John Lyde Wilson

John Lyde Wilson ( born May 24, 1784 today Marlboro County, South Carolina, † February 12, 1849 in Charleston, South Carolina ) was an American politician and from 1822 to 1824 Governor of South Carolina.

Early years political career

After primary school, Wilson studied law in Baltimore. He was admitted in 1807 in South Carolina as a lawyer. He then practiced in Georgetown. His political career began in the House of Representatives of South Carolina. Between 1806 and 1818, he was with some interruptions in this body. From 1818 to 1822 he was in the Senate in his home state. As a member of the Democratic-Republican Party, he was elected by the end of 1822 the Members of Parliament to the new governor.

Governor of South Carolina

His two-year term began on December 1, 1822 and ended on 1 December 1824. Wilson was an advocate of the rights of the states against the federal government and the U.S. Congress. He forbade any interference by the federal authorities in the internal affairs of his country. Therefore, its relationship with the federal government were charged. This problem should represent South Carolina in the coming years and decades, still a major problem. The Nullifikationskrise in 1832 and the Secession of 1860, are the highlights of this development. The governor also promoted the improvement of the infrastructure of the country. In 1824, the Columbia Canal was completed. He also founded the Medical College of South Carolina and he was also curator of the South Carolina College. He campaigned for more humane laws against blacks, but clung to the institution of slavery.

More career

As the Constitution of South Carolina did not allow two contiguous terms, Wilson in 1824 was not to be re-elected. Between 1826 and 1830 he was again in the Senate of his country. At that time, voices were loud to dismiss him for alleged financial mismanagement in his governorship of his duties as a senator. Furthermore, it would almost come to a duel with a political opponent. Since the allegations were not substantiated, the matter fizzled. At the height of the Nullifikationskrise of 1832 against the run of Andrew Jackson Federal Government Wilson was a member of the Convention which should decide the future of South Carolina. He advocated the secession from the Union. The crisis but was amicably settled. After that, he was still president of the Bank of South Carolina and the commissioner for public buildings in his country. John Wilson died in February 1849.

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