Province of South Carolina
The Province of South Carolina, originally known as Clarendon Province, was a province of the Kingdom of Great Britain that existed in North America from 1712 to 1776. It was one of the five Southern colonies and one of the thirteen American colonies of the British Empire. The monarch of Great Britain was represented by the Governor of South Carolina, until the colonies declared independence on July 4, 1776.
This article is about the British province that existed from 1712 to 1776. For the U.S. state, see South Carolina.Province of South Carolina
Proprietary colony
(1712-1729)
Crown colony
(1729-1776)
Robert Gibbes (first)
Lord William Campbell (last)
General Assembly
Council
Assembly
January 24, 1712
June 9, 1732
July 4, 1776
United States
- Alabama
- Mississippi
- South Carolina
Etymology[edit]
"Carolina" is taken from the Latin word for "Charles" (Carolus), honoring King Charles II, and was first named in the 1663 Royal Charter granting to Edward, Earl of Clarendon; George, Duke of Albemarle; William, Lord Craven; John, Lord Berkeley; Anthony, Lord Ashley; Sir George Carteret, Sir William Berkeley, and Sir John Colleton the right to settle lands in the present-day U.S. states of North Carolina, Tennessee, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, and Florida.[2]