Robert McCaw
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GovernorAndrew Gordon Magrath
Preceded byPlowden Weston
Succeeded byWilliam Porter
BornDecember 28, 1821
Robert Gadsden McCaw | |
|---|---|
| 51st Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina | |
| In office December 18, 1864 – May 25, 1865[a] | |
| Governor | Andrew Gordon Magrath |
| Preceded by | Plowden Weston |
| Succeeded by | William Porter |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 28, 1821 |
| Died | November 24, 1870 (aged 48) |
| Party | Democratic |
| Education | University of Virginia |
| Profession | planter, soldier, politician |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Confederate States of America |
| Branch/service |  Confederate States Army |
| Years of service | 1861–1865 |
| Rank |  Colonel |
| Battles/wars | American Civil War |
Robert Gadsden McCaw (December 28, 1821 – November 24, 1870) was an American politician and slaveholder. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as the 51st lieutenant governor of South Carolina.[1][2]