Adams, James Hopkins b. March 15, 1812 d. July 13, 1861 South Carolina Governor. He served as a Democrat in the South Carolina House of Representatives for six terms between 1834 and 1849, and in the State Senate from 1850 to 1853. In 1854, he was elected Governor of South Carolina, serving until 1856. In 1860, he signed the Ordinance of Secession, the first official act of the Civil War. He also was one of three delegates sent to Washington, DC to avert war with the Union and arrange for the transfer of federal property in South Carolina to the...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith) Saint Johns Episcopal Churchyard, Congaree, Richland County, South Carolina, USA
