John Lawrence Manning

John Lawrence Manning
John Lawrence Manning
United States Senator-elect; from South Carolina
	In office; Not seated
Preceded by	James Chesnut; James Hammond
Succeeded by	Thomas Robertson; Frederick Sawyer
Governor of South Carolina
	In office; December 9, 1852 – December 11, 1854
Lieutenant	James Irby
Preceded by	John Means
Succeeded by	James Adams
Personal details
Born	John Lawrence Manning; January 29, 1816; Clarendon County, South Carolina, U.S.
Died	October 24, 1889 (aged 73); Camden, South Carolina, U.S.
Resting place	Trinity Episcopal Cathedral
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Susan Frances Hampton; Sally Bland Clarke
Education	Princeton University; University of South Carolina (BA)
Military service
Allegiance	Confederate States
Branch/service	Confederate States Army
Rank	Colonel
Battles/wars	American Civil War

John Lawrence Manning (sometimes spelled John Laurence Manning)^[1] (January 29, 1816 – October 24, 1889) was the 65th Governor of South Carolina, from 1852 to 1854. He was born in Clarendon County. He attended South Carolina College, where he was a member of the Euphradian Society.

Marriages and children

In 1838, John L. Manning married Susan Frances Hampton (1816–1845), daughter of General Wade Hampton I and his wife, Mary Cantey, and half-sister of Colonel Wade Hampton II, who though he alone inherited their father's considerable fortune, shared it equally with her and another sister. She died giving birth to their third child. In 1848 Manning married Sally Bland Clarke and had four children by her.^[2] During his term in office, he resided at the Preston C. Lorick House.^[3]

Millford Plantation

John Manning and his wife, Susan, had Millford Plantation built in 1839 near Pinewood, South Carolina. It is now a National Historic Landmark.^[2]

Slave owner

According to the 1860 United States Slave Census Schedule, John Manning owned 670 enslaved African-Americans, making him the 6th largest American slave owner at the time.^[4]

Burial

He is interred in the churchyard at Trinity Episcopal Church in Columbia, South Carolina.

Honors

The town of Manning, South Carolina was named for him.^[5]

References

^ "South Carolina SC - John Lawrence Manning - 1852 - 1854". SCIway.net. Retrieved 2007-09-22.
^ ^a ^b Smith, Thomas Gordon, Living with antiques: Millford Plantation in South Carolina, Antiques Magazine, May, 1997 Archived 2007-02-03 at the Wayback Machine
^ "Preston C. Lorick House, Richland County (1727 Hampton St., Columbia)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved 2014-01-07.
^ *"American slave owners". Geni. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
^ Names in the Old Sumter District

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Political offices
Preceded by John Means	Governor of South Carolina 1852–1854	Succeeded by James Adams
U.S. Senate
Preceded by James Chesnut James Hammond	U.S. Senator-elect from South Carolina 1866 Served alongside: Benjamin Perry (elect)	Succeeded by Thomas Robertson Frederick Sawyer