William Aiken Jr.
William Aiken Jr. | |
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| 61st Governor of South Carolina | |
| In office December 7, 1844 – December 8, 1846 | |
| Lieutenant | John Fulton Ervin |
| Preceded by | James Henry Hammond |
| Succeeded by | David Johnson |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from South Carolina | |
| In office March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1857 | |
| Preceded by | Isaac E. Holmes |
| Succeeded by | William P. Miles |
| Constituency | 6th district (1851–53) 2nd district (1853–57) |
| In office February 12, 1867 – Elected but not seated | |
| Member of the South Carolina Senate from St. Philip's and St. Michael's Parish | |
| In office November 28, 1842 – December 7, 1844 | |
| Member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from St. Philip's and St. Michael's Parish | |
| In office November 26, 1838 – November 28, 1842 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 28, 1806 |
| Died | September 6, 1887 (aged 81) |
| Resting place | Magnolia Cemetery, Charleston, South Carolina |
| Party | Democratic |
| Spouse |
Harriet Lowndes Aiken
(m. 1831) |
| Relations | Burnet R. Maybank (great-grandson) Andrew Burnet Rhett (son-in-law) |
| Children | Henrietta Aiken Rhett Thomas Lowndes Aiken |
| Parent(s) | William Aiken Henrietta Wyatt Aiken |
| Education | South Carolina College (agriculture) |
| Occupation | businessman · politician |
| Profession | planter |
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William Aiken Jr. (January 28, 1806 – September 6, 1887) was an American statesman, planter, and Southern Unionist who served as the 61st governor of South Carolina from 1844 to 1846. He also served in the state legislature and the United States House of Representatives, running unsuccessfully for speaker of the House in 1856 in "the longest and most contentious Speaker election in House history."