Richard Howell Gleaves
Richard Howell Gleaves (1819–1907) was an American politician and the 55th Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina.
Biography
He was born free in Philadelphia to a Haitian father and an English mother, and died in Washington, D.C.
In 1866, Gleaves moved to Beaufort, South Carolina, and went into business with Robert Smalls. Gleaves purchased property in the town, including land on which was later constructed a black fraternal hall that is now known as the Sons of Beaufort Lodge, located at 607 West Street in Beaufort.
In 1872 and 1874, Gleaves was elected the 55th Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina to serve under Governors Franklin J. Moses, Jr. and Daniel H. Chamberlain. In 1874, he defeated Martin Delany.
Gleaves was a prominent freemason, the sixth National Grand Master of the Prince Hall National Grand Lodge of North America, and a prominent Reconstruction-era politician in South Carolina.
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| Preceded by Alonzo J. Ransier |
Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina 1872-1876 |
Succeeded by William Dunlap Simpson |