Benjamin Guerard


Benjamin Guerard was a lawyer, patriot of the Revolutionary War and the 34th Governor of South Carolina from 1783 to 1785.

Guerard was born in Charlestown to John Guerard and Elizabeth Hill. He studied law in England and was admitted to the South Carolina bar in 1761. Afterwards he practiced law in Charleston and was a member of the South Carolina Provincial Assembly from 1765 to 1768. In 1778, Guerard was elected to the South Carolina House of Representatives and served for one term.

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