Robert Creswell

Robert Creswell (1772–1850) was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 26th lieutenant governor of South Carolina[1] and the 4th comptroller general of South Carolina.[2]

Robert Creswell
26th Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina
In office
December 7, 1820 – December 7, 1822
GovernorDavid Rogerson Williams
Preceded byEldred Simkins
Succeeded byJohn A. Cuthbert
th Comptroller General of South Carolina
In office
1817–1819
Preceded byGeorge Warren Cross
Succeeded byJohn S. Cogdell
Personal details
Born1767
DiedSeptember 11, 1850
Eutaw, Alabama
Political partyFederalist Party
Democratic-Republican

Biography

Robert Creswell was born in approximately 1772 in the Province of South Carolina. He practiced law in the Laurens District of South Carolina. He first entered politics as a Federalist when he was elected to the South Carolina House of Representatives in 1789, but he lost reelection in 1802. By 1814, Creswell switched to the Democratic-Republican party and was elected lieutenant governor; he served one term from 1814 to 1816. He was elected comptroller general in 1816 and served until 1818. Upon retirement, he became a candidate for the appointment of an appellate judge and as president of the Bank of South Carolina, but refused both positions and returned to his legal practice.[3]

References
  1. "LIEUTENANT GOVERNORS OF SOUTH CAROLINA 1730–2021" (PDF). scstatehouse.gov. South Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved May 14, 2023.
  2. "Former Comptroller Generals". cg.sc.gov. South Carolina Comptroller General. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
  3. "Robert Creswell". geni.com. Geni. 1767. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
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