List of colonial governors of South Carolina
# Governor Took Office Left Office Notes
20 James Moore II December 21 , 1719 May 30 , 1721 Appointed by Convention
21 Francis Nicholson May 30 , 1721 May 7 , 1725 Left for England in 1725 , not removed until 1729
22 Arthur Middleton May 7 , 1725 December 1730 Acting Governor until Johnson arrived
Robert Johnson December 15 , 1730 May 3 , 1735 2nd time
23 Thomas Broughton May 3 , 1735 November 22 , 1737 Acting Governor after Johnson died
24 William Bull November 22 , 1737 December 17 , 1743 Acting Governor after Broughton died
Samuel Horsey - - Appointed Governor in 1738 , never served
25 James Glen December 17 , 1743 June 1 , 1756 Appointed Governor in 1738 , arrived in 1743
26 William Henry Lyttleton June 1 , 1756 April 5 , 1760
Thomas Pownall - - Appointed Governor in 1760 , never served
27 William Bull II April 5 , 1760 December 22 , 1761 1st time , Acting Governor until Boone arrived
28 Thomas Boone December 22 , 1761 May 14 , 1764
William Bull II May 1764 June 1766 2nd time , Acting Governor until Montagu arrived
29 Charles Greville Montagu June 12 , 1766 May 1768 1st time
William Bull II May 1768 October 30 , 1768 3rd time , Acting Governor during Montagu 's absence
Charles Greville Montagu October 30 , 1768 July 31 , 1769 2nd time
William Bull II July 31 , 1769 September 15 , 1771 4th time , Acting Governor during Montagu 's absence
Charles Greville Montagu September 15 , 1771 March 6 , 1773 3rd time
William Bull II March 6 , 1773 June 18 , 1775 5th time , Acting Governor during Montagu 's absence
30 William Campbell June 18 , 1775 September 15 , 1775 Fled Charleston on a British warship , HMS Tamar , and returned to England
Royal period ( 1719–1776 )
Governors of the Royal Period were appointed by the British government under the control of the Board of Trade .
This is a list of colonial governors of the Province of South Carolina (and preceding British colonies in the same region) from 1670 to 1775.