William Cain (American politician), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

William Cain (American politician)

American politician

Date of Birth: 31-Oct-1792

Place of Birth: Berkeley County, South Carolina, United States

Date of Death: 20-Jul-1878

Profession: politician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

William Henry Cain (October 31, 1792 - August 20, 1878) was an American plantation owner and politician; he served as the lieutenant governor of South Carolina from 1846-8.Cain was the son of Daniel Cain (1745-1794) and Elizabeth Greenland.
A graduate of South Carolina College, he purchased the plantations Somerset and Somerton in 1827 with Isaac Marion Dwight.
In 1828-9 the two were Delegates to the South Carolina General Assembly from St.
John's, Berkeley Parish.
Cain later bought some of Dwight's share of the plantations as well, and added other properties to them.Cain continued to serve in the General Assembly until 1833.
In 1841 he was elected to the State Senate to replace a member who had resigned, and he served there until 1845.
In 1844 he was one of South Carolina's presidential electors, voting for Democrat James K.
Polk.
From 1846-8 he was lieutenant governor, serving under governor David Johnson. In 1860 he was a delegate to the South Carolina "Convention of the People of South Carolina" called to discuss secession and was a signatory to the South Carolina Ordinance of Secession.