Robert McCaw

Robert Gadsden McCaw (December 28, 1821 – November 24, 1870) was an American politician and slaveholder. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as the 51st Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina.^[1][2]

Robert Gadsden McCaw
51st Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina
In office December 18, 1864 – May 25, 1865[a]
Governor	Andrew Gordon Magrath
Preceded by	Plowden Weston
Succeeded by	William Porter
Personal details
Born	(1821-12-28)December 28, 1821
Died	November 24, 1870(1870-11-24) (aged 48)
Political party	Democratic
Education	University of Virginia
Profession	planter, soldier, politician
Military service
Allegiance	Confederate States of America
Branch/service	Confederate States Army
Years of service	1861–1865
Rank	Colonel
Battles/wars	American Civil War

Biography

McCaw studied at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville before later holding approximately 135 slaves in York County, South Carolina.^[1]

McCaw served in the South Carolina House of Representatives^[3] and two terms in the South Carolina Senate.^[1][4] In 1864, McCaw was elected lieutenant governor, and he held the office until May 1865. After the Confederacy's defeat in the Civil War, South Carolina's governor, Andrew Gordon Magrath, was arrested and removed from office.^[5] McCaw did not succeed Magrath as governor because the United States government dissolved the state government of South Carolina, placing the state under the administration of the Second Military District.

Notes

1. Overthrown by Union Army.