William Haselden Ellerbe
{{short description|American politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
|name =William Haselden Ellerbe
|image =William H Ellerbe.jpg
|caption=
|order =86th
|office = Governor of South Carolina
|term_start =January 18, 1897
|term_end =June 2, 1899
|lieutenant =Miles Benjamin McSweeney
|predecessor =John Gary Evans
|successor =Miles Benjamin McSweeney
|office1 = 24th Comptroller General of South Carolina
|term1 = December 4, 1890 – December 4, 1894
|predecessor1 = John S. Verner
|successor1 = James W. Horton
|governor1 = Benjamin Tillman
|birth_date ={{Birth date|1862|4|7}}
|birth_place =Marion, South Carolina
|death_date ={{Death date and age|1899|6|2|1862|4|7}}
|death_place =
|spouse = Henrietta Rogers
|profession =
|party=Democratic
|nationality = American
|footnotes=
|alma_mater = Wofford College
Vanderbilt University
}}
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William Haselden Ellerbe (April 7, 1862{{spaced ndash}}June 2, 1899) was the 86th governor of South Carolina from 1897 to 1899.
Early life and marriage
Born in Marion, South Carolina, he was raised in the Pee Dee region of South Carolina and attended Wofford College and Vanderbilt University. After which he returned to Marion to marry Henrietta Rogers and engage in planting and business ventures.
Political career
His political career began when he was elected as Comptroller of South Carolina in 1890, serving until 1894. In the 1896 gubernatorial election, he won the Democratic primary and convincingly won in the general election to become the 86th governor of South Carolina. He sought re-election two years later in the 1898 gubernatorial election and was unopposed in his bid. However, he died on June 2, 1899, before he was able to finish his second term as governor. He was buried in Marion.
During Ellerbe’s time as governor, a bill providing employees with the first lien on the product of a mill to insure their wages was passed.[https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=2BFEAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA2&dq=Blease+Without+question,+more+lies+can+be+started&article_id=932,2433696&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjP-Yq47KqMAxVaZ0EAHRyeK24Q6AF6BAgGEAM#v=onepage&q=Blease%20Without%20question%2C%20more%20lies%20can%20be%20started&f=false The Observer 16 Jul 1912]
References
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External links
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- [http://www.sciway.net/hist/governors/ellerbe.html SCIway Biography of William Haselden Ellerbe]
- [http://www.nga.org/portal/site/nga/menuitem.29fab9fb4add37305ddcbeeb501010a0/?vgnextoid=7bdd5e82a858a010VgnVCM1000001a01010aRCRD&vgnextchannel=e449a0ca9e3f1010VgnVCM1000001a01010aRCRD NGA Biography of William Haselden Ellerbe]
- [https://www.scstatehouse.gov/studentpage/Explore/portraits/senate/WilliamEllerbe.shtml Image: William H. Ellerbe Portrait at the] South Carolina State House
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{{s-bef|before=John Gary Evans}}
{{s-ttl|title=Democratic nominee for Governor of South Carolina|years=1896, 1898}}
{{s-aft|after=Miles Benjamin McSweeney}}
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|before=John Gary Evans
|title=Governor of South Carolina
|years=1897–1899
|after=Miles Benjamin McSweeney}}
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