Wilson Godfrey Harvey

Wilson Godfrey Harvey
Wilson Godfrey Harvey
94th Governor of South Carolina
	In office; May 20, 1922 – January 16, 1923
Lieutenant	Vacant
Preceded by	Robert Archer Cooper
Succeeded by	Thomas Gordon McLeod
70th Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina
	In office; January 18, 1921 – May 20, 1922
Governor	Robert Archer Cooper
Preceded by	J.T. Liles
Succeeded by	E.B. Jackson
Personal details
Born	Wilson Godfrey Harvey; September 8, 1866; Charleston, South Carolina
Died	October 7, 1932 (aged 66); Tampa, Florida
Nationality	American
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Mary Franklin Butler; Margaret Waring
Children	3
Profession	Banker, politician

Wilson Godfrey Harvey (September 8, 1866 – October 7, 1932) was the 94th Governor of South Carolina from May 20, 1922, to January 16, 1923.

Biography

Born in Charleston, Harvey attended Charleston High School before dropping out at the age of 16 to work as a clerk in the office of The News and Courier. Five years later he became the manager of another Charleston newspaper, the World and Budget. Showing a penchant for business, Harvey was also involved with the management of Bradstreet Company and the organization of the Enterprise Bank of Charleston. From 1903 to 1911, Harvey served on the Charleston Board of Aldermen and became the Mayor Pro Tempore of Charleston in 1910.

Harvey was elected in 1920 to be the 70th Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina and was elevated to the governorship in 1922 upon the resignation of Governor Robert Archer Cooper. He continued the progressive reforms initiated by former governors Cooper and Richard Irvine Manning III by instigating higher standards in education and by favoring the use of concrete for road construction.

After finishing the term as governor in 1923, Harvey returned to the private sector where he managed a number of insurance companies. In 1923 he declared bankruptcy after the Enterprise Bank failed; he was tried in 1924 and acquitted on charges of fraud for continuing to accept deposits after he knew of the bank's failure.

He died in Tampa, Florida, on October 7, 1932. He was interred in Magnolia Cemetery in Charleston.

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Political offices
Preceded by J.T. Liles	Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina 1921–1922	Succeeded by E.B. Jackson
Preceded by Robert Archer Cooper	Governor of South Carolina 1922-1923	Succeeded by Thomas Gordon McLeod

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