 1838 - 1906 (68 years)
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| Name |
Franklin J. Moses [2, 3, 4, 5, 6] |
| Prefix |
Governor |
| Suffix |
Jr. |
| Born |
1 Jan 1838 |
Sumter, SC  [2, 7, 8] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Alt. Birth |
1840 |
South Carolina [3, 4, 5, 6] |
| Census |
20 Nov 1850 |
Sumterville, Sumter, SC [6] |
| 1850 U. S. |
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| Census |
5 Jul 1860 |
Sumter, SC [3] |
| 1860 US |
- age 20, white, male, Law Student, b. SC
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| Census |
1 Jul 1870 |
Sumter, SC [4] |
| 1870 US |
- age 30, white, male, Adgt Insp Genl S M, Real Estate $51100, Personal Estate $11,000, b. South Carolina
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| Census |
1 Jun 1880 |
New York, New York (Manhattan), NY [5] |
| 1880 US |
- age 40, lodger, E. Governor S.C., b. South Carolina, Father b. Germany, mother b. South Carolina.
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| Alt. Death |
1905 |
Winthrop, Massachusetts [2] |
| Alt. Death |
11 Dec 1906 |
South Carolina [7] |
| Reference Number |
2838 |
| Died |
11 Dec 1906 |
Winthrop, Massachusetts [8] |
| Buried |
Winthrop, Massachusetts |
| Person ID |
I2838 |
aojd |
| Last Modified |
11 Nov 2011 |
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| Notes |
- Governor of South Carolina 1872-1874
"Governor of South Carolina from 1872-1874. Frank Moses Released from Prison- Boston, June 4, 1887. Ex Governor of South Carolina, Franklin J. Moses, who in October, 1885, was sentenced in the Suffolk County Criminal Court to three year's imprisonment in the State Prison for forgery, has been pardoned by Governor Ames. It was represented that Moses was in poor health and not likely to live long."
Member of Republican National Committee from South Carolina
South Carolina Governor Franklin J. Moses
Born: January 1, 1838
Died: December 11, 1906
Birth State: South Carolina
Party: Republican
Family: Married Emma Buford Richardson (divorced 1878)
Religion: Episcopalian
School(s): South Carolina College
ntblPeriods in Office:From: December 7, 1872ntblTo: December 1, 1874State Web Site
War(s) Served: Civil War
FRANKLIN J. MOSES (nee Franklin I. Moses) was born in Sumter District, South Carolina. He attended South Carolina College and went on to study law, winning admission to the South Carolina Bar. He was appointed private secretary to South Carolina Governor Francis Pickens in 1860. During the Civil War he was appointed an enrolling officer under the Confederate Conscription Act, holding the rank of Colonel. He edited Sumter News from 1866 to 1867, and was elected a vestryman of the Sumter Episcopal Church in 1867. He was a delegate to the 1866 South Carolina Convention called to endorse President Andrew Johnson and was elected to the South Carolina House of Representatives in 1867, at the same time serving as Adjutant and Inspector-General of the state's armed forces and as a trustee of the State University. Although surrounded by charges that he misappropriated state funds and accepted bribes and committed indiscretions in his private life, he was elected governor in the Fall of 1872. South Carolina's credit during his gubernatorial term reached an alarming state of insecurity, which the legislature--called into session by Moses--resolved by simply annulling nearly $6 million worth of recent bonds, forcing bond holders to accept 6 percent interest. After a second state Taxpayers' Convention met in 1874 and asked Congress for relief, Moses was indicted but escaped trial by winning a legal ruling that he could not be prosecuted while in office. He was not renominated for a second term and was denied a seat as circuit judge by his gubernatorial successor despite having been elected to the position by the state legislature. He later succumbed to drug addiction and was convicted several times of petty fraud and theft but was pardoned.
Sources:
Sobel, Robert, and John Raimo, eds. Biographical Directory of the Governors of the United States, 1789-1978, Vol. 4. Westport, CT: Meckler Books, 1978. 4 vols.
The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography, Vol. 12. New York: James T. White & Company. [2]
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- [S285] .
- [S4] PG. 205 MOSES I (SOUTH CAROLINA) (Reliability: 3).
- [S250] YEAR: 1860; CENSUS PLACE: SUMTER, SUMTER, SOUTH CAROLINA; ROLL: M653_1227; PAGE: 177; IMAGE: 364. (Reliability: 3).
- [S129] YEAR: 1870; CENSUS PLACE: SUMTER, SUMTER, SOUTH CAROLINA; ROLL: M593_1509; PAGE: 303; IMAGE: 608. (Reliability: 3).
- [S27] YEAR: 1880; CENSUS PLACE: NEW YORK (MANHATTAN), NEW YORK CITY-GREATER, NEW YORK; ROLL: T9_874; FAMILY HISTORY FILM: 1254874; PAGE: 71.3000; ENUMERATION DISTRICT: 175; IMAGE: 0578. (Reliability: 3).
- [S40] YEAR: 1850; CENSUS PLACE: SUMTERVILLE, SUMTER, SOUTH CAROLINA; ROLL M432_859; PAGE: 426A; IMAGE: 240. (Reliability: 3).
- [S84] FRANKLIN J. MOSES, SOUTH CAROLINA (Reliability: 3).
- [S84] MOSES, FRANKLIN J.: SOUTH CAROLINA GOVERNOR HTTP://WWW.NGA.ORG/PORTAL/SITE/NGA/MENUITEM.29FAB9FB4ADD37305DDCBEEB501010A0/?VGNEXTOID=0B2ED049CB48A010VGNVCM1000001A01010ARCRD (Reliability: 3).
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