<page_title> List of lieutenant governors of South Carolina </page_title> <section_title> Lieutenant Governors under the Constitution of 1868 </section_title> <table> <cell> 55 <col_header> # </col_header> </cell> <cell> Richard Howell Gleaves <col_header> Name </col_header> </cell> <cell> December 7, 1872 <col_header> Took Office </col_header> </cell> </table>
In 1872, Gleaves was elected as the 55th Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina.