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Magrath, Andrew Gordon

Born February 8, 1813, in Charleston, SC
Died April 9, 1893, in Charleston, SC

Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina
Nominated by Franklin Pierce on May 9, 1856, to a seat vacated by Robert B. Gilchrist. Confirmed by the Senate on May 12, 1856, and received commission on May 12, 1856. Service terminated on November 7, 1860, due to resignation.

Education:
Harvard Law School
South Carolina College (now University of South Carolina), A.B., 1831
Read law, 1835

Professional Career:

Private practice, Charleston, South Carolina, 1835-1839, 1841, 1843-1856, 1865-1893
State representative, South Carolina, 1840, 1842
Secretary of state, State of South Carolina, 1860-1861
Judge, Confederate District Court, District of South Carolina, 1861-1864
Governor, South Carolina, 1864-1865

Manuscript Collections

Library of Congress
Washington, D.C.
Andrew Magrath letters, 1861-1865.
4 items; collection is a part of the Miscellaneous Manuscripts collection.

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Southern Historical Collection
Chapel Hill, N.C.
Andrew Magrath papers, 1861-1873.
76 items; finding aid; correspondence compiled during Magrath?s tenure as governor of South Carolina, concerning military and economic problems in the South during the Civil War.

South Carolina Historical Society
Charleston, S.C.
Andrew Magrath duplicate correspondence books, 1864-1865.
3 vols.; collection contains a letter book, orders, and telegrams Magrath wrote during his term as governor of South Carolina to officials of the Confederate government, state governors, and private citizens.

Magrath family papers, ca. 1850-ca. 1950.
177 items; collection includes Magrath's correspondence while governor of South Carolina (1864-1865).

University of South Carolina
South Caroliniana Library
Columbia, S.C.
Andrew Magrath papers, 1861-1894.
147 items and 23 vols.; collection contains correspondence and other papers.

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Magrath, Andrew Gordon