<page_title> List of Governors of South Carolina </page_title> <section_title> Governors under the Constitution of 1868 </section_title> <table> <cell> William Dunlap Simpson <col_header> Governor </col_header> <row_header> 78 </row_header> </cell> <cell> September 1, 1880 <col_header> Left Office </col_header> <row_header> 78 </row_header> </cell> <cell> 79 <col_header> # </col_header> <col_header> 74 </col_header> <col_header> 75 </col_header> <col_header> 76 </col_header> <col_header> 77 </col_header> <col_header> 78 </col_header> </cell> <cell> Thomas Bothwell Jeter <col_header> Governor </col_header> <row_header> 79 </row_header> </cell> <cell> September 1, 1880 <col_header> Took Office </col_header> <row_header> 79 </row_header> </cell> <cell> November 30, 1880 <col_header> Left Office </col_header> <row_header> 79 </row_header> </cell> </table>
When Simpson resigned on September 1, 1880, Jeter became the 79th governor of South Carolina and served for three months.