Barnabas Kelet Henagan

Barnabas Kelet Henagan ( born June 7, 1798 Marlboro District, South Carolina; † January 10, 1855 in Charleston, South Carolina ) was an American politician and in 1840, Governor of the State of South Carolina.

Early years and political rise

Henagan visited both the Paranassus Academy and the Brownsville Academy. He then studied at the University of Heidelberg in Germany Medicine. He worked both as a doctor and as a planter in South Carolina. In 1826 he became head of the Brownsville Academy. Henagan was a member of the Democratic Party and was elected in 1834 in the Senate of South Carolina. There he remained until 1838. In that year he was elected vice- governor of his state. As Governor Patrick Noble died on April 7, 1840 in office Henagan had to make its successor in accordance with the Constitution and close the opened term.

Governor of South Carolina

In the remaining nine months to December 1840, the country slowly began to recover from the economic crisis of 1837. The banks, which had 1839 cash transactions set temporarily lifted this decision in 1840 again. Thus, the economic boom began to overcome the crisis. In this time he managed to also slow to heal the wounds of the Nullifikationskrise of 1832. The conflict parties of South Carolina slowly approached again and the domestic peace was restored. But that did not change the fact that the fundamental question of the rights of the individual states to the federal government continues remained open and in a few years should provide new explosive in connection with the question of slavery.

In December 1840 Henagans ended term of office; but he remained politically active. From 1844 to 1846 he represented the Marion District in the Senate of South Carolina. Between 1846 and 1850 he was among the governors David Johnson and Whitemarsh Benjamin Seabrook Secretary of State in their governments. Barnabas Henagan died in January 1855.