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Benjamin Franklin Perry (November 20, 1805 – December 3, 1886) was a provisional Governor of South Carolina appointed by President Andrew Johnson after the end of the Civil War. November 20 is the 324th day of the year (325th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1805 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... December 3 is the 337th (in leap years the 338th) day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1886 (MDCCCLXXXVI) is a common year starting on Friday (click on link to calendar) // Events January 18 - Modern field hockey is born with the formation of The Hockey Association in England. ... A list of South Carolina Governors. ... Official language(s) English Capital Charleston(1670-1789) Columbia(1790-present) Largest city Columbia Largest metro area Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson Area Ranked 40th - Total 34,726 sq mi (82,965 kmÂ²) - Width 200 miles (320 km) - Length 260 miles (420 km) - % water 6 - Latitude 32Â°430N to 35... Andrew Johnson (December 29, 1808 â€“ July 31, 1875) was the sixteenth Vice President (1865) and the seventeenth President of the United States (1865â€“1869), succeeding to the presidency upon the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. ... Combatants United States of America (Union) Confederate States of America (Confederacy) Commanders Abraham Lincoln, Ulysses S. Grant Jefferson Davis, Robert Edward Lee Strength 2,200,000 1,064,000 Casualties 110,000 killed in action, 360,000 total dead, 275,200 wounded 93,000 killed in action, 258,000 total...

Early life and career

Perry was born in Pickens County and educated at preparatory schools in Asheville, North Carolina. He was admitted to the South Carolina bar in 1827, but pursued journalism and became the editor of the Greenville Mountaineer in 1832. The paper was adamantly against nullification and Perry was able to parlay his influence by being elected as a delegate to both the Union Convention and the Nullification Convention. Pickens County is a county located in the state of South Carolina. ... Asheville City Hall. ... Naval Battle of Navarino by Carneray 1827 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Editing is the process of preparing language, images, or sound for presentation through correction, condensation, organization, and other modifications. ... 1832 was a leap year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... The Nullification Crisis was a sectional crisis during the presidency of Andrew Jackson centered around the question of whether a state can refuse to recognize or to enforce a federal law passed by the United States Congress. ...

Political career

In 1836, Perry was elected to the South Carolina House of Representatives and served for six years until 1842. He gained election to the South Carolina Senate in 1844, but returned to the House of Representatives in 1849 and remained a member until 1860. As the secession movement was sweeping the state in the years prior to the Civil War, Perry founded The Southern Patriot in 1851 to counter and spread a unionist message. Even though Perry was adamantly against secession, he embraced the state when it did secede and rallied the residents in the Upstate in favor of the Confederate cause. He was again elected to the House of Representatives in 1862 and served until being appointed as a Confederate States District Judge in 1864. Charles Darwin 1836 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... The South Carolina House of Representatives is the lower house of the South Carolina General Assembly. ... 1842 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... The South Carolina Senate is the upper house of the South Carolina General Assembly. ... 1844 was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1849 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1860 is the leap year starting on Sunday. ... 1851 (MDCCCLI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... The Upcountry is the region in northwestern South Carolina. ... Motto: Deo Vindice (Latin: With God As Our Vindicator) Anthem: God Save the South (unofficial) Dixie (popular) The Bonnie Blue Flag (popular) Capital Montgomery, Alabama (February 4, 1861â€“May 29, 1861) Richmond, Virginia (May 29, 1861â€“April 2, 1865) Danville, Virginia (April 3â€“April 10, 1865) Largest city New Orleans... 1862 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1864 (MDCCCLXIV) was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a leap year starting on Sunday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ...

After the war in 1865, President Andrew Johnson appointed Perry as the provisional Governor of South Carolina because of the strong unionist views he had held prior to the war. Perry was directed by the president to enroll voters and to lead the state in the writing of a new state constitution. The delegates at the constitutional convention largely followed Perry's guidelines for the constitution, but they strayed by adopting the black codes to prevent black suffrage. President Johnson, as well as several leading statesmen of South Carolina, urged the granting of suffrage to blacks while also including a property qualification clause. A property qualification would essentially disenfranchise all blacks without giving the appearance of impropriety towards blacks and prevent the imposition of harsh terms by the Radical Republicans. 1865 (MDCCCLXV) is a common year starting on Sunday. ... Andrew Johnson (December 29, 1808 â€“ July 31, 1875) was the sixteenth Vice President (1865) and the seventeenth President of the United States (1865â€“1869), succeeding to the presidency upon the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. ... A list of South Carolina Governors. ... The Black Codes were laws passed to restrict civil rights and civil liberties of African Americans, particularly former slaves. ... Radical Republicans were certain Republicans in Congress and other federal and state leaders during the American Civil War and Reconstruction eras in U.S. history. ...

Later life

Upon the completion of the constitution, elections were called and Perry sought election to the U.S. Senate. He was elected along with John Lawrence Manning, but the Radical Republicans in charge of Congress refused to seat them. In 1872, he unsuccessfully ran for the 4th congressional district House seat against Republican Alexander S. Wallace. His son, William Hayne Perry, did successfully gain election to the House and was a member from 1885 to 1891. Perry died in Greenville on December 3, 1886 and was interned at Christ Episcopal Church Cemetery. Seal of the U.S. Senate The United States Senate is one of the two chambers of the Congress of the United States, the other being the House of Representatives. ... John L Manning was Governor of South Carolina, USA from 1852 to 1854. ... Seal of the U.S. Congress. ... 1872 (MDCCCLXXII) was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a leap year starting on Wednesday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... The 4th Congressional District of South Carolina is a congressional district in upstate South Carolina bordering North Carolina. ... Seal of the House of Representatives The United States House of Representatives (or simply the House) is one of the two chambers of the United States Congress, the other being the Senate. ... This article is about the modern United States Republican Party. ... 1885 (MDCCCLXXXV) is a common year starting on Thursday. ... 1891 (MDCCCXCI) was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Location in South Carolina Coordinates: County Greenville County Founded 1831 Mayor Knox White Area - City 67. ... December 3 is the 337th (in leap years the 338th) day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1886 (MDCCCLXXXVI) is a common year starting on Friday (click on link to calendar) // Events January 18 - Modern field hockey is born with the formation of The Hockey Association in England. ...

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Later life

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Early life and career