Thomas Gordon McLeod

Thomas Gordon McLeod (December 17, 1868ndash December 11, 1932) was Democratic Governor of South Carolina from 1923 to 1927.

Born in Lynchburg, South Carolina to William J. McLeod, a former captain in the Confederate Army, and Amanda McMillan Rogers McLeod, he attended Lynchburg Academy and graduated from Wofford College and the University of Virginia Law School.

His political career began when he was elected to the South Carolina House of Representatives in 1900 and he became the first state senator of the newly formed Lee County in 1902. In 1906, he was elected to be Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina and reelected again in 1908. He won in a Democratic runoff election against former Governor Cole Blease in the 1922 gubernatorial election, effectively becoming the 95th governor of South Carolina. Reelected in 1924, served as Governor of South Carolina until his term expired in 1927.

Upon leaving office he became the president of the Bishopville Telephone Company. He died on December 11, 1932 in Bishopville and is buried in the Bishopville Methodist Churchyard.

External links

* [http://www.sciway.net/hist/governors/mcleod.html SCIway Biography of Thomas McLeod]
* [http://www.law.sc.edu/memory/1999/mcleodtg.shtml USC Biography of Thomas McLeod]