Hugh T. Harrington

A Life Well Lived, the Remarkable Story of Hugh S. Thompson, Governor of South Carolina

About the book A Life Well Lived, the Remarkable Story of Hugh S. Thompson, Governor of South Carolina

Hugh S. Thompson lived a remarkable life. He went from being a Citadel cadet, to teacher, to Citadel professor, to Confederate Captain leading Citadel cadets in battle. After the Civil War he was a schoolmaster, successful candidate for South Carolina Superintendent of Education in the contentious election of 1876; he was a strong advocate of education for all. He was twice elected Governor then appointed by President Benjamin Harrison as Assistant Secretary of the U.S. Treasury. Then, he was appointed to the Civil Service Commission where he became friends with Theodore Roosevelt. He ended his full life as Comptroller of New York Life Insurance Company.

Table of Contents

Dedication
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Chapter 1 In the Beginning
Chapter 2 Civil War Service with The Citadel Cadets
Chapter 3 Post Civil War The World Turned Upside Down
Chapter 4 Election of 1876, Wade Hampton, Governor, and Hugh S. Thompson, State Superintendent of Education
Chapter 5 Post-Election of 1876
Chapter 6 State Superintendent of Education
Chapter 7 1882: Governor of South Carolina
Chapter 8 1886: Assistant Secretary of the U.S. Treasury
Chapter 9 1889: U.S. Civil Service Commission
Chapter 10 1892: Comptroller of New York Life Insurance Company
Chapter 11 Teddy Roosevelt and Hugh Thompson
Chapter 12 Southern Ties / Family Life
Chapter 13 An Honorable End
Chapter 14 Elizabeth Anderson Clarkson Thompson
Epilogue
Appendix Hugh Smith Thompson - Chronology
Annotated Bibliography

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