Patrick Noble

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Patrick Noble
57th Governor of South Carolina
In office
December 10, 1838  April 7, 1840
Lieutenant Barnabas Kelet Henagan
Preceded by Pierce Mason Butler
Succeeded by Barnabas Kelet Henagan
President of the South Carolina Senate
In office
November 28, 1836 December 8, 1838
Governor George McDuffie
Pierce Mason Butler
Preceded by Henry Deas
Succeeded by Angus Patterson
Member of the South Carolina Senate from Abbeville District
In office
November 28, 1836 December 8, 1838
17th Speaker of the South Carolina House of Representatives
In office
November 25, 1833 November 28, 1836
Governor Robert Young Hayne
George McDuffie
Preceded by Henry Laurens Pinckney
Succeeded by David Lewis Wardlaw
In office
December 18, 1818 November 22, 1824
Governor John Geddes
Thomas Bennett, Jr.
John Lyde Wilson
Preceded by Robert Young Hayne
Succeeded by John Belton O'Neall
Member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from Abbeville District
In office
November 26, 1832 November 28, 1836
In office
November 28, 1814 November 22, 1824
34th Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina
In office
December 9, 1830 December 10, 1832
Governor James Hamilton, Jr.
Preceded by Thomas Williams
Succeeded by Charles Cotesworth Pinckney
Personal details
Born 1787
Town of Willington in McCormick County, South Carolina
Died April 7, 1840(1840-04-07)
Columbia, South Carolina
Resting place Willington Cemetery in McCormick County, South Carolina
Political party Democratic
Spouse(s) Elizabeth Bonneau Pickens
Alma mater College of New Jersey

Patrick Noble (1787 – April 7, 1840) was the 57th Governor of South Carolina from 1838 until his death in 1840.

Early life and career

Born in Abbeville District Present Day Mccormick County, South Carolina near Willington, Noble was educated at Moses Waddel's School and he graduated from the College of New Jersey in 1806. Upon graduation, he was admitted to the bar in 1809 and commenced the practice of law with John C. Calhoun. Noble was additionally active with the South Carolina militia from 1813 to 1814 and he served as a major.

Political career

In 1814, Noble was elected to the South Carolina House of Representatives and was a member until 1824. The General Assembly elected Noble as the 34th Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina in 1830 for a two-year term. He was elected again to the House of Representatives upon the completion of his term as Lieutenant Governor in 1832 and he was elevated to the South Carolina Senate in 1836. Noble became Governor of South Carolina in 1838 upon election by the General Assembly. His term as governor was marked by the aftermath effects of the Panic of 1837 resulting in the Charleston banks suspending specie payments. Noble died on April 7, 1840 before the expiration of his term and he was buried in Willington at the family cemetery.

Political offices
Preceded by
Thomas Williams
Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina
1830–1832
Succeeded by
Charles Coteworth Pinckney
Preceded by
Pierce Mason Butler
Governor of South Carolina
1838–1840
Succeeded by
Barnabas Kelet Henagan
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