James Moore Jr.

His Excellency
James Moore Jr.
20th Governor of South Carolina
In office
December 21, 1719 – May 30, 1721
MonarchGeorge I
Preceded byRobert Johnson
Succeeded byFrancis Nicholson

James Moore Jr. was (c. 1682–March 3, 1724) was the governor of South Carolina from 1719 to 1721.[1]

Biography

James Moore Jr. was born in South Carolina, c. 1682 to James and Margaret (née Berringer) Moore.[2][3]

References

  1. ^ Lewis, J.D. "James Moore, Jr". Retrieved June 9, 2019.
  2. ^ Heitzler, Michael James (2005). Goose Creek, A Definitive History: Volume One, Planters, Politicians and Patriots. The History Press. pp. 160, 272. ISBN 978-1-59629-055-6. Retrieved 8 October 2011.
  3. ^ Olwell, Robert; Tully, Alan (2006). Cultures and identities in colonial British America. JHU Press. pp. 60–61. ISBN 978-0-8018-8251-7. Retrieved 8 October 2011.

Further reading

  • Webber, Mabel L. (January 1936). "The First Governor Moore and His Children". The South Carolina Historical and Genealogical Magazine. 37 (1): 1–23. JSTOR 27571450.
  • Sirams, M. Eugene (July 1961). "The South Carolina Royal Council, 1720-1763". The William and Mary Quarterly. 18 (3). Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture: 373–392. doi:10.2307/1921171. JSTOR 1921171.
Preceded by Governor of South Carolina
1719 to 1721 		Succeeded by