REPUBLIC of SOUTH CAROLINA

 PRESIDENT of SOUTH CAROLINA

Mark Sanford was elected as South Carolina’s 115th chief executive in 2002 and re-elected in 2006, becoming only the third two-term chief executive in South Carolina history

Mark Sandford

Mark Sanford Insults Southerners, Praises Obama

Sandford’s Proclamation of SC Day of Prayer 

“President of SC Calls for State-level Immigration Action”

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PRESIDENT’S MANSION in COLUMBIA

The President’s Mansion was built in 1855 and selected as residence for our chief executive in 1868, during Federal Military Occupation. It remained so after the “Reconstruction” occupation was withdrawn.

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FIRST PRESIDENT of SOUTH CAROLINA

 John Rutledge (1739-1800)

March 26, 1776 – Four months before the Declaration of Independence was signed, South Carolina adopted a state constitution drafted by a Provincial Congress becoming the first republic in America. John Rutledge was elected as the state’s first president and Henry Laurens as its vice-president making the two the first president and vice-president in America.

The original title in our Consititution for the chief executive of South Carolina was “President.” John Rutledge was the first to be elected to this esteemed position. The title was later changed to “Governor.” We support the re-establishment of the title as “President” to better denote our status as a sovereign Republic. Upon our independence the title shall surely be changed back – if not before.

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“That the style of this country be hereafter the State of South Carolina.” (Article I of SC’s first Constitution)

“Be it therefore constituted and enacted, by his excellency Rawlins Lowndes, esq., president and commander-in-chief in and over the State of South Carolina, by the honorable the legislative council and general assembly, and by the authority of the same.” (Opening of SC’s first Constitution) 

“That all persons who shall be chosen and appointed to any office or to any place of trust, civil or military, before entering upon the execution of office, shall take the following oath: ” I, A. B., do acknowledge the State of South Carolina to be as free, sovereign, and independent State…” (from Article XXXVI of SC’s first Constitution)

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