Isaac Donnom Witherspoon (1803 - 1858) was a politician in South Carolina.
He served in the
state house and then the
state senate
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. He succeeded
William K. Clowney
William Kennedy Clowney (March 21, 1797 – March 12, 1851) was a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from South Carolina.
Biography
Early life
Born in Union County, South Carolina, Clowney attended private schools and ...
as
lieutenant governor
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and served from December 1842 until December 1844. He was succeeded by
J. F. Ervin.
His brother
James Witherspoon Sr. Also served as Lieutenant governor as did
James Hervey Witherspoon Jr.
He died of a stroke.
See also
*
List of lieutenant governors of South Carolina
The Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina is the second-in-command to the Governor of South Carolina. This is a list of lieutenant governors of the U.S. state of South Carolina, 1730 to present.
Royal period (1719–1776)
The Lieutenant Governor ...
References
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1803 births
1858 deaths
Members of the South Carolina House of Representatives
South Carolina state senators
Lieutenant Governors of South Carolina