William Aiken, Jr.

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William Aiken

Born	January 28, 1806(1806-01-28) Charleston, South Carolina, U.S.
Died	September 6, 1887 (aged 81) Flat Rock, North Carolina, U.S.

William Aiken, Jr. was a governor of South Carolina. He served from 1844 to 1846.

He was the son of William Aiken Sr., the first president of the pioneering South Carolina Canal and Rail Road Company. Unfortunately, William Sr. was killed in a Charleston carriage accident and never saw his namesake town of Aiken, SC. Aiken's first cousin, D. Wyatt Aiken served as a Confederate States Army officer and five-term U.S. Congressman. Aiken Jr. was married to Harriet Lowndes Aiken. He was a successful businessman and planter and lived in Charleston, South Carolina. His house, the Aiken-Rhett House, is part of the Historic Charleston foundation.

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Preceded by James Henry Hammond	Governor of South Carolina 1844 – 1846	Succeeded by David Johnson
Preceded by Isaac E. Holmes	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from South Carolina's 6th congressional district 1851 – 1853	Succeeded by William Waters Boyce
Preceded by James Lawrence Orr	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from South Carolina's 2nd congressional district 1853 – 1857	Succeeded by William Porcher Miles

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