the state House of Representatives for a third and final time. He spent the rest of his life on his plantation where he died on April 28, 1836 and was interred at the Richardson Cemetery.

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South Carolina Governor. His early education was confined to local schools and from an early age learned to be a planter. In 1792 he was elected to the South Carolina House of Representatives from Clarendon County and served in the house for ten years. In 1802 the General Assembly elected him Governor and he would serve his two year term. After his term of Governor ended he was reelected to the House and served until 1818. He was the son of General Richard Richardson of Revolutionary War fame. James was a mere boy of 11 when Colonel Banastre Tarleton arrived at the family plantation and promptly dug up the grave of his father,the General who had been dead only a short time in hopes of finding the family silver. He found none and after burning the family home allowed the family to reinter the General's body. After Richardson's public service ended he returned to his plantation, "Big Home" and continued his planting pursuits until he died.

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