Benjamin Franklin Perry

Benjamin Franklin Perry (November 20, 1805  December 3, 1886) was the 72nd Governor of South Carolina, appointed by U.S. President Andrew Johnson in 1865 after the end of the American Civil War.

Benjamin Perry
United States Senator-elect
from South Carolina
In office
Not seated
Preceded byJames Chesnut
James Hammond
Succeeded byThomas Robertson
Frederick Sawyer
Governor of South Carolina
In office
June 30, 1865  November 29, 1865
Appointed byAndrew Johnson
Preceded bySecond Military District (military government)
Andrew Gordon Magrath
Succeeded byJames Orr
Personal details
Born
Benjamin Franklin Perry

(1805-11-20)November 20, 1805
Pickens District, South Carolina, U.S. (now South Carolina)
DiedDecember 3, 1886(1886-12-03) (aged 81)
Greenville, South Carolina, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
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